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Development

Promoting labour rights and decent work is key to achieving Agenda 2030 and the sustainable development goals.

TUAC actively engages with the OECD’s Development Assistant Committee, which gathers some of the world’s biggest donors, to promote the role of trade unions as development partners, and to advocate for key policy priorities such as universal social protection, just transition, gender equality and respect for workers’ fundamental rights. Raising wages by organising workers and through collective bargaining is essential to foster social cohesion and to reduce poverty and inequality.

TUAC’s work in this area is led by Martin Denis. For more information, please contact denis@tuac.org.

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17 July 2024

TUAC puts case for workers’ rights and bargaining power in development co-operation

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 ...

Réunion à haut niveau du Comité d'Aide au Développement le 15/11/23
27 November 2023

Trade unions demand a stronger role for workers in development cooperation policies at the OECD-DAC High Level Meeting

Trade unions participated in the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting (HLM) on 15 November, and voiced their demands on the priorities of development cooperation donors for the next two years. They highlighted the importance of partnering with trade unions through social ...

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27 September 2023

Trade unions call on OECD Development Committee to back action on social protection and just transition

Social protection and creating decent jobs through climate action were the focus of the TUAC and ITUC led annual Forum of trade unions with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). At the halfway point of Agenda 2030, Trade unions from all continents asked the DAC chair Carsten Staur and ...

05 May 2022

7th Trade Union-DAC Forum: Unions and development cooperation donors emphasise the importance of increased support for social protection

Discussions took place with development cooperation donors from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) at the ITUC’s annual Trade Union – DAC Forum on 3 May, with the participation of TUAC. Social protection is one of the key demands of working people for a new social ...

01 December 2020

Covid-19 pushes SDGs further off track: Trade Unions Urge the OECD & DAC to Take Action (ENG & FR)

(Français ci-dessous) On 30 November 2020, the 6th Trade Union – Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held virtually focussing on the role of Official Development Assistance in ensuring an SDG driven recovery and resilience. Marked by the current Covid-19 crisis, trade unions used ...

01 December 2020

Covid-19 pushes SDGs further off track: Trade Unions Urge the OECD & DAC to Take Action (ENG & FR)

(Français ci-dessous) On 30 November 2020, the 6th Trade Union – Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Forum was held virtually focussing on the role of Official Development Assistance in ensuring an SDG driven recovery and resilience. Marked by the current Covid-19 crisis, trade unions used ...

12 November 2020

OECD DAC High-level Meeting 2020: Unions call for an SDG-driven Covid-19 response with Goal 8 at its core (ENG, FR & ES)

Version française ci-dessous Versión en español a continuación   The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC/TUDCN) participated in the High-level Meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) on 9-10 November 2020. The ...

12 November 2020

OECD DAC High-level Meeting 2020: Unions call for an SDG-driven Covid-19 response with Goal 8 at its core (ENG, FR & ES)

Version française ci-dessous Versión en español a continuación   The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC/TUDCN) participated in the High-level Meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) on 9-10 November 2020. The ...