19 December 2023
TUAC elects new chairs of Economic Policy & Multinational Enterprises Working Groups
TUAC is proud to announce the election of two new chairs and one new vice chair of TUAC Working Groups. The newly elected chairs and vice-chair are Geoff Tily, TUC (UK), Chair of the Economic Policy Working Group Bianca Cuciniello, UIL (Italy), Chair of the Multinational Enterprises Working ...
18 December 2023
TUAC challenges OECD to review and revise its economic thinking
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) is challenging OECD to reexamine its economic policies and to shift towards a new economic paradigm putting working people at the centre of policy by unambiguously supporting full employment, secure employment and social dialogue, together with ...
14 December 2023
Dialogue with unions and more regulation needed for digital education
The OECD today released its Digital Education Outlook 2023. The Outlook makes much of the potential opportunities offered by digital technologies (about which there is currently very little evidence), it also identifies some key risks: Increased inequalities and digital divides. Reliable ...
13 December 2023
Early retirement for arduous work: OECD needs to do reality check
In its new report Pensions at a glance 2023, the OECD strongly advocates limiting workers’ rights to early retirement for arduous work. The report argues that “being unable to continue working in the same occupation […] should not imply permanently retiring from the labour market” and ...
12 December 2023
Shaky jobs and economic insecurity: new OECD report
A new OECD report “On shaky grounds? Income Instability and Economic Insecurity in Europe” shows that one in six households suffer highly unstable income flows and do not have sufficient funds to stave off poverty for three months. ...
29 November 2023
OECD: soft on profits, hard on wages and keen on austerity
The OECD’s latest Economic Outlook downplays the impact of profits on inflation and instead expresses concerns about wage rises, calls for a return to austerity and underestimates the dangers of high interest rates says the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). The OECD’s Economic ...
27 November 2023
Trade unions demand a stronger role for workers in development cooperation policies at the OECD-DAC High Level Meeting
Trade unions participated in the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting (HLM) on 15 November, and voiced their demands on the priorities of development cooperation donors for the next two years. They highlighted the importance of partnering with trade unions through social ...
06 November 2023
Skills Outlook 2023: Skills for a Resilient Green and Digital Transition
The OECD today published the 2023 edition of its biannual Skills Outlook, “Skills for a Resilient Green and Digital Transition.” Overall, the Outlook makes a very welcome contribution to OECD analysis and discussion on the green and digital transitions. It underscores the need to take into ...
26 October 2023
OECD review of state-owned enterprises needs to aim higher
An OECD review of its Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned enterprises (SOEs) set up this year to “ensure that SOEs contribute to sustainability, and economic security and resilience” should aim higher on the sustainability of our planet, the economic security of working people and ...
17 October 2023
OECD finds better jobs give as much life satisfaction as increasing national income by a quarter
A new OECD report published today, ‘How to make societies thrive?’, describes how job instability and poor working conditions can lead to increased fatigue, risk of burnout or depression and declining mental health. It finds that people at risk of mental health problems are 3 times more likely ...
09 October 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers recognise need for social dialogue for a Just Transition and coherent labour market policies
The Latin America and the Caribbean Ministerial Summit on Environmental Sustainability Economic Resilience, Green and Just Transition has adopted an Action Plan recognising the need for “coherent labour market policies, relying on effective social dialogue, to facilitate a just transition into ...
28 September 2023
OECD on Spain’s 2019 minimum wage rise
Higher wages and a less insecure labour market without major job losses! In 2019, the government of Spain increased minimum wages by 22% in a single step, raising it from 40% to 50% of the median wage and affecting 7% of dependent employees who until then had been paid less than 1050 euro a month. ...
