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Sharan Burrow, Head of International Trade Union

Carrie Gracie asks the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Sharan Burrow, about the future of the union movement.

HARDtalk speaks to the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Sharan Burrow. The global recession has only quickened what appears to be a long term decline in union membership and now they have a battle on their hands with governments desperate to cut back public spending. Carrie Gracie asks if the unions are in the business of managing decline, or will the challenges of the early 21st century make the movement more relevant than ever?

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