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The OECD has co-operated with civil society since its creation. For many years this co-operation took place principally through the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). In the past decade the OECD has extended these activities to a broader range of stakeholders, notably other international civil society organisations. Find out more .
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02-Dec-2008
Efficient tax systems underpin development but tax dodgers in developed and developing countries deprive governments of revenues. (see article in The Guardan newspaper) Tax, trade and investment policies are key to the mobilisation of resources for development. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría highlighted OECD work on tax at the UN International Conference on Financing for Development.
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01-Dec-2008
Angel Gurría tells the meeting on "Financing and pricing water: The roles of government policies, the private sector and civil society", that good water management is so fundamental to human and economic development, and to the maintenance of ecosystems, that we cannot afford to fail.
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12-Nov-2008
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría met with European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering during his official visit to Brussels on 12 November 2008.
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from 23-Oct-2008 to 24-Oct-2008
This joint seminar tackled the economic aspects of the existence of a global market of human resources. Beyond the selection of migrants, all OECD countries are dealing with questions of recruiting immigrant workers and their subsequent retention, as well as the risk of “brain drain”, particularly in developing countries.
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