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November 14, 2014

Oxfam Calls on G20 Leaders to Curb Global Inequality 
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On Thursday, anti-poverty campaigners with the group Oxfam donned the
masks of Obama and other world leaders as they called for the leaders at
the G20 summit to take action against global wealth inequality. Oxfam
Australia chief executive Helen Szoke said the gap between rich and poor
is increasing.

Helen Szoke: "What we see are that many countries in the world are not
getting the benefits of the profits that are gleaned, for example, by
multinational companies. The G20 are in a position to make decisions
around global tax reforms. There's already been recognition that we have
to deal with the issue of tax havens. Now, this is just one of the many
things that can be done to actually ensure that we continue to lift
people out of poverty."

 

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