Dividend payments to shareholders climbed by 45% in 31 countries between 2020 and 2023, while wages grew by 3%.

“Corporate profits and payouts to rich shareholders have gone into the stratosphere, while wages continue to go nowhere,' said Amitabh Behar.

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BREAKING: Global dividend payouts to shareholders rise 14 times faster than worker pay since 2020.

The super-rich don’t amass their mega-fortunes by ‘working’ —they extract it from people who do,” said Amitabh Behar.

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#WorkersDay #May1

While many leaders have had so much to say about #inequality , so few have done anything about it. We've lost a decade to lip service. This is a step in the right direction. Read more 👇theguardian.com/inequality/202…

The 2024 #SthlmForum kicks off on 6 May on the theme ‘On the edge: Navigating a changing world’.

Tune in📺 to the live stream of the opening panel ‘Building trust in a divided world’ with:

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9 in 10 West African cocoa growers are smallholders, while the confectionery market is dominated by huge players.

Oxfam International notes that Lindt, Mondelēz, and Nestlé raked in nearly $4 billion in profits from chocolate sales last year.

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Current debates on #food and #hunger need to be reframed to work towards a real, fundamental change to a just food system. We will not solve the global food crisis with the same policy approaches that created it. Starvation is a political failure.

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🚨 Germany, Spain and France propose billionaire tax to help tackle the climate crisis.

Listen up European Commission!

It is time to #TaxTheRichEU .

Read Lottie Limb 👇
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Brilliant op-ed on why we need a global #tax on billionaires, by ministers from Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain.

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This week, we're reading about today's most dire crises.

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Brazil's proposal to tax super-rich gains momentum amid G20, next steps in July

Most important development proposal in decades thanks to the work of Joseph E. Stiglitz Jose Antonio Ocampo Gabriel Zucman TommasoFaccio Oxfam Washington DC Amitabh Behar Max Lawson

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Amitabh Behar salutes Wikimedia's extraordinary work as the 'custodians of public knowledge', in his keynote speech at the #WikimediaSummit24 . What a privilege to hear from him here in Berlin.

'You need to start with the money, money is power... You have three choices. You can die peacefully, you can die ugly, or transform. I hope you choose the transformation path' Thanks for a great keynote Amitabh Behar, an inspiring start to the #WikimediaSummit24

'Non profits are not here for risk aversion. We're here to take risks. Let's take risks to change the world.' CEO of Oxfam, Amitabh Behar at the Wikimedia Summit.

'How do you ensure knowledge is democratised, and remains democratic?' asks Amitabh Behar, at the Wikimedia Summit. We are here to take a deep dive into the draft Movement Charter, which will pave the way ahead for governance of Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects.

Dr. Tobias Lindner Amitabh Behar Oxfam International Wikimedia Foundation Oxfam International does an annual report each year at the World Economic Forum and this year the top 5 billionaires doubled their wealth when 5 billions people are poorer #WMsummit24

Dr. Tobias Lindner Amitabh Behar CEO Oxfam International saluting the work done by Wikimedia Foundation during a difficult time amongst big tech companies making sure knowledge remains democratic and not privatised #WMsummit24

.Amitabh Behar: 'Even before the war in #Sudan erupted, #SouthSudan was already suffering from intercommunal conflict over resources and a climate crisis, which have created a dire humanitarian crisis.' aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

Oxfam's Executive Director Amitabh Behar shares with Al Jazeera English why the world cannot turn its back on #Sudan or its neighbours any longer.
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The conflict in #Sudan has displaced more than two million people, triggering one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. The international community has a responsibility to do more. Read my piece👇 on Al Jazeera English.

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Income inequality leads to pervasive inequities in access to #education , #healthcare , and #finance . It also hampers the quality and quantity of economic growth. High debt levels are crippling emerging and developing economies. We need an overhaul to embrace an economic system