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TUAC President Liz Shuler: charging a union leader for criticising corporate behaviour is “a deliberate strategy to silence workers”. Paris – Trade union leaders gathering in Paris today have condemned the prosecution of Sophie Binet, General Secretary of France’s CGT. Ms Binet ...

Trade unions have raised serious concerns about the future of the G7’s labour and employment agenda following today’s virtual G7 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting (LEMM). After repeated calls from the Labour 7 (L7) throughout 2025, the Canadian Presidency finally convened the ...

TUAC strongly contests the OECD’s push for deregulation in the latest Economic Outlook, warning that weakening worker protections will not drive innovation and risks increasing inequality. The Economic Outlook, published today, projects global growth of 3.2% in 2025, slowing to 2.9% in 2026 ...

‘Time to Activate Labour Market Policies’, TUAC’s new policy brief, warns that governments are failing workers as investment in active labour market policies hits a two-decade low. OECD data shows spending fell to just 0.41 percent of GDP in 2023, while investment in training for ...

Under the banner of “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability”, this year’s Presidency built on the progressive legacy of Brazil and established several expert groups that released reports with important policy recommendations on inequalities, debt and industrial policy. The Summit ...

At the OECD’s ‘Simplifying for Success’ Symposium on 18 November, trade unions raised deep concerns about exclusionary regulatory practices, arguing that measurement frameworks depend almost entirely on business surveys and cost models whilst marginalising the benefits of regulation. ...

TUAC called for stronger trade union participation in governance systems across Latin America and the Caribbean at the Third OECD Ministerial Summit on Governance in Asunción, Paraguay on 11 November. Trade unionists including CUT Paraguay General Secretary, Mirtha Arias Noguer, challenged ...

Unions have issued an urgent call for action on the global steel crisis as the OECD Steel Committee gathers on 4-5 November in Paris. Any solution to the crisis must give workers a seat at the table, hold companies accountable, and guarantee social protections to drive a just transition, unions say. ...

The OECD International Migration Outlook 2025, published this week, provides important data on migrant workers but misses crucial opportunities to address labour exploitation and discrimination, TUAC finds. This is particularly concerning given the report’s estimation of a 34% initial earnings ...

The OECD 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report published yesterday sheds light on important trends as well as significant gaps in corporate practices related to sustainability and compliance with environmental and social standards. TUAC challenged companies and policymakers to strengthen corporate ...

Trade unions engaged with policymakers on the unequal distribution of trade benefits at the OECD workshop on trade and jobs, held on 15th October. TUAC representatives called for stronger protections for workers during the event, which explored the critical relationship between trade policies, ...

Trade unions welcome the French National Contact Point’s (NCP) critical assessment of Shein’s business practices, demonstrating how the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can serve as a powerful tool for initiating dialogue and supporting holding corporations to account. The ...