Democracy and public governance
Democracy is in distress and levels of trust in public institutions are at an all-time low in many OECD countries.
TUAC engages with the OECD’s Public Governance Committee and the Regulatory Policy Committee to promote freedom of association as a pillar of democracy, as well as the role of social dialogue and of trade unions in the development of active citizenship and vibrant civic space. Sound regulatory policies involving trade unions are also key to improve working conditions and address inequalities, which are key drivers of mistrust.
TUAC’s work in this area is led by Martin Denis. For more information, please contact denis@tuac.org.
Download (350.29 KB)Regulatory quality for whom and for what?
The OECD way of defining “good regulation” has traditionally been pro-business, pro-trade. But things could change. Hopefully. In October 2015 the OECD released the first edition of a new publication: the Regulatory Policy Outlook. The report develops at length the good practices that should ...
Trade Union Statement to the OECD Public Governance Ministerial Meeting
The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Public Services International (PSI) issue a joint Trade Union Statement to the OECD Public Governance Ministerial in Helsinki on 28 October 2015. The Ministerial sets out to help strengthen public governance institutions and rules to ...
