116 Quotes by Sharan Burrow

We need economic growth, yes, but growth can be jobless, so a sustainable development framework for employment must include a job creation strategy.

We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice without a shift in governance and ambition, and, ultimately, no peace for the peoples of the world without the guarantees of sustainability.

There's not much more of an honour - to work for, and with, working people.

Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity.

You'd never plan a career like I've had.

If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.

Until you separate the speculative behaviour of the financial sector from the real economy and the financing of the real economy, then we are not going to see the kind of stability or the capacity to drive genuine, income-led growth as opposed to debt-fuelled, speculative behaviour.

Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation.

Banks don't come with an internal switch that says, 'Enough! Let's slow down a little.' Or, 'Let's just share this wealth around for the benefit of the community now.' That's the job of government.