1. Introduction. Over the past thirty years, the economic realities faced by a majority of the world's workers have worsened due to significant changes in macroeconomic policies and "disruptions involving new technologies and growing trade links." Often referred to as "the changing nature of work", workers around the world's rising unemployment is leading to an increase in food poverty in the long term. It has been found that there is a positive relationship between the unemployment rate and the prevalence of food insecurity.37 This implies that many people will continue to live below the food poverty line if more people lose their jobs. Summary. Among the main themes summarized in this chapter are those of the contemporary characteristics of poverty, unemployment and economic inequality. Some argue that these characteristics may become worse if government austerity policies and strategies are insensitive to the implications of these policies. In order to ensure socio-economic sustainability, Flickr Dr John2005, CC BY-NC - and social difficulties in the UK. With a gross domestic product of US$2 in 2014, the United Kingdom is the fifth largest economy in the world. 1. Key facts and figures. the overall unemployment rate 3 for white people was unemployed, compared to that of people of all other ethnic groups combined. people from the combined Bangladeshi and Pakistani 9 Asian “other” 7 and black 7 ethnic groups had the highest unemployment rates among,