Trade and investment
Free trade and investment can drive growth and development but should not come at the expense of domestic jobs and labour rights. Governments should ensure that open markets contribute to the creation of quality jobs and do not undermine workers’ bargaining power and fundamental rights.
TUAC is engaging with the OECD Investment, Steel and Trade Committees to achieve enforceable labour clauses in international trade and investment agreements, quality investment that contributes to local development, and adequate social and employment protection.
This work is led by Filip Stefanovic. For more information, please contact stefanovic@tuac.org.
TUAC and IndustriALL Global Union raise concerns at the 88th OECD Steel Committee
Taking the floor on the first day of the 88th OECD Steel Committee, IndustriALL Global Union and the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD raised awareness on the risks faced by steel workers globally, who are extremely concerned with the dire situation in the steel sector. Recent OECD ...
Les réponses de l’ OCDE sur le commerce international et l’investissement face à Covid 19 – la nécessité d’une discussion politique
Dans le cadre de sa réponse à la crise du Covid-19, l’OCDE a récemment publié deux notes d’orientation sur le commerce international, dressant la carte des soutiens gouvernementaux et esquissant certaines actions pour soutenir le commerce international. Le point de départ est que ...
The OECD trade and investment response to Covid 19 – the need for a broader, long-term policy discussion on Global Value Chains
As part of its response to Covid-19 crisis, the OECD has recently released two policy briefs on international trade, mapping government supports and sketching some actions to keep trade flowing. The starting point is that trade flows are severely hit by the crisis. Already before the pandemic, the ...
Download (195.58 KB)OECD on path to a treaty model clause for responsible business conduct ?/ L’OCDE sur la voie d’une clause type pour une conduite responsable des
EN (FR ci-dessous) On 15 January 2020, the OECD launched a public consultation on “business responsibilities and investment treaties“. The consultation paper describes developments at national and international level in the area of business responsibilities that may influence trade ...
TUAC Statement on the 87th OECD Steel Committee: Workers Caught in Trade Crossfire/ Acier et commerce international: les travailleurs pris entre 2 feux
EN (FR BELOW) No solution for excess steel capacity in sight, escalating trade conflicts put steelworkers’ and broader manufacturing jobs at risk. Overcapacity was the main point of agreement in an otherwise contentious meeting of the OECD Steel Committee, which brought together government, ...
TUAC proposals to enhance protection against rising corporate market power
On the occasion of an OECD hearing on competition and labour markets, TUAC brought the attention of competition authorities to the employment effects of increased corporate market power. In the attached submission, TUAC made concrete recommendations to enhance protection against labour market ...
OECD Investment week: more attention should be paid to impact on decent work and development
TUAC welcomes the opportunity to participate into the OECD discussions during the OECD “investment week” on 11-13 March 2019. The labour movement has serious concerns about a free trade and investment agenda that would strengthen corporate power, whilst paying insufficient attention to ...
