Following his official visit to the Republic of Austria, President Field undertook a brief official visit to Paris to meet with the Secretary General of the OECD, Mr Mathias Cormann.

The Federal Ombudsman was established on 3 January 1997. 25 years on, more and more people are calling on them for help. In 2021, they opened 8,202 new files. That is a 9 % increase compared to 2020 and a 20 % increase compared to 2019. That rise was due to the corona crisis which continues to take its toll on the relationship between citizens and the public administrations.

As part of his brief official visit to Paris, IOI President Field met the Australian Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Gillian Bird.

IOI President Chris Field was invited by the IOI General Secretary (SG) Werner Amon to participate in the festivities on the occasion of the Austrian Ombudsman Board’s (AOB) 45th anniversary.

Présenté sous le thème “Ici pour vous”, ce rapport fait état d’un vaste éventail de sujets et de chiffres records : 2 365 dossiers traités, incluant 211 nouvelles enquêtes, dont 40 lancées à notre initiative.

Presented under the theme “Here for you”, this report covers a wide range of topics and record numbers: 2 365 files processed, including 211 new investigations, 40 of which were launched at our initiative.

El 22 de abril, el Comité de Bienestar Social e Higiene Ambiental realizó una visita de inspección al Instituto de Trabajo, Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo y escuchó el informe de este, con el fin de conocer el estudio de la seguridad e higiene en el trabajo, el mecanismo de gestión de la seguridad en la fuente del trabajo, la formación para la prevención de desastres, así como la implementación y promoción de sus trabajos.

On June 13, 2022, Québec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd released the Putting students first investigation report, which describes the slate of student services, their organization and their funding for elementary-school students with special learning and adaptation needs.