G7 and G20
The G7 and G20 are two important forums bringing together countries to shape political consensus on a broad range of issues such as climate action, economic and monetary policies, development and the international financial system, as well as health, education, labour and employment policies.
The OECD is actively engaged in the work of the G7 and G20, to influence the processes and outcomes. In collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), TUAC coordinates the work of the Labour 7 (L7) and Labour 20 (L20), to bring the voice of trade unions to the G7 and G20. As formal engagement groups, the L7 and L20 strive to ensure that governments prioritise worker-centred policies, the protection of human and labour rights, climate action, and the reduction of inequalities.
TUAC’s work in this area is led by Martin Denis. For more information, please contact denis@tuac.org.
Unions urge G7 to deliver on wage growth
Trade unions call on G7 Labour and Employment Ministers to deliver the “sustainable growth and real wage growth” which G7 Leaders committed to at last year’s G7 summit. In a joint statement by unions from G7 countries pointing out that real wages “in almost all G7 countries remain below ...
L7 calls on G7 to champion a pro-worker agenda
The Labour 7, the official engagement group representing trade unions to the G7, has issued a statement calling on Leaders to stand by their words and put workers at the forefront of their actions for 2024. At the Leaders Summit held in Hiroshima, Japan, last year, the G7 acknowledged that ...
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G20/OECD recognise workforce dialogue and consultation as part of effective corporate governance
The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance for the first time recognise the role of the workforce – and not just senior management – in effective corporate governance and include stronger expectations for consultation of workers on major decisions of the company. The revised Principles ...
G20 India: no action, no urgency
The ITUC and TUAC look forward to the Brazilian presidency of the G20 focused on taking action for the most important issues for working people, after a woeful outcome from the latest leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India. The final G20 Leaders’ Declaration failed to make any substantive ...
G7 Hiroshima Summit- strong words that must be followed by action
G7 leaders met in Hiroshima to adopt a joint communiqué reaffirming their support to Ukraine as well as their commitment to peace and to the principles of the UN Charter. Heads of State or Government of Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States as well as ...
G7 Summit: under pressure to deliver on wages, collective bargaining and social protection
Japan hosts the G7 Summit of the Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA and the EU – on 19-21 May in Hiroshima with ‘economic resilience and security’ high on the agenda. Leaders will meet in times of high geopolitical uncertainty and in global economic slowdown, and rising ...
G7 Labour and Employment Ministers commit to wage growth and collective bargaining
G7 Employment and Labour Ministers met in Kurashiki, Japan, on 22-23 April 2023 to negotiate and adopt the Declaration ‘Investing in Human Capital’. In a context of high geopolitical uncertainty, the cost-of-living crisis, and a global economic slowdown affecting millions of workers, it is ...
