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As requested by G7 Leaders, Labour Ministers from G7 countries agreed a ‘G7 Action Plan for a human-centred adoption of safe, secure and trustworthy AI in the World of Work’. The Plan includes positive commitments to “Promoting the active involvement and consultation of workers and ...

Trade unionists from G7 countries met with Ministers, international policymakers and business leaders in Cagliari today to Underline the urgent need for Governments to deliver environmentally and socially sustainable growth with real wage growth for working people. Tackle the climate crisis by ...

The labour and business leaders of G7 countries – the Labour 7 and Business 7 – have agreed a joint statement for the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Cagliari, Italy taking place on 11-13 September 2024. The joint statement ‘Shaping the advancement of Artificial ...

Launched today, the OECD’s 2024 Education at a Glance underscores the urgent need for policy action to address inequalities in education and in social and labour market outcomes. Education At A Glance 2024 shows that access to education, study choices, completion rates and labour market outcomes ...

The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (G20 LEMM) took place in Fortaleza, Brazil, on 25-26 July. The Ministerial Declaration from the meeting closely aligns with workers’ demands, as outlined in the L20 statement to the G20 LEMM. The LEMM opened with a Just Transition Leadership Forum, ...

The case for development cooperation to promote unionisation and collective bargaining is presented in a chapter of the OECD’s annual Development Cooperation Report 2024 launched at the UN High Level Political Forum. Written by Veronica Nilsson and Martin Denis of TUAC, the chapter argues for an ...

Almost half of citizens in the OECD do not trust their governments. A shocking 44% of respondents have low or no trust in their national government, according to a new OECD study carried out in late 2023 in 30 countries including France, Germany, Italy and UK.   ...

The 2024 Employment Outlook provides evidence of worsening wages and job opportunities in the move from high emission to green industries and makes a strong case for collective bargaining to achieve a socially just transition to a net-zero economy. It shows that workers from high emission ...

Countries applying to join the OECD should have a strong track record on enforcing labour rights say trade unions. Eight countries participate in the accession process to the OECD – which describes itself as a community committed to individual liberty, democracy, the rule of law, human ...

The OECD is being challenged to forge a new economic consensus for the ‘new normal’ of climate crisis, geo-political tensions and supply chain bottlenecks feeding inflation, which increases prices and disrupts economic activity. The challenge was raised at the annual TUAC-OECD liaison committee ...

The G7 Leaders Communique, agreed at the Summit in Italy, focuses on current threats to global peace and security, but fails to make the link between peace and social justice. It fails to follow up adequately on G7 commitments made last year on the cost of living and wages, or to deal properly with ...

In a new publication, jointly released today with Spain’s Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy Yolanda Díaz Pérez, the OECD takes a closer look at the twin challenges that Spain is confronting: how to revive productivity growth and ensure that it is broadly shared? ...