The potential for social unrest in European Union countries is higher than anywhere else in the world and the already yawning gaps between rich and poor, a major trigger, are likely to widen globally, the International Labour Organisation said on Monday (3 June).
In its annual World of Work Report, the ILO said social unrest – strikes, work stoppages, street protests and demonstrations – had increased in most countries since the economic and financial crisis that began in 2008.
