From October 12th to October 18th, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) will be in Bangkok, Thailand to attend the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. GATJ will be speaking at the following events to highlight the need for tax justice in connection to debt, climate, and gender equality:
Monday, October 12, 2026
A Feminist Approach to Macroeconomics: Challenging Austerity and Advancing Women’s Rights through Debt, Tax and Climate Justice
Organisers: Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Thematic Group, including the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ)
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Orchid 1, 3rd Floor, Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok
Take part in a Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Thematic Session exploring feminist perspectives on debt, tax, climate & austerity.
Feminist Festival Panel: Who writes the Rules? Tax Justice, Corporate Power, Debt and Global Governance
Organisers: ActionAid International, FEMNET, Christian Aid, MENAFem
Time: 3.30 – 5pm Bangkok
Location: Deprim Rangnam Hotel, Bangkok
This session examines tax justice, debt, and corporate power through a feminist macroeconomic lens exposing how regressive tax systems and unsustainable debt burdens shift the costs of crisis onto women’s unpaid care and underpaid labour, and making the case for progressive taxation, debt cancellation/restructuring, and inclusive global tax governance as feminist economic justice demands.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Tax the Billionaires and Polluters, Cancel the Debt, For Economic and Climate Justice
Organisers: The Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)
Time: 12.30-2.30pm Bangkok
Location: Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok and online
As civil society organizations gather in Bangkok to organize activities and collective actions during the Bangkok Climate Week and the IMF and WB Annual meetings, the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) will conduct a hybrid webinar bridging the debates between tax, debt, and climate finance in the Global South.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Official World Bank Group–IMF 2026 Annual Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF): Addressing Global Inequality through Fair Taxing Rights: The Case for a Progressive UN Tax Convention
Organisers: Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), The Bretton Woods Project (BWP); Action Aid International; Christian Aid; MENA Fem Movement For Economic, Development And Ecological Justice (MenaFem); The Tahir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP); Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ); Tax Justice Network (TJN); Debt Justice for Girls Alliance
Time: 1-2.30pm
Location: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center(QSNCC) 2-211D and online
Interpretation: English, French, Thai
The current global tax architecture has profound implications for gender and global inequality, shaping how taxing rights and revenues are distributed across countries. Developing countries, particularly in Africa, often generate substantial value through natural resources, labor and markets, yet retain limited taxing rights over resulting revenues. This constrains public investment and can deepen gender and social inequalities. This session will explore how a progressive UN Tax Convention could rebalance taxing rights, strengthen source-country taxation, including in the digital economy, and advance tax justice. It will also consider the role of international financial institutions in supporting countries to pursue more equitable and progressive tax reforms.
Throughout the week, GATJ is also supporting the October Week of Action on People Rising for Justice and Liberation, details available here.
To get in touch with the team to learn more, email [email protected].