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(Version française ci-dessous) At its recent plenary, the TUAC adopted a resolution commenting on the dire situation in Colombia, condemning the violence against trade unionists and calling on Colombia to ensure the implementation of the OECD “post-accession monitoring framework”. The recent ...

Many discussions around data governance revolve around firms, citizens and consumers – and rightfully so. One aspect that is being under-discussed is the workplace. This shows in both existing regulatory approaches and the application of competition policy, as well as in discussions on new ...

EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 5 June 2021, The G7 Finance Ministers released a communiqué in which they commit to tangible outcomes in the on-going OECD/ G20 negotiations on tax and digitalisation which should culminate with the G20 Finance on 8-9 July 2021. Discussions revolve around two pillars: ...

(Version française ci-dessous) On the occasion of the OECD Ministerial held for the handover of leadership between Angel Gurria and Mathias Cormann as Secretary General and the release of the OECD Economic Outlook report on the Covid-19 crisis, the TUAC held its Plenary meeting to bring core trade ...

(Version française ci-dessous) On the occasion of the OECD Ministerial held for the handover of leadership between Angel Gurria and Mathias Cormann as Secretary General and the release of the OECD Economic Outlook report on the Covid-19 crisis, the TUAC held its Plenary meeting to bring core trade ...

Key findings Released on the occasion of the OECD Ministerial, the Economic Outlook (May 2021) upgrades global GDP growth forecasts for 2021, from 4% in December 2020 and 5.6% in March to 5.8% today. The main drivers of the recovery are the US fiscal stimulus and speeding up of vaccination ...

(Version française ci-dessous) The OECD is holding its 2021 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) on 31 May – 1 June 2021, focussing “Shared Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future”. On 28 May, the TUAC Plenary chaired by Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO and President of the TUAC, ...

On 19 May, the TUAC brought together its newly created Youth Network for the first time. This group of young trade union activists, economists and youth coordinators will help shaping the TUAC’s position on a better recovery and quality jobs for youth. The generation that entered the labour ...

Executive Summary Today, the top 1% of the global income distribution seizes 20% of global GDP, and it has captured 27% of total income growth between 1980 and 2016. The substantial rise in inequality and the failure in lifting the bottom and middle of the income distribution over the past forty ...

The TUAC welcomes the clarification by the Investment Committee of the OECD in response to the TUAC request to clarify the interpretation of the OECD Guidelines by the UK NCP.  The OECD Investment Committee clarification confirms that meaningful grievance mechanisms and due diligence systems can ...

The TUAC stands in solidarity with the Colombian trade unions and the democratic forces of civil society in reaction to the recent violent crackdown by the Colombian authorities against the mass opposition and demonstrations against a planned tax reform. As reported by the ITUC, more than 1,089 ...

Executive Summary On 14 March, the OECD published the 2021 edition of Going for Growth, which represents the OECD’s formula for countries’ economic success through the implementation of structural reforms. Over the last years, there has been a progressive attempt to shift the publication’s ...