1/3 "Social protection is a human right and an investment in well-functioning societies." - TUAC Vice President Marc Leemans tells OECD Social Policy Ministerial.

2/3 "But the pressures on social protection are mounting: ageing populations need more care, workforces are shrinking, and precarious work is rising. We must broaden the financing base through fairer taxation on wealth, profits and capital." - Marc Leemans at #OECD Ministerial

3/3 TUAC's vision: Build sustainable social protection through progressive taxation, inclusive employment & reduced working hours, and ensure workers' voices are heard in the design of these systems.

OECD Development (3/3) 📊 Key TU priorities: 1) Recommit to 0.7% UN ODA target, 2) Reform international financial architecture, 3) Prioritise poverty & inequality reduction through Decent Work. Only 5 countries currently meet the UN target. #DevelopmentCooperation #FfD4

🤝 Today, our leadership & our global network, including CICR & UCCAEP, participated in our pre-Ministerial Council Meeting Annual Consultation with the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives’s leadership, including SG Mathias Cormann. With TUAC, we joined M. Comercio Exterior’s Manuel Tovar, MICITT’s

Great meeting with colleagues from Business at OECD OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives and Costa Rica!

TUAC delegation insisting on the role of decent work for sustainable development.

(1/3) To secure resilient critical mineral supply chains, respect for workers' rights is non-negotiable. Today's TUAC webinar brought labour perspectives to the forefront at a crucial time, with critical minerals firmly on the G7 agenda. #LabourRights #G7Canada

(1/2) 🚨 NEW ANALYSIS: Trade unions warn G7 that urgent action is needed to prevent stagnation & rising inequality. The #L7 proposes: ✅ Lower interest rates ✅ Expansionary fiscal policy ✅ Progressive taxation

(2/2) Read the full analysis by TUAC Gen Sec veronica nilsson & @ITUC Gen Sec Luc Triangle in Equal Times : equaltimes.org/as-g7-leaders-… "This G7 meeting is a referendum on the future of work, fairness, and solidarity in the world's wealthiest nations."

(4/4) "Without strong collective bargaining systems, we risk entrenching these disparities rather than addressing their root causes." - veronica nilsson, TUAC General Secretary tinyurl.com/3r3wx5cm

📢 TUAC President Liz Shuler’s message to TUAC/Business at OECD side event on AI: Nothing about workers, without workers. Unions *must* have a seat at the table from day one of any workplace AI integration discussion.

(1/4) 🚨 Trade unions call for new approach to stop workers being left behind TUAC President Liz Shuler told today's OECD meeting that globalisation has left deep scars on workers through deindustrialisation and job losses. AFL-CIO ✊

El compañero Nolberto dirigiéndose hoy a la reunión ministerial de la ocde sobre comercio y digitalización para exigir que respeten los derechos de los trabajadores y apoyan la negocacion colectiva. CUT Chile ✍️🗳 Nolberto Díaz Sánchez Dirigente CUT

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Budget : les sacrifices pour le monde du travail ça suffit ! - Signez la pétition ! chng.it/5Y8PFHQnyd via Change.org France

1/3 🗣️ “We need a just and worker-centred trade model. But we also need a new *growth* model – one that treats trade policy as a tool for sustainable development." TUAC General Secretary Veronica Nilsson moderating the #L20 trade panel.

"While billions struggle to meet basic needs, a small part of the world's population holds an ever-increasing share of global wealth. Today, the top 1% owns more than 45% of global wealth, but they often pay lower tax rates than the bottom 90%." - Veronica Nilsson today at L20 🧵

#L20 is calling for a social contract at the opening of the #G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in #George, South Africa

🇨🇱 Delighted to welcome Eric Campos, Secretary General, and Nolberto Díaz Sánchez, Deputy Secretary-General for International Affairs, of our affiliate CUT-Chile, today to TUAC! We're proud to make Chilean workers' voices heard at the OECD.