is it ok to eat this if not a trace of oil more than is true for gold oil reserves storage december 4th. welcome to global 3 thousands. this week we focus on one of our world's biggest problems, inequality societies, where the gap is huge between rich and poor, and where many people are being left behind. and that was before the pandemic. we go to indonesia, which due to the coronavirus lock down, is currently in the midst of a baby boom. it's making life tough for many of us. and in the face of this

rising inequality, we ask, what can be done about it and discover that we can learn a lot from europe. why? in many societies today, there's a sharp divide between rich and poor, between those who have and those who don't. and despite living in the same country, these different groups often feel little connection to each other. u.s. president elect joe biden, put it like this. this gap is keeping it's having the effect of pulling us apart. when the numbers say it for themselves, the world's richest 10 percent own 83 percent of global wealth and the wealthiest one percent owns an amazing 44 percent of global assets.

nor is there much hope on the horizon. in many countries, the global pandemic has widened. the gap between rich and poor, around half of the world's 3300000000 workers have either already lost their jobs or are at risk of doing so. for unlike thinkers, it goes without saying that all people are morally equal, but that appears naive or even cynical in light of the vast and enduring inequalities between rich and poor in countries around the world. when the coronavirus pandemic erupted, it was often claimed that it's all social classes equally hard. some politicians and celebrities even went so far as to claim it would help promote equality in society. a bathrobe clip from madonna is just one example

but is that true? no, certainly not. i can't think of a single country where is in use of a conflict to want that would mean the richest lose and the poorest are least affected. what we see is the exact opposite of public health researcher richard wilkinson studies the social and health effects of income inequality. and what is and happening during and because of the pandemic corresponds to a central thesis of a book. he coauthored the spirit level published in 2009. life is much shorter in lower social class. and in britain, if you take the richest and poorest 10 percent,

you find 10 year difference in life expectancy. sometimes the biggest social injustice in modern societies are human rights abuse. in countries with high levels of social inequality, the rates of covered 19 infections and deaths are also high. the gini index is a measure of income inequality. south africa and brazil are both very high up in the rankings. meaning they have some of the highest rates of inequality. according to this measure, the united states has one of the highest rates among developed nations. the virus has hit, especially hard works in berlin for oxfam, an ngo that focuses on alleviating poverty worldwide. the pandemic has hit in the world that was already characterized by massive inequalities driven by the climate crisis. and poor working conditions

of our analysis shows that the pandemic is merely making preexisting inequalities even more extreme, and hits the poorest the hardest, the tough and learned what makes countries marked by extreme inequality so vulnerable, more vulnerable than even some of the least developed countries. it seems one contributory factor is the interaction between rich and poor. the 1st person to die of covert 19 in rio de janeiro was a 63 year old to mess stickwork, or she caught it from her employer, a very wealthy woman who had been infected with the virus in europe and passed it on. there are many such stories, domestic workers that contract the virus and introduce it to their families and neighborhoods where it can cause devastation and a living at very

close causes drives infection among people who have no way to protect themselves. there is still interaction between rich and poor households, which also spits the virus. the difference is that the rich seek medical treatment while the poor often don't all can't statistics show that the poor have been disproportionately hit by the pandemic. both regard to their health and their opportunity to earn a living. according to the gini index, south africa is the world's most unequal country. millions of daily breweries found no work at all for weeks on end during the lockdown. many others also lost their jobs, hungry and angry people took to the streets to protest with looking at years of calling our way back to where we were. and we were already in quite a bad situation with regard to the labor market. and

so it's just very, very scary for, for the structure for the, for the list, skilled south africa, the world bank estimates that covert 1000 could push as many as 150000000 people around the globe into extreme poverty. and there's no evidence that the disease is an equalizer not even in developed nations in the wealthy and knighted state. more and more people are so desperate that they're lining up for food donations. covered 19 is being likened to a knicks rag revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built while we are all floating on the same sea. it is clear that somebody in super yachts with others are clinging to the lifting debris. what can be done to reduce inequality in some scholars say, governments around the world need to introduce a minimum wage,

implement affordable health care for on raise tax rates for the wealthy and giant tech companies, which are doing great business in the pandemic. and in the firm, the importance of the welfare state i see one good thing possibly resulting from the crisis that the state and its actions will be less discredited. effect. what is the both is a state supposed to do right now. we don't want big grand projects ever got nothing to do with empowering people. so what the pandemic has made very clear is that if people have basic rights in prayers to quality, no, and quality education and the ability to actually do their best as individuals. that's also the key, surely empowering your slippers and marry your coke with a job or even if governments and societies commit to reducing inequality,

