05 February 2020
Global Deal Conference heralds OECD-ILO partnership for the promotion of social dialogue
The 2020 Global Deal Conference held yesterday brought together the OECD Secretary General, the ILO Director General, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and other high-level government officials and stakeholders to exchange ideas and experiences on how the Global Deal Initiative can promote ...
17 January 2020
Inclusive societies and labour markets for successful integration of migrants – TUAC statement for the OECD Ministerial Meeting on Migration and Integration
(Retrouvez ci-dessous la Déclaration du TUAC pour la réunion ministérielle en français) Today, at the OECD Ministerial Meeting, member countries will come together to discuss how migration and integration policies are made future ready. The TUAC calls on the OECD and member countries to seize ...
07 January 2020
Trade Unions Demand Changes to Korean National Contact Point
The effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in ensuring proper business responsibility within global supply chains requires functioning National Contact Points (NCPs) established by signing governments. That does not appear to be the case in Korea. Following recent ...
20 December 2019
TUAC on new OECD report: Urgent need to step up Official Development Assistance
On 10 December, the OECD published the 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report. Despite positive trends like a record low number of people living in poverty, the report depicts a grim picture referencing wearying action in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as ...
18 December 2019
Le système de retraite français mérite un véritable dialogue social / The French pension system deserves real, substantive social dialogue
Réunie le 10 décembre, la plénière du TUAC a fait part de sa profonde préoccupation face au grave manque de dialogue social dans le processus de réforme des retraites en cours en France. Le TUAC s’associe à d’autres organisations syndicales internationales pour demander au ...
12 December 2019
TUAC Resolution on Chile / Resolución de la TUAC sobre Chile
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, meeting on its 143rd session of the Plenary, expresses deep concern about the treatment of the massive social protest in Chile marked by the severe lack of social dialogue by government authorities with independent and democratically ...
10 December 2019
TUAC-OECD LCM: Divided, We (still) Stand – The Urgency of People-Centred Policies/ Toujours (aussi) désunis – agir maintenant pour les populations
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) Today on 10 December 2019, the TUAC holds its annual Liaison Committee with the OECD. The discussions are based on a discussion paper “Divided, We (still) Stand – The Urgency of People-Centred Policies” – which can be downloaded in English and French below. At the ...
27 November 2019
Securing pensions for all: upholding the right to decent, adequate and secure pensions / Garantir une retraite pour tous: le droit à une retraite décente,
As governments gathered in Paris to discuss challenges and opportunities related to ageing societies at the 2019 OECD Global Strategy Group meeting, the OECD presented its 2019 Pensions at a Glance report.[i] The new OECD report presents an important wake-up call for governments urging them to ...
18 November 2019
Collective bargaining put under the OECD’s magnifying glass – Release of the OECD report “Negotiating our way up”
Executive summary Collective bargaining and the very existence of trade unions have not always been seen favourably in OECD reports in the past. This is changing. In recent years, a more positive stance can be seen in the revised Jobs Strategy, and the 2018 & 2019 Employment Outlooks. Now, the ...
12 November 2019
OECD reform of international corporate taxation: TUAC calls for better concepts/ Réforme de l’OCDE sur l’imposition des multinationales: le TUAC
(FR CI-DESSOUS) On 12 November 2019, TUAC responded to an OECD public consultation on the reform of international tax rules. The TUAC response underlines the need to revisit more deeply the current system in order to leave more space for unitary taxation. Better and clearer concepts are ...
07 November 2019
Investment Week 2019 Recap: A Fearless Inventory of FDI/ Récapitulatif de la semaine de l’investissement 2019 :un inventaire audacieux des IDE
(FR CI-DESSOUS) EN OECD and TUAC took the first steps toward investing in responsible business conduct, yet political will remains a challenge. OECD presented findings contained in its first report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) qualities indicators during 2019 “investment week” which took ...
29 October 2019
Just Transitions for regional, green & digital economic revivals
The world is struggling to transition to a zero-carbon economy and fears of automation and sector restructuring grow. At the same time, regional economic and social disparities remain high with income and job opportunities increasingly concentrated in large cities and certain regions. The green and ...
