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Trade unions are calling for increased education investment, strengthened teaching profession support, and expanded support for learners following today’s publication of the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025, which exposed mounting workforce pressures and persistent educational ...

L20 members met in George, South Africa, on 28-29 July, under the theme: “Fostering Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability through a New Social Contract”. Trade union leaders from G20 countries and beyond, discussed trade union priorities to advance industrial policy and a Just Transition; the ...

TUAC welcomes today’s OECD Employment Outlook and its recognition that job quality is essential for retaining older workers in the labour market. TUAC’s response notes the report’s findings of strong labour markets with record high employment levels and low unemployment across ...

Trade unions engaged directly with OECD governments at the 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) in Paris this week, advocating for worker-centered approaches to trade, technology, and climate policies amid persistent inequality concerns. TUAC delivered a comprehensive alternative vision in its ...

In the margins of the 2025 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, TUAC co-hosted the roundtable “AI at Work: Impacts for Productivity and Job Quality” following its 156th Plenary this week. The event, jointly organised with Business at OECD (BIAC), brought together trade union ...

The OECD’s June 2025 Economic Outlook paints a grim picture of a global economy losing steam under mounting trade uncertainty, with growth projections downgraded across most major economies. But for TUAC, the greatest danger lies in the policy choices being made to address it – particularly the ...

Trade unions have welcomed this week’s publication of the OECD’s ‘Fast-tracking Net Zero by Building Climate and Economic Resilience’ Executive Summary for Policymakers’, hailing its inclusion of a dedicated focus on just transition. While embracing this new focus on workers, ...

The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) today hosted the second webinar of its 2025 series, bringing together trade union representatives, researchers, and OECD officials to examine connections between narrowing gender pay gaps and declining opportunities for younger workers. The ...

Trade unions from G7 countries have issued a joint Labour 7 (L7) statement ahead of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, calling for faster interest rate cuts and increased public spending to stimulate demand and quality employment. The Labour 7, the official trade union ...

The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) hosted the first webinar of its 2025 series, “Decent Work in the Critical Minerals Supply Chain” on 7 May, bringing together trade union representatives, OECD officials, and the Canadian G7 presidency to address urgent labour ...

TUAC has today published a new paper warning that growing inequality is actively undermining economic growth across OECD countries, while proposing stronger collective bargaining as a crucial tool for closing the productivity-wage gap and building more sustainable economies. The paper, ...

TUAC has published its assessment of Brazil’s bid for OECD accession, highlighting significant concerns about the abuse of labour rights and lack of social dialogue based on a survey of Brazilian trade union representatives. The report identifies several critical areas requiring urgent ...