A monthly newsletter by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice


** GATJ at the IAFFE Conference 2023
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This week, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ)'s team will participate with members of its Tax and Gender Working Group (TGWG) in the 31st International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference, taking place from 5 to 8 July in Cape Town (South Africa).
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Highlights from June 2023
International Day of Women in Mining

In the month the world celebrates the International Day of Women in Mining, Riska Koopman (GATJ) highlights how mining should contribute to achieving gender equality and alleviating poverty.

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A feminist perspective on the Paris Summit


A reform of the global financial system must center the need to redistribute wealth, resources and decision-making power, underline Âurea Mouzinho (GATJ) & Katie Tobin (WEDO)

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Concerns on the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact

GATJ joined members of the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism to express concerns on the Paris Summit and its governance and policy implications.

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For strong, universal and gender-transformative public services

On the Public Service Day, GATJ reiterated its commitment to continue campaigning for tax justice and public services as part of a broader agenda for economic and social justice globally.

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GATJ members
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LATIN AMERICA
Latindadd released a statement ([link removed]) about the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact and the Bridgetown Initiative, which the organisation classified as “disappointing” and “far from expectations”. The organisation also published an article ([link removed]) about the process towards establishing a UN Tax Convention, theme discussed in an online event promoted with Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y El Caribe (RJFALC).

AFRICA
Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) hosted a side event ([link removed]) at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) 2023 Global Conference in Dakar (Senegal) to discuss strategies to optimise tax revenue collection from transition minerals by African governments. They also announced a podcast series ([link removed]) unpacking Kenya’s double taxation agreements.

ASIA
Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) and the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) called for wealth taxes during their #8for8 campaign ([link removed]) . The organisations also coordinated mobilisations in several countries in Asia ([link removed]) demanding reparations and calling out the Global North on their responsibility towards the Global South, during the Paris Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.

NORTH AMERICA
Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) celebrated that the House of Commons committee studying food price inflation in the country recommended a windfall tax on large corporations ([link removed]) . The FACT Coalition highlighted how the pressure for tax transparency keeps gaining support in the U.S ([link removed]) ., as demands from investors led shareholders to vote on resolutions calling for multinational giants to begin reporting tax and other data for each country where they operate.

EUROPE
Eurodad organised a two-day conference in Brussels (Belgium) to debate how civil society can challenge false solutions being presented to address urgent global crises involving tax, debt, aid, development finance and climate change. They also shared an analysis ([link removed]) about the Paris Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.
Upcoming events

Dereje Alemayehu and Âurea Mouzinho (GATJ) will join online discussions during the 3rd Tax Justice and Human Rights Week, organised by RJFALC, ACIJ, CELS, Center for Economic an Social Rights (CESR), Dejusticia, Fundar Mexico, Global Initiative for Economic Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR).

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