20 December 2019
TUAC on new OECD report: Urgent need to step up Official Development Assistance
On 10 December, the OECD published the 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report. Despite positive trends like a record low number of people living in poverty, the report depicts a grim picture referencing wearying action in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as ...
18 December 2019
Le système de retraite français mérite un véritable dialogue social / The French pension system deserves real, substantive social dialogue
Réunie le 10 décembre, la plénière du TUAC a fait part de sa profonde préoccupation face au grave manque de dialogue social dans le processus de réforme des retraites en cours en France. Le TUAC s’associe à d’autres organisations syndicales internationales pour demander au ...
12 December 2019
TUAC Resolution on Chile / Resolución de la TUAC sobre Chile
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, meeting on its 143rd session of the Plenary, expresses deep concern about the treatment of the massive social protest in Chile marked by the severe lack of social dialogue by government authorities with independent and democratically ...
10 December 2019
TUAC-OECD LCM: Divided, We (still) Stand – The Urgency of People-Centred Policies/ Toujours (aussi) désunis – agir maintenant pour les populations
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) Today on 10 December 2019, the TUAC holds its annual Liaison Committee with the OECD. The discussions are based on a discussion paper “Divided, We (still) Stand – The Urgency of People-Centred Policies” – which can be downloaded in English and French below. At the ...
27 November 2019
Securing pensions for all: upholding the right to decent, adequate and secure pensions / Garantir une retraite pour tous: le droit à une retraite décente,
As governments gathered in Paris to discuss challenges and opportunities related to ageing societies at the 2019 OECD Global Strategy Group meeting, the OECD presented its 2019 Pensions at a Glance report.[i] The new OECD report presents an important wake-up call for governments urging them to ...
18 November 2019
Collective bargaining put under the OECD’s magnifying glass – Release of the OECD report “Negotiating our way up”
Executive summary Collective bargaining and the very existence of trade unions have not always been seen favourably in OECD reports in the past. This is changing. In recent years, a more positive stance can be seen in the revised Jobs Strategy, and the 2018 & 2019 Employment Outlooks. Now, the ...
12 November 2019
OECD reform of international corporate taxation: TUAC calls for better concepts/ Réforme de l’OCDE sur l’imposition des multinationales: le TUAC
(FR CI-DESSOUS) On 12 November 2019, TUAC responded to an OECD public consultation on the reform of international tax rules. The TUAC response underlines the need to revisit more deeply the current system in order to leave more space for unitary taxation. Better and clearer concepts are ...
07 November 2019
Investment Week 2019 Recap: A Fearless Inventory of FDI/ Récapitulatif de la semaine de l’investissement 2019 :un inventaire audacieux des IDE
(FR CI-DESSOUS) EN OECD and TUAC took the first steps toward investing in responsible business conduct, yet political will remains a challenge. OECD presented findings contained in its first report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) qualities indicators during 2019 “investment week” which took ...
29 October 2019
Just Transitions for regional, green & digital economic revivals
The world is struggling to transition to a zero-carbon economy and fears of automation and sector restructuring grow. At the same time, regional economic and social disparities remain high with income and job opportunities increasingly concentrated in large cities and certain regions. The green and ...
29 October 2019
Just Transitions for regional, green & digital economic revivals
The world is struggling to transition to a zero-carbon economy and fears of automation and sector restructuring grow. At the same time, regional economic and social disparities remain high with income and job opportunities increasingly concentrated in large cities and certain regions. The green and ...
09 October 2019
OECD proposal to reform tax rules in the context of digitalisation – heading in the right direction, but not ambitious enough/ Proposition OCDE sur la
EN (FR CI-DESSOUS) On 9 October 2019, the OECD Secretariat published a “unified approach” to reform international tax rules to address the tax challenges of digitalisation. The OECD Secretariat proposal was discussed behind closed doors by OECD Member States participating in the OECD Task ...
08 October 2019
TUAC Statement on the 87th OECD Steel Committee: Workers Caught in Trade Crossfire/ Acier et commerce international: les travailleurs pris entre 2 feux
EN (FR BELOW) No solution for excess steel capacity in sight, escalating trade conflicts put steelworkers’ and broader manufacturing jobs at risk. Overcapacity was the main point of agreement in an otherwise contentious meeting of the OECD Steel Committee, which brought together government, ...
