The populist backlash has everything to do with work

The gathering of global economy-shapers that takes place in Davos, Switzerland, every January took on a decidedly populist touch this year. U.S. President Donald Trump brought a softened "America First" message to an audience of business leaders, while India Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited backlash to globalization as one of the biggest threats to the global order. Global policymakers’ fears of popular unrest were also evident in the official title of this year’s meeting: "Creating a shared future in a fractured world."

For Philip Jennings, head of the UNI Global Union, there’s a clear culprit behind this political situation: the […]

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