Sharan Burrow Quotes


Are we going to fire the father to hire the son? We want to create jobs for young people, but not at the expense of others.


Citations

Burrow, Sharan. "Youth Employment Crisis." International Trade Union Confederation, 12 Aug. 2013.

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Sharan Burrow
Sharan Burrow
  • Born: December 12, 1954
  • Nationality: Welsh
  • Profession: Teacher

Sharan Leslie Burrow AC is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and a former President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (2000–2010). She is the first woman to become General Secretary of the ITUC since its foundation in 2006, and was the second woman to become President of the ACTU.