it could take decades to achieve significant progress. some inequality scholars say, even now individuals can make a difference less self-seeking, more solidarity and empathy with others. the pandemic may have brought out the best in many people. i think, as well as reducing the differences in the show. we do things about the trust among us a more equal to that is more cohesive, more public spirited, more concerned with home in a different way. the current pandemic will not be the last crisis the world faces. but what seems clear is that more equitable societies are also more resilient in many ways, and thus better prepared to face the future. and this resilience is far more than just a theory. finland, for example,

boasts one of the narrowest gaps between rich and poor in the world. and so far, it's managed to navigate the pandemic fairly on scathed. in fact, now where the e.u. country has such low infection rates, finland's governments headed by prime minister sonam irene places great emphasis on welfare policies. in south america to one country has proved exemplary cheering the coronavirus crisis. europe, why? we headed there to find out more this year has been a stressful time for the family in montevideo. guillermo was born 2 weeks after the start of the lockdown in itself a joyful occasion. but they couldn't share it with anyone or get any help. because christina del brassiere and her husband martine, along with the children,

had to go into quarantine. there was a suspected case of covert 19 in their circle of friends. they have with them in the bottle, so it was terrible for us. because the grandmothers couldn't come. nobody wanted faldo's, all our brothers. no one could come and the baby, it was really tough. only gradually were they allowed to visit us at home. the following months were full of uncertainty. as you're a great went into lockdown on a christina. works is a psychologist and noticed the strain on her patients. it was a constant climate of fear, but there was a threat that you had to protect yourself from something that was eating away at you will say, i had another door when i saw all my patients were worried and most of them were younger people where you might have thought they would just go with the fly out again. but now they struggle just

a side you while now it's 7 months later, the world looks very different. the borders between europe waning and its neighbors are still closed, but the small country is so far doing well with less than $100.00 deaths and only a few 1000 cases overall. although infections have now risen sharply again, schools and universities closed for a few weeks in the spring. it was the same for shops but now the streets are busy again. many people voluntarily wear masks in public. there's still a need for caution, but there is also an obvious sense of relief that things are not worse than they are. the mood is also upbeat at the past year research institute. when the pandemic started in march, they were able to respond immediately with nationwide testing. the testing kits came from these laboratories. they say the approach taken by the government helped

one of the i think one of the big advantages in poor guy compared to other countries, was that both the president and just coronavirus team work that supported our scientists right from the start of so that the scientists were then able to make decisions in good time. and i also think that aura, why is one of the few countries worldwide with an integrated health system where everyone has the same rights when it comes to medical treatment worth of them from america for decades, europe way has invested in its welfare state and that appears to be paying off now in the crisis, the country is home to around $3500000.00 people. poverty is definitely an issue in some areas and impossible to overlook in the capital. still, the mayor of montevideo is proud of the city and says here too, everybody has access to health care or the why of why has transformed its public health service over the past 15 years. now in this

emergency, it's exactly this system that's playing a huge role. has the best health service of any city in the whole of latin america. you know, your equation, former president is one of those credited with reducing the gap between rich and poor during his 5 years in office. he's simply known as paper here. he was president until 2015 and invested heavily in health education and social welfare. now 85 years old, he agreed to give us an interview in his garage. hellman's have a certain level of prosperity allowed us to develop a social democracy here for a moment that has shaped the entire country not only structurally and materially, but also in terms of our way of life. we are now

a country known for its tolerance, where people are very civilized in their dealings with each other. but also when there are differences of opinion or economic crises are going to only go personally . i think it's one of the best places to be in the whole of latin america, part of the or maybe go to the in the back to the dell family. they've been enjoying meeting regularly with relatives and friends again. so what do they think is the secret of europe ways relative success in this crisis so far apart from good political decisions, they think the country just got lucky to a certain extent. perhaps it's a different mutation of the virus that we have had. that means the case is on to spot us in europe and perhaps it's the climate. yeah. really saying what a lie that i had no way. there must be some other reason a few

months ago, they never thought their lives would improve again so quickly. but none of them will forget the anxious period around here most birth any time soon. unfortunately, most countries not like europe, why, when it comes to fighting the pandemic, the current crisis has made life much harder for many people, particularly women, look downs, have led to a shop rise in domestic violence. and aside from this, women are the ones typically taking on all the extra child care and home schooling responsibilities. statistically speaking, women also have a far greater chance of losing their jobs or forming into extreme poverty. in indonesia, many women have other things to worry about too. even newborn

