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Public Funding/Tax Justice

The gap between the rich and the rest of us is growing rapidly. In many countries, the richest 1% pay less tax than everyone else. Profitable multinational corporations use loopholes and tax havens to avoid paying their share. Around the world, inequality is growing. A taxation system based on fairness and ability to pay is the first step in reversing this attack on the middle class.

Unhappy Meal: Unions expose McDonald's tax practices

27 February 2015

Fast food and public sector unions from across the Atlantic came together to expose the extent of the tax avoidance practices of fast food giant McDonald's.

Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More

25 February 2015

This research paper published by Oxfam International shows that the richest 1 percent have seen their share of global wealth increase from 44 percent in 2009 to 48 percent in 2014 and at this rate will be more than 50 percent in 2016.

Public services are essential for economic growth

12 February 2015
GUF meeting with IMF

Economic models that promote labour flexibility and privatisation are destined to fail. This was PSI’s main message to the high-level meetings between the Global Union Federations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, on 11 February in Washington.

"Greece has given Europe a lesson of democracy, and the right answer to austerity, " says Rosa Pavanelli

27 January 2015
Syriza demonstrators in front of the Acropolis, Athens

“A strong message to the Troika and to the European Institutions, after six years of austerity that have destroyed the social fabric of Greek society.”

Trade unions and civil society make a critical assessment of the EU Neighborhood Policy

15 December 2014
Rachid Malaoui, SNAPAP, Algeria

On International Human Rights Day, PSI affiliate leader Rachid Malaoui (SNAPAP/CGATA, Algeria) participated in a dialogue on cooperation between the EU and the MENA region at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

Billions disappearing through tax evasion

19 November 2014
Bernard Adjei, Ghana Tax Justice Campaign - Photo David Falk

Enormous amounts are disappearing through tax evasion. The missing tax revenue in Africa is greater than the entire amount received in development aid. A sound tax policy is a tool for global development, concludes a seminar organised the Union of Civil Servants, ST, Sweden.

Outcomes of PSI Steering Comittee SC-18

17 November 2014

PSI Steering Committee (SC-18) met in Geneva on 12-13 November 2014.

The agenda covered all items relating to the implementation of the Programme of Action with a special focus on the global campaigns PSI is leading on trade agreements and tax justice.

Audio: Radio Interview with Daniel Bertossa

17 November 2014

PSI Policy Director, Daniel Bertossa is interviewed by Chris Ilsley on Australian radio 6PR Perth Tonight about tax havens and the need to push for fair taxation. Mr Bertossa was in Australia to call on the G20 Leaders to meet their promise to stop multinational corporations from dodging hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

G20: Public Health Systems more efficient than private, PSI study reveals

12 November 2014
Nurses and midwives lobby for public funding of health care

Public healthcare is more efficient than private healthcare, reveals a new study by Public Services International (PSI), which was released during an international trade union forum on public health, ahead of the G20 in Australia.

G20: Australian nurses join Liberian Ebola workers on frontline

12 November 2014
Ebola health workers - by European Commission DG ECHO

At the international G20 Nursing Conference in Brisbane, officials from nurses' and midwives' unions joined Ebola health workers on the front line in Liberia.

Unions Push for Tax Responsibility in Pension Funds

09 November 2014

Trade unions have unveiled a new initiative to tackle global tax evasion by integrating tax risks into responsible investment policies in pension funds worth over $20trillion where unions and their trustees are involved in fund governance. 

Chile: Struggle for social justice

07 October 2014

A debate will be held on 7-8 October in Santiago de Chile about corruption and tax justice. Approximately 70 PSI representatives will be attending.

Trade unions discuss tax justice in Ghana

24 September 2014

By Jerry Detse Mensah-Pah

On 9-11 September 2014, Public Services International, through its Africa and Arab Regional Office and with support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, organized a workshop for 50 Trade Union Staff and Activists in Tema, Ghana to empower them with skills and tools for trade union work on the issue of tax justice.

Video: The fightback against austerity

07 July 2014

Public Services International (PSI), the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), together with our affiliate unions, ADEDY, and allies in Greece brought together a team of expert union journalists and communicators. This solidarity exchange enabled PSI communicators from other countries to learn more about the issues facing Greek trade unionists and share this understanding with their union members and communities around the world.

Video: Trade agreements and the threat to quality public services

24 June 2014

Sanya Reid Smith - Third World Network, Guest speaker at PSI's Executive Board meeting in Nyon, Switzerland 24-25 June 2014.