Quality Public Services

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Quality Public Services www. world-psi.org
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The World in 2005

• The gap between rich and poor is widening
• 54 countries are poorer than in 1990
• 3 billion people live on less than US 2 per day
• 100 million children have no access to school
• 1.3 billion people have no access to clean water
• 10.000 people die every day from water and
  sanitation diseases
• 800 million people are malnourished

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Quality public services work

• History shows the importance of quality
  public services
• Strong economies and societies have largely been
  built on public services
• Investment in public services can meet social
  objectives such as poverty eradication

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Globalisation and Public Services

• Globalisation is affecting public services around
  the world
• Dominant economic policies favour market
  solutions
• Development loans and aid often demand
  privatisation as a pre-condition
• Trade rules may lead to further privatisation

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The global campaign for Quality Public Services

• Is positive and proactive
• Aims to bridge the gaps between what is
• needed and what exists
• Is a global response to global trends
• Is built on local action, about local issues
• Will be stronger with community support

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QPS, bridging the gaps in

• Resources
• Accountability
• Equity
• Gender
• Labour
• Ethics
• Performance
• Sustainability

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2005 a year of opportunity

• The G8 meets in Scotland in July
• There is a 5-year review of the MDGs in
  September
• There is a WTO Ministerial meeting in December
• There is growing momentum for policy changes to
  aid the developing world

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The Global Call to action against Poverty

• Is a massive global mobilisation in 2005
• Is demanding more and better aid, debt
  cancellation and trade justice
• Is building national movements and global white
  band actions in 2005
• Is achieving a high profile and strong support

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Stronger together

• PSI is a member of the Global Call to action
• Poverty, hunger and disease cant be eradicated
  without quality public services
• We must ensure the need for quality public
  services is high on the agenda in 2005
• Workers rights and decent jobs are also a key to
  escaping poverty

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Getting active!

• Unions can join national GCAP coalitions and
  influence the agenda and actions
• Unions can mobilise members around a QPS message
  on the White Band Days, 1 July and 10 September
• Unions must seize the opportunity to ensure
  quality public services are part of the solution

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