babies, where a face shield in the maternity ward of this hospital in jakarta, the covert pandemic is affecting everybody in indonesia. devi raju has just given birth to her 3rd child. her joy is tempered by concern. she's a homemaker and her husband, a driver. he used to work full time, but now only has 2 days work a week. i'm very worried. my baby needs milk every day and other things as well. but her income is much lower. now. we have to somehow scrape by when you have to be filmed, you know, d.v. ra, you had chosen to have another child before the pandemic hit. but hundreds of thousands of women in indonesia got pregnant during the pandemic. without planning to this is bandung 150 kilometers east of the capital you see is pregnant,

but she didn't choose to have another child. during the lockdown she ran out of contraceptive pills. the local chemist was closed and condoms are not widely used in indonesia. then her husband lost his job and now money is in short supply. but he said, during the lockdown, the public health clinics didn't want to see women who only needed contraceptives. yeah, i could have come to see a midwife privately, but that would have been much too expensive. and even now that i'm pregnant, i can't afford to see a midwife to get a checkup. you heartsease daughter, siti and son dava. both still go to school. money is tight, even without a 3rd child. you r.c. has applied to join the public health insurance scheme, but she doesn't yet know if she's been accepted. it doesn't cost anything if you're poor. yet up until i am on what i would hope will get health care for free.

we don't really have any alternative. well, it makes me dizzy to think about the future and something, i'm sorry. i hope it works out for you. 45 employees of the national population and family planning board. go around making announcements via loudspeaker. you can have sex, you can get married. but don't get pregnant. men, restrain yourselves, or use contraception. the authorities are worried about the surge in the number of births. young thing that allow you there are various methods of contraception, an injection of pill condoms. yeah, yeah, i mean you said 3 on t.v. is a midwife who works for the family planning board. she tells women about their options . she's one of 24000 counsellors across the country, even before the pandemic,

17 percent of pregnancies in indonesia were not by choice. but because of a lack of access to contraception, the coronavirus has made things worse, cept 3 on t.n. . her colleagues have only recently gotten back to work and that's what happens during the lockdown. men and women spend more time together. the more the men were at home off work. and the women didn't dare to go out. many didn't use contraception and that has meant lots of unwanted pregnancies. it's estimated that the lock down will mean as many as half a 1000000 more babies than usual. the authorities want to curb the boom. so septra and her colleagues go door to door advising women. and providing contraceptives often double the usual amounts. how to review mahela gave birth to her 1st child a couple of months ago. now she's decided to use contraceptive pills. i'm not even

deciding what i did about my normal the midwives remind her to take them at the same time every day without fail. a few houses further. they visit uni. she has one child and until now she has gotten contraceptive injections, but they only work for 2 or 3 months. so now she's decided to go for a hormone implant. instead, it works for 3 years. the state will cover the cost if women from very poor families get pregnant accidentally, the children often suffer from developmental deficits. because the pregnant mother and later the children don't have enough to eat you. horsey rarely leaves the house. the number of new covert 1000 infections remain scarily high and she wants to keep her unborn baby as safe as possible. who

can? yeah, i get more and more read every day. what does the future hold for us? how can we even survive under these conditions that when you put the the in the government was aiming to have the number of children with development deficit's due to poverty. within 4 years, the pandemic baby boom will make it harder to for fill that ambitious goal. and now we head to kenya to make this week's i am a little cheat.

my name is faith. i'm 17, eos was living much and our village mayor group in kenya. my dad found i love going to school simply because and i believe me when i wants to make my life be better, make me sex. when i'm freely, i love listening to music. i love dancing,

and i love great. i'm going to let you know later in treating my feelings well, the big global programs i think of well, but you are of most places. and if you really are fair, when there's been watching now form children now most recruited not to be able to go to school, they're not to get the basic means they want and become not to dress well, they cannot teach to well. so it's so sad and i've been, we have big global warming that do when it's guns, there's drought and this drought, there's no food. when there's not one people are most likely to stab and even leading to bear

my hope for the church out. i would like to be landed my high school stanley's, and then i join one of the big universities in kenya, or even on the road and question my carry on. and the basics are proving my own allegedly and maybe cook practitioner. and then for sure, i'm just saying and the whole deal all by same criteria. what's makes me happy. it's just everything i know me simply because i'm grateful for what i have in a way out in the form because of myself. because of even my dear and i just as a myself but i am happy, i'm happy always and

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