04 July 2017
L20 Statement to the G20 Hamburg Summit, 7-8 July 2017
The G20 Hamburg Summit is taking place after a year of backlash by voters against governments, institutions and the very functioning of economic systems, in particular against a global system that has done far more to liberalise and deregulate markets than to share the costs and benefits of ...
13 June 2017
OECD finds that centralised or coordinated collective bargaining strengthens labour markets
The 2017 Employment Outlook the OECD published today concludes that centralised and coordinated collective bargaining systems is one of the only two labour market institutions that work to keep unemployment under control when the economy is hit by a shock. In doing so, the OECD confirms trade union ...
10 June 2017
TUAC comments on the outcome of the MCM
The 2017 Employment Outlook the OECD published today concludes that centralised and coordinated collective bargaining systems is one of the only two labour market institutions that work to keep unemployment under control when the economy is hit by a shock. In doing so, the OECD confirms trade union ...
09 June 2017
Our jobs, our planet – Trade unions confirm their commitment to climate action ahead of the G7 environment summit
Ahead of the G7 environment ministers’ meeting, trade unions have released a declaration confirming their commitment to mobilise and support climate action at all levels, including through the implementation of the Paris Agreement. “Pulling out of the Paris climate agreement from ambitious ...
07 June 2017
Remarks of Richard Trumka President of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD and President of the AFL-CIO
Good morning everyone, and thank you to Angel, to Prime Minister Rasmussen and to the Panel. Let me begin by complimenting Catherine Mann and the team here at the OECD. The Economic Outlook for 2017 and the Stocktaking Paper for the Ministerial on Globalization really do grapple with the core ...
07 June 2017
HAS THE OECD JOINED THE CAMPAIGN FOR HIGHER WAGES?
HAS THE OECD JOINED THE CAMPAIGN FOR HIGHER WAGES? Trade unions tend to see wages not as a factor of competitiveness but as engine that drives demand, growth and jobs. The OECD Economic Outlook published today at the start of the Ministerial Council meeting supports this view. It confirms the link ...
31 May 2017
TRADE UNION MESSAGES AND INPUTS TO THE OECD WEEK 2017 / MESSAGES ET CONTRIBUTIONS DES SYNDICATS LORS DE LA SEMAINE 2017 DE L’OCDE
The 2017 Ministerial Council Meeting sets out to “make globalisation work… for all” and the preceding OECD Forum intends to “bridge divides”. This is necessary after a year of backlash against governments, institutions and the very functioning of economic systems. At the root of this ...
23 May 2017
The transition to a low carbon economy must be done with, not against workers, says OECD
Today the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its report “Investing in Climate, Investing in Growth”, which shows how climate action is a precondition, as much as an enabler for inclusive growth. Consistent with the Paris Agreement, the OECD joins for the ...
18 May 2017
L20 Unions Call for G20 Commitment to Fair Globalisation
The G20 Summit in July must finally agree on conditions for fair globalisation, according to the inter-national trade union movement. This was the central message in the statement of Labour-20 trade union centres handed to German Chancellor and G20 President Angela Merkel at a meeting in Berlin ...
16 May 2017
L20 Summit starting in Berlin
Ahead of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting and in preparation of the G20 Summit in July, the Labour 20 Summit convenes in Berlin on May 16-17 to send messages to the G20 to restore inclusive growth and social justice. The meeting hosted by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) ...
03 May 2017
Qatar: Swiss Government Mediation between BWI and FIFA a Good Step
The ITUC has welcomed the outcome of a Swiss Government-mediated agreement between the Building and Wood Workers’ International and FIFA over conditions for workers building the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The agreement, which follows a complaint lodged by the BWI in Switzerland, ...
02 May 2017
FIFA welcomes outcome of NCP mediation process on workers’ welfare in Qatar
FIFA welcomes the Final Statement published today by the Swiss National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Swiss NCP) in the context of the specific instance that was submitted by the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI). FIFA considers the discussions ...
