24 March 2020
OECD brief on COVID-19 health policy responses and a dire reminder of the need for well-funded universal healthcare
As health systems are facing the biggest health crisis in a century, countries are scrambling to find effective policies to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The dramatic situations across OECD countries created by the pandemic if any show the crucial need for well-funded public health ...
20 March 2020
TUAC Briefing on the Coronavirus Crisis: Origins, Development and Policy Response
(Version française ci-dessous / Versión en español a continuación) Executive summary The crisis caused by the coronavirus is proving deeper than initially expected, leading the OECD to constantly revise growth estimates downwards. Representing above all a health emergency, the COVID-19 crisis ...
13 March 2020
Council of Global Unions statement on COVID-19 crisis / Déclaration du Conseil des organisations syndicales internationales sur la crise du COVID-19
(traduction française ci-dessous) Meeting in London, the Council of Global Unions, including the TUAC, the International Trade Union Confederation and Global Union Federations adopted a statement calling for urgent action by governments and employers on the COVID -19 Crisis. Among others, Global ...
12 March 2020
TUAC Messages to the OECD on Responsible Business Conduct
Following stakeholder consultations with the OECD Working Party on RBC that took place on 3 March 2020, the TUAC shared the following comments and messages with OECD member states representatives. Implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Evolving digital and environmental ...
06 March 2020
OECD missed opportunity to discuss public country-by-country reporting/ l’OCDE manque le rendez-vous de la transparence fiscale
EN OECD missed opportunity to discuss public country-by-country reporting On 6 March 2020, TUAC responded to an OECD public consultation on the review of country-by-country reporting. TUAC’s key concern is that the public consultation does not offer any opportunity for stakeholders to make ...
04 March 2020
Los sindicatos y las competencias II
Por qué el diálogo social y la negociación colectiva son importantes para los sistemas de competencias y la provisión de formación Los mercados de trabajo modernos requieren una formación inicial de calidad y el acceso continuo al perfeccionamiento de las competencias y la recualificación. ...
04 March 2020
“Coronavirus, but not only” – TUAC Comments on OECD Outlook / “Coronavirus, mais pas seulement” Commentaires du TUAC sur les
Coronavirus, but not only Paris, 4 March 2020 Key findings Following the impact of the coronavirus, the OECD has substantially cut economic growth forecasts between 0.5 and 1.5 percentage points: In a “best case” scenario, the epidemic peaks in China in the first half of 2020 and is contained ...
26 February 2020
Unions & Skills II
Why social dialogue and collective bargaining matter for skills systems and training provision Modern labour markets require initial quality training and the continuous access to up- and re-skilling. Policy debates put this as the first go-to solution for the Future of Work. And yet, the reality ...
26 February 2020
Unions & Skills II
Why social dialogue and collective bargaining matter for skills systems and training provision Modern labour markets require initial quality training and the continuous access to up- and re-skilling. Policy debates put this as the first go-to solution for the Future of Work. And yet, the reality ...
17 February 2020
OECD on path to a treaty model clause for responsible business conduct ?/ L’OCDE sur la voie d’une clause type pour une conduite responsable des
EN (FR ci-dessous) On 15 January 2020, the OECD launched a public consultation on “business responsibilities and investment treaties“. The consultation paper describes developments at national and international level in the area of business responsibilities that may influence trade ...
05 February 2020
OECD-G20 Forum delivers a watered down proposal on the taxation of digital businesses / Une proposition au rabais du Forum OCDE-G20 sur la taxation du
Key messages On 31 January 2020, the OECD-hosted G20 Inclusive Framework, composed of over hundred countries, made progress to devise new rules for the taxation of multinationals’ profits. Considering the number of national interests around the table, the complexity of the process, and the ...
05 February 2020
La Conférence du Global Deal souligne le partenariat OCDE-OIT pour la promotion du dialogue social
La conférence “Global Deal 2020” qui s’est tenue hier en présence du Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, du Directeur général de l’OIT, du Premier ministre suédois Stefan Löfven et d’autres hauts responsables gouvernementaux et parties prenantes, a permis d’échanger sur la ...
