EPISODE · Oct 2, 2021 · 21 MIN
Presenting Global Insider: Union leader Sharan Burrow: How to convince governments to actually change
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On this special edition, we're introducing POLITICO's new podcast Global Insider. Health workers who don’t get paid if they contract Covid-19. Over 6,000 migrant workers dead after helping with World Cup construction in the Middle East. As the head of the world’s largest union confederation, it’s Sharan Burrow’s priority to protect workers against abuses like these and hold offending governments accountable. But as she tells host Ryan Heath, she’s walking a tightrope between convincing governments to change and keeping her seat at the table.Sharan Burrow is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. Ryan Heath is the host of the "Global Insider" podcast and newsletter. Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.” Irene Noguchi edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.Cristina Gonzalez is POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this special edition, we're introducing POLITICO's new podcast Global Insider. Health workers who don’t get paid if they contract Covid-19. Over 6,000 migrant workers dead after helping with World Cup construction in the Middle East. As the head of the world’s largest union confederation, it’s Sharan Burrow’s priority to protect workers against abuses like these and hold offending governments accountable. But as she tells host Ryan Heath, she’s walking a tightrope between convincing governments to change and keeping her seat at the table.Sharan Burrow is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. Ryan Heath is the host of the "Global Insider" podcast and newsletter. Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.” Irene Noguchi edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.Cristina Gonzalez is POLITICO Europe’s Executive Producer for Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Presenting Global Insider: Union leader Sharan Burrow: How to convince governments to actually change
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