Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
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The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) is a trade union
advisory committee with consultative status with the OECD, as well as providing input to G8
economic summits. It works closely with ITUC
, ETUC, and Global union federation
s. TUAC participates actively in promotion and implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
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Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
advisory committee with consultative status with the OECD, as well as providing input to G8
G8
The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
economic summits. It works closely with ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
, ETUC, and Global union federation
Global union federation
A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, previously known as international trade secretariats [ITSs]....
s. TUAC participates actively in promotion and implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are annex to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. They are recommendations providing voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct for multinational corporations operating in or from...
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