31 May 2018
Release of the OECD Economic Outlook 2018
The engines of sustainable growth are still missing: Time to change the Reform Agenda The OECD Economic Outlook released on the occasion of the 2018 Ministerial Council meeting carries the key message that we need “a different way to grow”. As the recovery in investment is not strong enough and ...
31 May 2018
TUAC Assessment of the Revised Jobs Strategy
The revised OECD Jobs Strategy approved by the 2018 Ministerial Council has the advantage of broadening the OECD approach, provides helpful messages on macro-economic demand side policy, and openly recognizes the value and benefits of labour market institutions such as minimum wages, collective ...
31 May 2018
TUAC Calls for the OECD to Uphold Fundamental Values, as Colombia Joins the OECD
At the 2018 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, Lithuania and Colombia joined the OECD as members. Colombia had not achieved sufficient and satisfactory progress on-the-ground on respect for human rights as TUAC had expected during the accession process. Trade unions remain gravely concerned about ...
30 May 2018
Implementing the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
In May 2018, the OECD Council adopted a Council Recommendation to promote and implement the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct. The Recommendation was released at the OECD 2018 MCM. The Guidance explains how companies should conduct diligence to avoid and address ...
23 May 2018
OECD Week 2018: Trade unions call for a bold policy response to improve multilateralism
The 2018 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (30-31 May) under French chairmanship aims at “Refounding multilateralism for more responsible, effective and inclusive outcomes”. The preceding OECD Forum (29-30 May) looks into “What brings us together”. For TUAC, over the past decades, the ...
15 May 2018
“Social Policy for Shared Prosperity in a Changing World of Work”, TUAC contribution to the OECD Ministerial on Social Policy
A TUAC delegation, headed by Jorunn Berland (Vice President TUAC and YS-NW) and including Larry Rousseau (Executive Vice President of CLC), is participating in the Social Policy Ministerial on the future of social protection in Montréal, 15th of May. See attached for the TUAC policy document. ...
01 May 2018
The Swedish Job Security Councils – A case study on social partners’ led transitions
The Swedish Job Security Councils are one concrete, existing mechanism in ensuring smooth transitions from one job to another. In existence since the 1970s, they are now covering almost all economic sectors (except companies without collective agreements). This system is an example of how to ensure ...
10 April 2018
L7 Key Demands for the Canadian G7 Presidency/ Principales revendications du L7 à la présidence canadienne du G7
Labour-7 (L7) trade union leaders met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ministers Patricia Hajdu (Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), Maryam Monsef (Status of Women), François-Philippe Champagne (International Trade) and Chrystia Freeland (Foreign Affairs) in Ottawa on ...
04 April 2018
L7 Evaluation of the Outcomes of the G7 Innovation and Employment Ministerial Meeting 2018
The G7 Innovation and Employment Ministers met in Montréal on 27 and 28 March. The L7 welcomed the cluster approach towards building a joint understanding on how to reconcile the goals of innovation and quality job creation. The L7 was invited to parts of the Employment Ministerial and the joint ...
21 March 2018
Going for Growth 2018: Between Structural Reforms and Inclusive Growth
In the Interim report on “Going for Growth”, released on 19 March, the OECD tries to reconcile its traditional policy of structural reforms and ‘creative destruction’ with an ‘inclusive growth” agenda, where the benefits of growth are shared much more broadly. Read TUAC Comments: ...
13 March 2018
OECD Interim Forecast shows recovery is far from inclusive
Main takeaways The scar of youth unemployment has not healed. The recovery has bypassed younger people. Employment rates of 15 to 24 year old still have to recover substantially in order to reach the pre-crisis level (see graph below). ...
07 March 2018
Ron Blackwell, 1946-2018
Ron Blackwell, former Chief Economist of the AFL-CIO and Chair of the TUAC Working Group on Economic Policy, passed away on 25 February 2018. Ron was a principled trade unionist who harnessed his excellence and experience in economics to defend working people throughout a long career in the ...
