14 June 2023
Global Unions stand in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly, WGA) have been on strike since 2 May. Our brothers and sisters are fighting for the future of writing and for the ability to develop and sustain careers in the entertainment industry in the face of the pressures of ...
21 July 2021
G20 Finance outlines structural reform agenda on digitalisation and climate, post COVID-19
Version française à la suite At their meeting on 10-11 July 2021, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors adopted a Communiqué outlining a number of commitments to engage in structural reforms in light of digitalisation and climate change, and paved the way for reform of the ...
06 July 2021
Workers in the On-location Platform Economy – Global Unions’ Policy Demands
On-location platform workers are treated abysmally as app-based employers use underhanded definitions and loopholes in the law to duck their responsibilities. The platform economy is a challenge to the working conditions and labour rights of all workers. A new paper with a set of demands from ...
08 June 2021
The limits of data rights for the workplace
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 ...
14 December 2020
TUAC Response to the OECD Public Consultation on Tax Challenges of Digitalisation
TUAC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the OECD consultation on Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints. This publication follows the November 2019 consultation on a proposed unified approach to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy, and the December 2019 consultation ...
25 November 2020
Evidence against Prop22 – OECD views on false self-employment and platform work
On 3 November 2020, the citizens of California voted in favour of “Proposition nb 22” which will classify “app-based workers” as independent contractors without access to employment standards. Uber and Lyft reportedly spent USD200 million in campaign activities in favour of the proposition. ...
05 February 2020
OECD-G20 Forum delivers a watered down proposal on the taxation of digital businesses / Une proposition au rabais du Forum OCDE-G20 sur la taxation du
Key messages On 31 January 2020, the OECD-hosted G20 Inclusive Framework, composed of over hundred countries, made progress to devise new rules for the taxation of multinationals’ profits. Considering the number of national interests around the table, the complexity of the process, and the ...
31 May 2019
Going digital – but not together? OECD Ministerial delivers policy outcomes but no high-level declaration
For the third time in a row, the annual OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (22-23 May 2019) ended without a comprehensive high-level Statement. Ministers could only agree to a short declaration listing the adoption of new OECD instruments and reports which had been prepared ahead of the Ministerial. ...
22 May 2019
OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence calls for a “fair transition” through social dialogue
TUAC welcomes the first OECD AI Principles Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a growing impact on jobs and workers. Today, the OECD is releasing its first Recommendation on AI as part of its annual Ministerial Council Meeting, recognising that a “fair transition” is needed for workers affected ...
05 April 2019
« Vers le numérique ? L’inclusion d’abord! » – Un message clair du TUAC lors de la consultation pour la Ministérielle de l’OCDE
Une délégation de haut niveau du TUAC a rencontré le 3 Avril 2019 à Bratislava le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, la présidence slovaque de la prochaine réunion du Conseil au niveau des ministres (RCM) ainsi que les ambassadeurs de l’OCDE, lors des consultations annuelles de la RCM avec ...
03 April 2019
“Going digital? – go inclusive!” – TUAC sends a clear message at today´s OECD MCM Consultation
Today, a TUAC high-level delegation met with the OECD Secretary General, the Slovakian chair of the upcoming Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and OECD Ambassadors in Bratislava at the annual MCM Consultations with Business at OECD and TUAC. The meeting represents an important milestone in ...
12 March 2019
Resultados de la primera fase de Going Digital de la OCDE: definir las políticas y no la transformación digital en sí misma
La transformación digital se ha convertido en uno de los principales temas de la política pública en menos de una década, lo que demuestra sus efectos rápidos y perturbadores en casi todos los sectores económicos, la vida cotidiana y el mundo del trabajo. Dos años después del inicio del ...
