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The Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Edouard Dayan, in the recently released UPU Bulletin, makes the case for how postal services can be a key driver in the recovery from the financial crisis. In particular he points out that unions must be involved in the recovery process.



In the article Mr Dayan says;



"As the financial crisis continues to make the headlines, organizations from the G7 to the United Nations are focusing on what can be done to deal with this financial debacle. The UPU is keen to enter the debate. The postal sector has a lot to contribute to the issue."



He goes on to say;



"The postal sector is one of the world’s biggest employers, with more than five million workers around the globe. The crisis is bound to have a social impact on the sector. Training and social dialogue will be more important than ever. We will look at ways of strengthening the UPU’s TRAINPOST distance-learning programmes, and the UPU and UNI (a global trade union to which postal labour unions are affiliated) will work on projects promoting sustainable development, social dialogue in developing countries, health, and so forth."



To see the full text of the article go to: http://www.upu.int/union_postale/2009/en/1.pdf