| 1 | = Left Forum, April 2009 = |
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| 3 | Below are the results of the Collaborative Democracy workshop held at the Left Forum. The list represents the Economic Rights we want to see for the hemisphere. |
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| 5 | * Safe place to live based on needs of individual/family/or group |
| 6 | * Right to an equal, high-quality, comprehensive education. |
| 7 | * Right to compensation for child-bearing child-rearing, elder-care, and domestic work. |
| 8 | * Local, democratic control of food supply and security, as well as water and local natural resources, to ensure food security and sustainability and guarantee access to good quality, healthy food. |
| 9 | * The right to cross any border for any period of time. |
| 10 | * Right to non-discrimination and transparency in workplace decisions affecting the terms of employment (pay, pay-scales, job-description, hours worked). |
| 11 | * The right for workers to organize. |
| 12 | * Right to work, and to creativity and decision-making in the workplace. |
| 13 | * Equal basic income guarantee, including shelter, clothing, health care, water, and food. People should have their human needs met under all circumstances. Amen. |
| 14 | * Openness and transparency and fair representation of governments that control the allocation of shared resources. |