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At the OECD’s ‘Simplifying for Success’ Symposium on 18 November, trade unions raised deep concerns about exclusionary regulatory practices, arguing that measurement frameworks depend almost entirely on business surveys and cost models whilst marginalising the benefits of regulation. ...

TUAC called for stronger trade union participation in governance systems across Latin America and the Caribbean at the Third OECD Ministerial Summit on Governance in Asunción, Paraguay on 11 November. Trade unionists including CUT Paraguay General Secretary, Mirtha Arias Noguer, challenged ...

Unions have issued an urgent call for action on the global steel crisis as the OECD Steel Committee gathers on 4-5 November in Paris. Any solution to the crisis must give workers a seat at the table, hold companies accountable, and guarantee social protections to drive a just transition, unions say. ...

The OECD International Migration Outlook 2025, published this week, provides important data on migrant workers but misses crucial opportunities to address labour exploitation and discrimination, TUAC finds. This is particularly concerning given the report’s estimation of a 34% initial earnings ...

The OECD 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report published yesterday sheds light on important trends as well as significant gaps in corporate practices related to sustainability and compliance with environmental and social standards. TUAC challenged companies and policymakers to strengthen corporate ...

Trade unions engaged with policymakers on the unequal distribution of trade benefits at the OECD workshop on trade and jobs, held on 15th October. TUAC representatives called for stronger protections for workers during the event, which explored the critical relationship between trade policies, ...

Trade unions welcome the French National Contact Point’s (NCP) critical assessment of Shein’s business practices, demonstrating how the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can serve as a powerful tool for initiating dialogue and supporting holding corporations to account. The ...

While many countries across the OECD are seeking to bolster competitiveness and productivity by simplifying regulations and cutting so-called “red tape”, TUAC warns against the risks of a new wave of outright deregulation which will lower protections for workers, increase inequality and ...

TUAC welcomes the groundbreaking amendments to South Korea’s Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act (TULRAA), which significantly expand workers’ rights and employer accountability across supply chains. Trade unions fought for over two decades to secure these reforms that ...

Trade unions welcome the OECD’s new report “To Have and Have Not – How to Bridge the Gap in Opportunities”, but warn governments that equal opportunities are not enough to tackle today’s high levels of inequality, and that the report’s framing risks understating the role of systemic ...

The OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook, published today, fails to address the urgent needs of workers facing a “double squeeze” from sluggish growth and restrictive monetary policy. Despite the OECD projecting slightly improved global growth for 2025 (revised to 3.2% from ...

The OECD’s latest report on gender equality reveals that significant workplace inequalities endure across OECD and EU countries, with TUAC highlighting critical policy gaps in addressing systemic wage disparities affecting women workers. In 2023, the median full-time working woman earned 11% ...