31 May 2017
TRADE UNION MESSAGES AND INPUTS TO THE OECD WEEK 2017 / MESSAGES ET CONTRIBUTIONS DES SYNDICATS LORS DE LA SEMAINE 2017 DE L’OCDE
The 2017 Ministerial Council Meeting sets out to “make globalisation work… for all” and the preceding OECD Forum intends to “bridge divides”. This is necessary after a year of backlash against governments, institutions and the very functioning of economic systems. At the root of this ...
23 May 2017
The transition to a low carbon economy must be done with, not against workers, says OECD
Today the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its report “Investing in Climate, Investing in Growth”, which shows how climate action is a precondition, as much as an enabler for inclusive growth. Consistent with the Paris Agreement, the OECD joins for the ...
18 May 2017
L20 Unions Call for G20 Commitment to Fair Globalisation
The G20 Summit in July must finally agree on conditions for fair globalisation, according to the inter-national trade union movement. This was the central message in the statement of Labour-20 trade union centres handed to German Chancellor and G20 President Angela Merkel at a meeting in Berlin ...
16 May 2017
L20 Summit starting in Berlin
Ahead of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting and in preparation of the G20 Summit in July, the Labour 20 Summit convenes in Berlin on May 16-17 to send messages to the G20 to restore inclusive growth and social justice. The meeting hosted by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) ...
03 May 2017
Qatar: Swiss Government Mediation between BWI and FIFA a Good Step
The ITUC has welcomed the outcome of a Swiss Government-mediated agreement between the Building and Wood Workers’ International and FIFA over conditions for workers building the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The agreement, which follows a complaint lodged by the BWI in Switzerland, ...
02 May 2017
FIFA welcomes outcome of NCP mediation process on workers’ welfare in Qatar
FIFA welcomes the Final Statement published today by the Swiss National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Swiss NCP) in the context of the specific instance that was submitted by the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI). FIFA considers the discussions ...
02 May 2017
Swiss set cooperation conditions for FIFA and Qatar on worker rights
The international federation of football associations (FIFA) and Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy have agreed to cooperate to ensure the ongoing safety of workers building the stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, after a human rights complaint by a trade body was resolved. ...
18 April 2017
PISA 2015 Results. Student Well-Being. Volume 3.
On Wednesday April 19th, the OECD is releasing its third volume of the PISA 2015 results. This volume focuses on the results of its student questionnaire which accompanied the main student assessment. The main take-aways are as follows: The OECD’s definition of life satisfaction focuses on ...
10 April 2017
Global Unions solidarity mission to Korea: the need for an inclusive and sustainable growth model
In a letter sent to Hwang Kyo-ahn, prime minister and acting president of Republic of Korea, John Evans, TUAC General Secretary, reinstated the international labour movement’s profound concerns about the failure of the Republic of Korea to uphold freedom of assembly and fundamental labour ...
24 March 2017
3rd Trade Union-DAC Forum 2017
The 3rd joint forum between trade unions and the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD was held in Paris on the 21st of March 2017. The theme of the forum was the role of the DAC in the changing development landscape and in pursuit of achieving the Agenda 2030. Bringing together the ...
17 March 2017
GOING FOR GROWTH AND INCLUSIVENESS?
“Going for Growth” is one of the flagship publications of the OECD Economics Department. It contains a country specific list of “what-to- reform” in order to improve employment and productivity performance. The novelty in the 2017 version of this report, released on the 17th of March, is ...
09 March 2017
Key Recommendations & Outcomes of the Trade Union Forum on Digitalisation and the Future of Work
In February 2017, the TUAC held a Trade Union Forum on Digitalisation and the digital economy in Paris. Starting with an internal trade union exchange with over 80 national, sector-level and global unions’ representatives, it proceeded with panel discussions with the OECD, other stakeholders and ...
