17 April 2020
Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis – by John Evans
John Evans, former General Secretary of the TUAC, writes about the covid-19 crisis and draws some lessons from the 2008-2009 crisis, including: Countries which preserve jobs and value workers will be the most resilient to this and future shocks Policies and their financing must be socially fair ...
16 April 2020
The Impact and Implications of the COVID 19-Crisis on Educational Systems and Households
The following findings illustrate the need for tailored policies that look at the delivery of learning (including resolving connectivity issues), the well-being of students and the challenges faced by households depending on their employment status (during confinement), income and demographics ...
02 April 2020
LABOUR 7 (L7 SYNDICAL) Key Demands in response to the COVID-19 Epidemic/ Demandes clés en réponse à l’épidémie de COVID-19
Version en français ci-dessous The G7 has to lead on a coordinated response to the rapid and wide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 and support international cooperation and coordination. Citizens need protection under their right to health and safety, including exposed frontline workers ...
25 March 2020
Covid-19: The short-term OECD mapping of employment and social policy issues
The OECD released a new web portal in response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, “Tackling the coronavirus – Contributing to a global effort” including useful policy analysis and listing short-term policy solutions to cushion the impact of the crisis. In what follows the TUAC provides a ...
25 March 2020
Joint TUAC and Business at the OECD Statement: OECD Policy Leadership in Times of Global Crisis
In a joint statement, the TUAC and Business at OECD (BIAC) are calling for OECD policy leadership and international cooperation as a response to the COVID-19 global crisis. Now more than ever, the OECD must deliver the best policy advice on both short-term collective response measures, as well as ...
24 March 2020
OECD brief on COVID-19 health policy responses and a dire reminder of the need for well-funded universal healthcare
As health systems are facing the biggest health crisis in a century, countries are scrambling to find effective policies to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The dramatic situations across OECD countries created by the pandemic if any show the crucial need for well-funded public health ...
20 March 2020
TUAC Briefing on the Coronavirus Crisis: Origins, Development and Policy Response
(Version française ci-dessous / Versión en español a continuación) Executive summary The crisis caused by the coronavirus is proving deeper than initially expected, leading the OECD to constantly revise growth estimates downwards. Representing above all a health emergency, the COVID-19 crisis ...
13 March 2020
Council of Global Unions statement on COVID-19 crisis / Déclaration du Conseil des organisations syndicales internationales sur la crise du COVID-19
(traduction française ci-dessous) Meeting in London, the Council of Global Unions, including the TUAC, the International Trade Union Confederation and Global Union Federations adopted a statement calling for urgent action by governments and employers on the COVID -19 Crisis. Among others, Global ...
12 March 2020
TUAC Messages to the OECD on Responsible Business Conduct
Following stakeholder consultations with the OECD Working Party on RBC that took place on 3 March 2020, the TUAC shared the following comments and messages with OECD member states representatives. Implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Evolving digital and environmental ...
06 March 2020
OECD missed opportunity to discuss public country-by-country reporting/ l’OCDE manque le rendez-vous de la transparence fiscale
EN OECD missed opportunity to discuss public country-by-country reporting On 6 March 2020, TUAC responded to an OECD public consultation on the review of country-by-country reporting. TUAC’s key concern is that the public consultation does not offer any opportunity for stakeholders to make ...
04 March 2020
Los sindicatos y las competencias II
Por qué el diálogo social y la negociación colectiva son importantes para los sistemas de competencias y la provisión de formación Los mercados de trabajo modernos requieren una formación inicial de calidad y el acceso continuo al perfeccionamiento de las competencias y la recualificación. ...
04 March 2020
“Coronavirus, but not only” – TUAC Comments on OECD Outlook / “Coronavirus, mais pas seulement” Commentaires du TUAC sur les
Coronavirus, but not only Paris, 4 March 2020 Key findings Following the impact of the coronavirus, the OECD has substantially cut economic growth forecasts between 0.5 and 1.5 percentage points: In a “best case” scenario, the epidemic peaks in China in the first half of 2020 and is contained ...
