News

The OECD is being challenged to forge a new economic consensus for the ‘new normal’ of climate crisis, geo-political tensions and supply chain bottlenecks feeding inflation, which increases prices and disrupts economic activity. The challenge was raised at the annual TUAC-OECD liaison committee ...

TUAC says the OECD Ministerial Council Statement is positive in committing to strengthening implementation of climate action; developing closer cooperation with the Indo-Pacific region and Africa, and reaffirming universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, acknowledging the need ...

Securing a resilient future: shared values and global partnerships The 2023 OECD Ministerial Council meeting statement The Ministerial Council meeting (MCM) statement mentions and renews commitments in relation to OECD core values, and many of the current challenges facing OECD countries today. ...

Economic Policy for a Just Transition – TUAC statement for the annual OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2023 ...

Trade unions took an active part in consultations on the OECD Ministerial Council meeting due to take place on 7-8 June. The OECD Ministerial Council is expected to adopt new OECD Guidelines for multi-national companies on responsible business conduct, discuss economic policies “for resilient, ...

On Friday 29 April 2022, the Italian government, chairing this year’s Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) of the OECD (9-10 June) under the title “The Future We Want: Better Policies for the Next Generation and a Sustainable Transition”, presided in Rome the MCM consultation with social ...

(Version française ci-dessous) The Liaison Committee Meeting (LCM) between the OECD and the TUAC, “Framing the Recovery: Pathways for a World in Transition”,  took place virtually on 21 February 2022. The LCM is the annual appointment that brings together the OECD Secretariat, OECD country ...

The OECD formally opened accession discussions with a number of countries yesterday, including Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru and Romania. This gives the countries formal candidate status, after several years in which they have been working with the OECD on a number of issues, aligning ...

(Version française ci-dessous)   The OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) gathered on 5-6 October 2021. This year’s MCM was exceptional for a number of reasons. It was the first held with the recently appointed Secretary General, Mathias Cormann and chaired by the USA, all while ...

Version française ci-dessous Yesterday, took place the official consultations of the two institutional advisory bodies to the OECD, the TUAC and Business at OECD on the upcoming OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM). The MCM is usually held end of May, early June.. Given the exceptional ...

Version française ci-dessous Yesterday, took place the official consultations of the two institutional advisory bodies to the OECD, the TUAC and Business at OECD on the upcoming OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM). The MCM is usually held end of May, early June.. Given the exceptional ...

(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 ...