Inequality is one of the biggest barriers to ending poverty; it fuels crime, corruption and violent conflict.

“Economic inequality is directly tied to childhood mortality rate: the poorer a child is, the more likely she is to die from a preventable health condition. According to the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goals Report, in developing regions, the under-five mortality rate is two times higher for children from the poorest families than it is for those born into the richest families.”¹²

The ability to find secure and fairly paid work is a big priority for most people, no matter where they live in the world. Employment enables families to escape poverty and helps governments develop and extend public services like health and education through taxes generated. However, millions of people are unemployed, or forced to undertake jobs with low wages or bad working conditions. The International Labour Organization reports that more than 204 million people were unemployed in 2015¹³.