Trade unions challenge G7 to confront structural inequality behind global imbalances
Tackling global imbalances means confronting the structural inequalities in income, wealth, and power at their root, trade unions argue in the 2026 Labour 7 (L7) statement launched on 16 April. The statement, released as L7 representatives and other G7 engagement groups met the French Foreign ...
New OECD growth framework abandons inequality
TUAC has criticised the OECD’s new report on structural reforms, Foundations for Growth and Competitiveness 2026 (F4GC), for ignoring the interplay between demand, inequality and growth. Published on 9 April, F4GC replaces the long-standing Going for Growth series (2007–2023, G4G) and aims ...
Trade unions call for urgent action as steel overcapacity and trade distortions intensify
Trade unions sounded the alarm at the OECD Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 23–24 March 2026, warning that growing global imbalances in the steel sector are putting jobs, industrial capacity and entire regions at risk. Leading a large trade union delegation at the meeting, TUAC, industriALL ...
