The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) is the interface of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...
(OECD) with organized labour. TUAC has 59 affiliated trade union centres in 31 OECD countries, representing more than 66 million workers. It also has associate members in Brazil, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
History
In recent years, TUAC has focused on the response to the economic crisis, stressing the need for anti-crisis policies that stimulate growth and protect and create jobs, together with stronger regulation of the financial sector. TUAC calls for a paradigm shift in the underlying economic model so as to deliver a stronger global economy that reduces income inequality. It supports policies that promote aggregate demand, green growth, sustainable and inclusive development, responsible long-term investments and financial markets, as well as fair and progressive tax systems.
To this end, TUAC actively participates in various OECD Committees and conferences, including the OECD Forum and Ministerial Council Meeting.
TUAC, working with the
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union
A trade union (labor union in Am ...
(ITUC) co-ordinates trade union input to the G20 and G8 Summits through the L20, and took part in the G20 Employment Task Force and Sherpa meetings, as well as in social partners consultations with Ministers and Leaders. It also co-ordinated trade union input in the book ''Exiting from the crisis: towards a model of more equitable and
sustainable growth
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TUAC and its Global Union partners have also contributed to the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. TUAC has launched a database and website of trade union cases submitted under the Guidelines since 2000.
Leadership
General Secretaries
:1949:
Walter Schevenels Walter Schevenels (11 November 1894 – 6 March 1966) was a Belgian trade union official.
Born in Anderlecht, Schevenels' father was the secretary of the National Federation of Metal Workers, and Walter followed in his footsteps, soon becoming ...
:1966:
Charles Ford
:1971: Henri Bernard
:1978: Kari Tapiola
:1985: John Evans
:2017: Pierre Habbard
Presidents
:1949: Evert Kupers
:1951: Henk Oosterhuis
: Morgues
:1966: W. F. van Tilburg
:1969:
George Lowthian
:1973: Svend Bache Vognbjerg
:1980:
Lennart Bodström
:1982:
David Basnett
:1986:
Lane Kirkland
:1996:
Bob White
:2000:
John Sweeney
:2010:
Richard Trumka
Richard Louis Trumka (July 24, 1949 – August 5, 2021) was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009 ...
:2021:
Marc Leemans (Acting)
References
External links
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Labour20 official website
International economic organizations
Organizations based in Paris
Trade unions established in 1948
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