ITUC 2017 May Day Statement
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The achievements of generations of working people, celebrated on May Day, are under continuous and systematic attack, as powerful multinational corporations and a handful of immensely wealthy people are writing the rules of the global economy. Governments are in retreat, pandering to the ultra-rich and failing in their duty to ensure decent work for all and an end to poverty.