In a joint letter to UN negotiators, ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle and PSI General Secretary Danny Bertossa said:

“We call on all Member States to approach these negotiations with ambition and solidarity. By prioritising majority-based decision-making and fast-tracking the taxation of corporate income and capital, Member States can ensure the Framework Convention delivers on its promise of a fairer global tax system that benefits everyone – not just the wealthiest few.”

Stronger international tax cooperation is urgently needed to address:

• Harmful competition between countries and corporations that drives tax rates downward.

• Widespread corporate tax evasion, which deprives countries of critical revenue.

• The need to strengthen the fiscal capabilities of poorer nations, enabling them to invest in social protection, essential public services and sustainable development.

Other key demands include:

• Majority voting to prevent negotiations from stalling due to the need for unanimous decisions.

• Fast-tracking reforms to tax multinational corporations based on where they operate, rather than where they shift their profits.

• Strong measures to ensure that capital is taxed fairly and does not continue to evade national tax systems.

The ITUC and PSI urge all UN member states to engage in the negotiations with ambition and solidarity, ensuring that the final framework delivers on the promise of a fairer global tax system.

The Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation, which PSI helped launch, has released a Brief further expanding on specific reforms.

The outreach letter was coordinated through the Network of Unions for Tax Justice, which brings together unions from across the public and private sectors, working with with the wider tax justice movement and advocating for changes which benefit all workers. To find out more and join the Network, contact Séverine PICARD - spicard@progressivepolicies.eu