'Building Social Inclusion In Australia' Discussion Paper
Building Social Inclusion In Australia: Priorities for the Social and Community Services Sector Workforce - Discussion Paper
The ASU prepared this research as a starting point for further community and sector consultation about the issues that confront social and community services sector workers.
The following is an extract from the Foreword of this document:
The provision of adequate and appropriate social and community services is critical to Australia’s social cohesion and the development of a fair and equitable society. If we are to build a society that is truly inclusive then we must find ways in which we can address the disadvantage of many of our citizens.
As a nation we need a strategic response to the emerging workforce issues in one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy. We need to identify new strategies that will deliver the type of workforce needed in a modern economy, an economy that has at its core an understanding of the importance of social inclusion and participation for all.
The Australian Services Union (ASU) is the largest union working in the social and community services sector – a sector that employs hundreds of thousands of Australians. We believe that the issues that confront our industry are not just issues about the rights of workers – they are issues about the nature and type of society we aspire to create.
As a result, the ASU decided to commission a research discussion paper to enliven the debate about the best way forward to respond to these issues and to ensure that the significant contribution that the sector and its workers make to social inclusion in this country continues.
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