18 April 2019
Trade Union-DAC Forum 2019 deals with Private Sector Finance, Climate Change & Transitioning beyond ODA
On 9 April, the 5th Trade Union–Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held under the overarching themes of the role of private finance and social dialogue in achieving the SDGs. The Trade Union–DAC Forum meets annually at the OECD and is co-organised by the TUAC and the ITUC Trade ...
18 April 2019
Trade Union-DAC Forum 2019 deals with Private Sector Finance, Climate Change & Transitioning beyond ODA
On 9 April, the 5th Trade Union–Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held under the overarching themes of the role of private finance and social dialogue in achieving the SDGs. The Trade Union–DAC Forum meets annually at the OECD and is co-organised by the TUAC and the ITUC Trade ...
05 April 2019
“¿Hacia la era digital? – ¡pasando por la inclusión!” – TUAC envía un claro mensaje en la consulta de hoy para la Reunión del Consejo Ministerial
Ministerial de la OCDE y Miembros El día de hoy, una delegación de alto nivel de la TUAC se reunió con el Secretario General de la OCDE, el presidente eslovaco de la próxima Reunión del Consejo Ministerial (RCM) y los Embajadores de la OCDE en Bratislava para celebrar las Consultas Anuales de ...
05 April 2019
« Vers le numérique ? L’inclusion d’abord! » – Un message clair du TUAC lors de la consultation pour la Ministérielle de l’OCDE
Une délégation de haut niveau du TUAC a rencontré le 3 Avril 2019 à Bratislava le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, la présidence slovaque de la prochaine réunion du Conseil au niveau des ministres (RCM) ainsi que les ambassadeurs de l’OCDE, lors des consultations annuelles de la RCM avec ...
03 April 2019
“Going digital? – go inclusive!” – TUAC sends a clear message at today´s OECD MCM Consultation
Today, a TUAC high-level delegation met with the OECD Secretary General, the Slovakian chair of the upcoming Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and OECD Ambassadors in Bratislava at the annual MCM Consultations with Business at OECD and TUAC. The meeting represents an important milestone in ...
22 March 2019
OECD concerned about ‘excessive and improper’ use of platform work
The OECD report on “Policy Responses to New Forms of Work” provides a snapshot of the policy actions taken by 44 OECD, European Union and G20 countries to address the emergence of forms of employment and contracts of work that diverge from the standard full-time open ended employment ...
12 March 2019
Resultados de la primera fase de Going Digital de la OCDE: definir las políticas y no la transformación digital en sí misma
La transformación digital se ha convertido en uno de los principales temas de la política pública en menos de una década, lo que demuestra sus efectos rápidos y perturbadores en casi todos los sectores económicos, la vida cotidiana y el mundo del trabajo. Dos años después del inicio del ...
11 March 2019
Outcomes of the OECD’s Going Digital first phase: Shaping policies rather than the digital transformation itself
The digital transformation has become one of the top public policy issues within less than a decade attesting to its fast and disruptive effects on almost all economic sectors, daily lives and the world of work. Two years after the launch of the OECD’s Going Digital Horizontal Project and ...
06 March 2019
Release of the Interim Outlook : Growth Slowdown is happening
The Interim Economic Outlook released today by the OECD confirms that the slowdown in global growth is continuing and even intensifying. The policy response put forward is unconvincing however, focussing on pro-competition/market-friendly reforms while giving demand side policy a more limited and ...
05 March 2019
Addressing the tax challenges of digitalisation – TUAC response to OECD consultation
On 13 February 2019, the OECD published a consultation document outlining four proposals to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy: three proposals related to a revision of international rules on transfer pricing and permanent establishment status and one proposal to insert ...
26 February 2019
OECD report on Corporate Debt Vulnerabilities exposes the dangers of unconditional monetary support and the need to take action for long-term business models
Signs of the global slowdown continue to accumulate. Manufacturing production is shrinking in several key economies, retail sales are disappointing, world trade is substantially losing steam and some countries are already in technical recession. The joint economic upturn across the globe we saw ...
19 February 2019
TUAC: Just Transition principles are key in the fight against climate change
On the occasion of the Senior Level meeting of the OECD Environment Policy Committee on 13-14 February 2019, the TUAC called on the OECD and Member States to strengthen their efforts to ensure a just transition when combatting the effects of climate change on communities and workers, and to that ...
