In this scenario, workers are unsure of their means of earning wages and salaries, so they live in great doubt regarding their ability to provide for themselves and their families. By these measures, many of the conditions of work by trade unions through collective bargaining over the years not being enjoyed by workers who gain employment through temporary work, contracts, and part-time arrangements. Another or challenge for trade unions is negotiating with governments employers for the provision of training and retraining opportunities for the workforce. Such training and retraining is absolutely important if us workers are to be in a position to meet e demands of the technological era in which we are now living. Half of the world's population lives in extreme poverty.
Workers everywhere feel the pressure on wages, working conditions, and job security.
There is insecurity and a widening between the rich and the poor. It is time to escape the state of denial and give globalization a face. We have to face up to the fact that global institutions not meeting the basic needs of people. From one global summit to another, promises are made to meet people's concerns, talk the language of reform, to build more financial stability, to in place social safety nets, to recognize the fundamental rights f working people. The Results are modest.