Inequality

OXFAM’S latest report "Reward and children who comprise the Work, Not Wealth" has revealed that bottom 50 per cent saw no increase inequality is worsening around the at all. When respondents surveyed world. Last year saw the biggest by Oxfam were asked to choose increase in billionaires in history, specific policy options to be put in one more every two days. There place to tackle inequality, in nine are now 2043 dollar billionaires out of the 10 countries, the four worldwide, nine out of 10 are men. most selected options across

The huge increase could have ended countries were: global extreme poverty seven times 1) provide free and high-quality over. The report reveals that 82 per education and medical care; cent of all of the growth in global 2) fight corruption; wealth flowed to the top 1 per cent, 3) raise the minimum wage; while the billions of men, women 4) provide jobs with decent wages. See full report: www.oxfam.org/en/research/reward-work-not-wealth Oxfam activists pose in the Place de la Republique, Paris, during the launch of the campaign against inequality earlier this year.