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Haiti - FLASH : Haiti in the TOP 5 countries in the world with the most social inequalities 20/10/2018 10:01:58
"Development Finance International" (DFI) and Oxfam published a couple of days ago the second edition of their 2018 index of states' commitment to closing the gap between the rich and the poor. This index, which is based on a new base of indicators, now covers 157 countries that measure actions taken by States in terms of social spending, taxation and labor law : three areas that are essential in reducing the gap and the eradication of poverty. According to the recommendations made in this report, all countries must develop national action plans against inequalities in order to achieve SDG 10. These plans should include the establishment of universal, public and free health services. education and a social protection floor. They must be financed by a more progressive taxation and the fight against niches and tax evasion. Countries must respect trade union rights, ensure respect for women's labor rights and raise the minimum wage. In this latest report, Haiti is very poorly ranked in 155th out of 157 countries. Ranking of Commitments to Reduce Inequality (CRI) : Haiti : Overall CRI ranking: 155th CRI Ranking by Health, Education and Social Protection Expenditures: 133rd CRI ranking according to tax policies: 145th CRI ranking according to labor rights and minimum wage: 156th Dominican Republic : Overall ERI ranking: 89th ERI ranking by health, education and social protection expenditure: 73rd ERI ranking according to tax policies: 109th ERI classification according to labor rights and minimum wage: 98th TOP 5 countries with the least inequality : 1 - Denmark 2 - Germany 3 - Finland 4 - Austria 5 - Norway TOP 5 countries with the most inequalities : 1 - Nigeria (157th) 2 - Uzbekistan (156th) 3 - Haiti (155th) 4 - Chad (154th) 5 - Sierra Leone (153rd) Download the full report (PDF in French) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/rapport_oxfam_indice_inegalites-2018.pdf HL/ TB/ HaitiLibre
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