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.
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 ...
Download (285.40 KB)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 ...
How can competition contribute to fairer societies? TUAC raises the alarm bell on market concentration of online platforms
On 29-30 November 2018, the TUAC took part in the OECD Global Forum on Competition and made a case for breaking up the dominant positions of online platforms. As monopsonies, online platforms have adverse effect on workers’ rights, and therefore consumers’ wealth. The TUAC made some ...
TUAC calls for a sustainable trade and investment agenda at the OECD/ Appel du TUAC à l’OCDE pour un agenda durable sur le commerce et
TUAC welcomes the opportunity to participate into the discussions of the “OECD investment week” (22-23 october). While international trade opening and foreign investment offer opportunities for growth and for job creation, there are a number of well-known downside risks if policies, both ...
