09 December 2020
Urgent call for a public registry of company ownership (ENG & FR)
(Version française ci-dessous) The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) joins the ITUC and more than 20 global organisations calling for an urgent commitment to create a global standard for centralised, public beneficial ownership registers. The Joint Appeal is submitted to the ...
08 December 2020
Time for a reset of competition policy – but a serious one and with workers involved (EN & FR)
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 7 December 2020, TUAC presented to the OECD Global Forum on Competition its recommendations for a reset of competition policies. Competition authorities need to substantially change their current approach so as to fully embrace the sustainability agenda. Corporate power ...
08 December 2020
Time for a reset of competition policy – but a serious one and with workers involved (EN & FR)
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 7 December 2020, TUAC presented to the OECD Global Forum on Competition its recommendations for a reset of competition policies. Competition authorities need to substantially change their current approach so as to fully embrace the sustainability agenda. Corporate power ...
08 December 2020
OECD Pensions Outlook 2020: Sustainability and Resilience in times of Crisis (ENG & FR)
(Version française ci-dessous) On Monday 7 December 2020, the OECD presented its 2020 Pensions Outlook. The new report comes in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. A crisis that has sent unprecedented shockwaves through labour markets and pension arrangements alike. The report encourages policy ...
08 December 2020
OECD Pensions Outlook 2020: Sustainability and Resilience in times of Crisis (ENG & FR)
(Version française ci-dessous) On Monday 7 December 2020, the OECD presented its 2020 Pensions Outlook. The new report comes in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. A crisis that has sent unprecedented shockwaves through labour markets and pension arrangements alike. The report encourages policy ...
06 December 2020
Pension rights and sustainability in times of crisis (ENG & FR)
(Version française ci-dessous) Certainty that you can retire after a long work-life and still maintain a decent income is pivotal for workers. The purpose of pension systems is to offer people this certainty and economic security in old age, once they can no longer earn their living themselves. ...
06 December 2020
Pension rights and sustainability in times of crisis (ENG & FR)
(Version française ci-dessous) Certainty that you can retire after a long work-life and still maintain a decent income is pivotal for workers. The purpose of pension systems is to offer people this certainty and economic security in old age, once they can no longer earn their living themselves. ...
02 December 2020
TUAC Reaction to the OECD Economic Outlook, December 2020
Executive Summary In its last edition for 2020 of the Economic Outlook, the OECD provides growth forecasts and policy recommendations for exiting, eventually, the COVID-19 crisis. Year 2020 will end with a global GDP fall of -4.2%. The global average masks important discrepancies among countries ...
01 December 2020
Covid-19 pushes SDGs further off track: Trade Unions Urge the OECD & DAC to Take Action (ENG & FR)
(Français ci-dessous) On 30 November 2020, the 6th Trade Union – Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held virtually focussing on the role of Official Development Assistance in ensuring an SDG driven recovery and resilience. Marked by the current Covid-19 crisis, trade unions used ...
01 December 2020
Covid-19 pushes SDGs further off track: Trade Unions Urge the OECD & DAC to Take Action (ENG & FR)
(Français ci-dessous) On 30 November 2020, the 6th Trade Union – Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held virtually focussing on the role of Official Development Assistance in ensuring an SDG driven recovery and resilience. Marked by the current Covid-19 crisis, trade unions used ...
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. ...
25 November 2020
G20 Leaders’ Declaration Lacks Plans for Jobs and Social Protection / La déclaration des dirigeants du G20 ne prévoit aucun plan pour l’emploi et la
(traduction française à la suite) The G20 Leaders’ statement released on 22 November covers many highly important topics but does not provide the urgently needed coordinated boost for jobs and social protection. The support for equitable access to treatments and eventual vaccines is welcome, ...
