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Research

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Briefing on tax justice issues - Inter America

14 Apr 2014

This briefing paper on tax justice issues in Inter-America was written in preparation for the tax justice and anti-corruption forum that took place in Buenos Aires at the end of April 2013. This paper commissioned by Public Services International and written by Jane Lethbridge from the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU).

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Briefing on tax justice issues - Asia-Pacific

16 Sep 2013

This briefing paper on Asia‐Pacific tax justice issues was prepared for the PSI Asia Pacific QPS Forum that took place on 16-18 October 2013. Officers from PSI Head Office led a session to raise awareness amongst PSI affiliates and affiliates of other Global Union Federations (GUFs) and civic society partners on tax justice priorities.

The Gender pay gap in public services

30 Nov 2013

This report examines the gender pay gap, the difference between what men and women earn, in public services in Europe. Consisting of two main sections, the report examines how unions have identified and tackled the problem of the gender pay gap on the basis of a survey circulated by EPSU.

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Why we need public spending (updated)

21 May 2014

In May 2014, a revised version of the PSIRU study "Why we need public spending" was released as a joint publication of PSI and EPSU. This report is authored and updated by David Hall of the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU). This study provides valuable facts, figures and arguments to defend public spending and public services and public service workers.

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PSI Special Report: TISA versus Public Services

28 Apr 2014

A new report by Public Services International (PSI) warns that governments are planning to take the world on a liberalisation spree on a scale never seen before. According to the report, this massive trade deal will put public healthcare, broadcasting, water, transport and other services at risk. The proposed deal could make it impossible for future governments to restore public services to public control, even in cases where private service delivery has failed. It would also restrict a government’s ability to regulate key sectors including financial, energy, telecommunications and cross-border data flows.

Working for the many - public services fight inequality

3 Apr 2014

The UK-based NGO Oxfam has published a 26-page booklet "Working for the many," that calls on governments to urgently reform tax systems and increase public spending on free public services, such as health and education, to tackle inequality and prevent us being tipped irrevocably into a world that works for the few, not the many.

Leaflet: Let's root out racism

24 Mar 2014

PSI affiliate in Ireland, the Public Service Executive Union, which represents 10,500 members in the Civil and Public Service, last month distributed a leaflet to its members entitled “Let’s Root Out Racism”. The leaflet is designed to offer guidance to members who encounter racist behaviour at work.

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What Women Want: CPSU Australia 2013-2014 survey

1 Mar 2014

PSI affiliate in Australia, Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU), launched, for the eighth year in a row, a survey on “What Women Want” asking women to give a detailed picture of their working lives. This is Australia’s largest survey on working women, with over 11 200 women participating.

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The tragedy of the private, the potential of the public

14 Mar 2014

This new booklet co-published by Public Services international and the Transnational Institute surveys anti-privatisation campaigns by PSI affiliates around the world. From South Africa to Brazil, from Italy to the US, in Uruguay, Greece, Norway, the UK and in many other countries, municipal councils are taking services back under public control.

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Austerity is bad for everyone’s health: cuts in nurses and training hurt patients

1 Feb 2014

Study: Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries

Mortality rates after common surgical procedures decrease dramatically if patients receive treatment in hospitals where nurses have managable workloads and hold bachelor's degrees, according to a study published in The Lancet.