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 ...
09 October 2019
OECD proposal to reform tax rules in the context of digitalisation – heading in the right direction, but not ambitious enough/ Proposition OCDE sur la
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 9 October 2019, the OECD Secretariat published a “unified approach” to reform international tax rules to address the tax challenges of digitalisation. The OECD Secretariat proposal was discussed behind closed doors by OECD Member States participating in the OECD Task ...
08 October 2019
TUAC Statement on the 87th OECD Steel Committee: Workers Caught in Trade Crossfire/ Acier et commerce international: les travailleurs pris entre 2 feux
EN (FR BELOW) No solution for excess steel capacity in sight, escalating trade conflicts put steelworkers’ and broader manufacturing jobs at risk. Overcapacity was the main point of agreement in an otherwise contentious meeting of the OECD Steel Committee, which brought together government, ...
04 October 2019
Health for everyone? New OECD report on social inequalities in health and health systems/ Santé? Nouveau rapport de l’OCDE sur les inégalités en
EN (FR BELOW) A new OECD report confirms fears of significant inequalities in health and health care. The OECD report “Health for Everyone?” shows that people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds frequently are in worse health, have higher exposure to risk factors and struggle more to ...
03 October 2019
TRUST IN BUSINESS – FOSTERING CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIRES AMBITION/ CONFIANCE DANS LES ENTREPRISES – PLUS D’AMBITION POUR LA RESPONSABILITÉ
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 1-2 October, the OECD launched a new « trust in business » initiative. The objective is to strengthen connections between companies and OECD policy communities working on corporate governance, responsible business conduct and anticorruption. At the inaugural forum, the ...
30 September 2019
Internship with the TUAC
Internship The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) is the interface for trade unions with the Organisation and its members. It is an international trade union with consultative status at the OECD. TUAC co-ordinates and ...
23 September 2019
Climate action through a well-being lens – another way to say Just Transition?
Whilst millions of students and workers gathered on 20 September in demonstrations across the world in an unprecedented call for climate action, the OECD launched a new report, “Accelerating Climate Action – Refocussing Policies through a well-being lens”. The OECD report[1] applies a new ...
20 September 2019
TUAC Response to OECD Interim Economic Outlook, September 2019
OECD Interim Economic Outlook, September 2019 Lowest growth since 2008, Highest need for fiscal support Paris, 20 September 2019 The OECD released its Interim Economic Outlook on 19 Sep. 2019 with updated figures on the low growth across the OECD area, including a third consecutive downwards ...
16 September 2019
2019 OECD Business and Finance Outlook – Self-declared top-down approaches will not deliver trust
On Monday 9 September, the OECD released its annual report “The OECD Business and Finance Outlook” (BFO). The focus of this year´s edition is on public trust as the key to well-functioning of institutions, markets and trade. This general orientation should be welcome, in as far as it would ...
11 September 2019
Education at a Glance 2019 – TUAC assessment/ Regards sur l’Education 2019 – Evaluation par le TUAC
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) The OECD released its Education at a Glance (EAG) report on September 10 including a wealth of data on educational outcomes and, this time, a specific focus on tertiary education (English: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2019_f8d7880d-en; French: ...
04 September 2019
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers choose to narrow agenda despite global employment and wages crisis for people/ Les Ministres du travail et de l’emploi du
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) The Japan G20 presidency ends with a G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial which narrowed its agenda to focus on ageing, demographic change and gender equality. This year’s Labour Ministers communique did not build on past G20 commitments, nor commit to implementing the ILO ...
23 August 2019
L7 Declarations ahead of the G7 summit/ Déclarations du L7 en vue sommet G7
FR ci-dessous EN The French G7 Presidency for 2019 made the fight against inequalities its top priority for the G7. Ahead of the G7 Summit which is scheduled to take place in Biarritz on 24-26 August 2019, trade unions from G7 countries have released a number of recommendations. Trade unions from ...
