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Trade unions and OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) delegates gathered today for the 9th Trade Union-DAC Forum, co-hosted by the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The forum took place in a context where, according to OECD data, ...

TUAC has set out its priorities for the new OECD Development Strategy, as inequality between countries rises for the first time in a generation. The Strategy comes a decade after its predecessor and amid mounting challenges to development finance. The new OECD Global Outlook on Financing for ...

Trade union leaders from G20 countries and beyond have launched their engagement with this year’s G20 Presidency. The event included the South African Minister of Labour, who emphasised the importance of strong participation by the Labour 20 (L20) in G20 processes. Also present were a ...

Trade unions will push for a fundamental rethinking of social protection financing at this week’s OECD Social Policy Ministerial Meeting in Paris, warning that simply raising retirement ages or cutting benefits would only worsen inequalities. When Social Ministers gather for the meeting on ...

As technology advances and productivity soars at top firms, are workers getting their fair share? A troubling new OECD study suggests not, revealing that some of the most productive companies are paying wages 40% below their peers. The analysis, covering 26 countries from the mid-1990s to 2017, ...

The OECD Working Paper ‘Algorithmic Management in the Workplace’ published yesterday reveals alarming adoption rates of workplace monitoring and evaluation tools, with inadequate protections in place for workers. Based on a survey of over 6,000 mid-level managers across six countries ...

TUAC General Secretary Veronica Nilsson warned of growing inequality and workers’ rights challenges during the World Economic Forum’s “Closing the Jobs Gap” panel today. Speaking alongside the ILO Director-General and business leaders, Nilsson highlighted growing ...

Trade unions are calling on the OECD to address record levels of inequality, highlighting the critical role of collective bargaining and worker representation in driving sustainable economic growth.  The case for change was presented at the TUAC-OECD liaison committee meeting on 9th January, where ...

TUAC has today published a critical assessment of Argentina’s bid for OECD membership, raising serious concerns about the government’s recent attacks on workers’ rights and social dialogue. Based on extensive consultation with Argentinian trade unions, the report reveals a ...

Two Latin American trade union confederations joined TUAC on the 16th December. The Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum (CTRN) of Costa Rica and the Central Autónoma de Trabajadores del Perú (CATP) became official TUAC affiliates at the 155th Plenary Session. These new affiliations ...

TUAC and OECD Watch have issued a joint statement welcoming the OECD Investment Committee’s decision that Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) can be held accountable for their links to labour rights, human rights, and environmental rights violations. ECAs — government-backed institutions that ...

TUAC seriously doubts the OECD’s analysis in its latest Economic Outlook and rejects its key recommendations on macroeconomic policy. TUAC is sceptical of the OECD’s assumption that the global economy and labour markets are resilient enough to withstand a return to fiscal austerity and ...