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Responsible business

The OECD is a leading international standard-setter on responsible business conduct.

Through our engagement with the OECD’s Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct, TUAC has contributed to achieving, and continues to press for, decent work and enforcement of workers’ rights and more effective mechanisms for dealing with issues related to labour and environmental standards.

TUAC’s work on responsible business is led by Andrea Fromm. For more information, please contact fromm@tuac.org

20 December 2017

TUAC AND PSI INTERVENTION AT OECD’S HEALTH COMMITTEE ON “SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MEDECINE”

The OECD’s Health Committee is currently analyzing the challenges member states are facing in ensuring sustainable access to new and innovative treatments  to all those in need. On the occasion of the 22nd meeting of the Health Committee on the 11th of December, TUAC and PSI urged the OECD ...

14 December 2017

TUAC Liaison Committee with the OECD tackles the Future of Work, the Future of the Firm

The Liaison Committee Meeting (LCM) is an opportunity for the TUAC to exchange views with the OECD Council and the Secretariat on key policy issues and OECD initiatives. At the LCM 2017, the discussion centers on today’s and tomorrow’s employment challenges – the Future of Work – and the ...

03 May 2017

Qatar: Swiss Government Mediation between BWI and FIFA a Good Step

The ITUC has welcomed the outcome of a Swiss Government-mediated agreement between the Building and Wood Workers’ International and FIFA over conditions for workers building the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The agreement, which follows a complaint lodged by the BWI in Switzerland, ...

02 May 2017

FIFA welcomes outcome of NCP mediation process on workers’ welfare in Qatar

FIFA welcomes the Final Statement published today by the Swiss National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Swiss NCP) in the context of the specific instance that was submitted by the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI). FIFA considers the discussions ...

02 May 2017

Swiss set cooperation conditions for FIFA and Qatar on worker rights

The international federation of football associations (FIFA) and Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy have agreed to cooperate to ensure the ongoing safety of workers building the stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, after a human rights complaint by a trade body was resolved. ...

08 February 2017

New OECD due diligence guidance targets the garment and footwear sector

‌The garment and footwear sector is one of the largest consumer goods sectors in the world. Although it represents an important economic driving force, the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in 2013 brought global attention to the risks of severe adverse impacts both in manufacturing but ...