international labour standards, fundamental principles and rights at work
DESCRIPTION
international labour standards, fundamental principles and rights at work. sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007. workers’ rights, global agreements and multinational companies. sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007. union network international. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
international labour standards, fundamental principles
and rights at work
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
i. workers’ rights, global agreements and multinational companies
union network international
• global union federation for skills and services
• created by the merger of FIET, CI, MEI and Graphical
• 15 million members, 900 unions, 140 countries
• head office in nyon, switzerland
• sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
• sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
• sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
• sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
workers’ rights, global agreements
and multinational companies
some multinational companies (MNCs) adopt a positive, progressive approach to transnational social dialogue.
but only some.
how to uphold the relationship with central management in order to exert influence throughout the group’s activities?
the global/framework agreement – the solution?
• sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
case study - telefonica
UNI and telefonica
market value: € 64.3bn200m customers
220,000 employees
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
o established relationship – ten years in the making
o the role of the multinational alliance
o intensive cooperation
o global agreement
the global agreement process
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
no one-size-fits-all formula: different types, names, objectives, emphases, content
Role of multinational alliances, home nation trade unions
Signed it? Now implement it…
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
Implementation: UNI and carrefour
largest european retailer; world’s second largestmarket value: € 27.9 billion436,000 employees
Jan Furstenborg of UNI Commerce and Kim Hyung-keun, president of KFPSWU spent two days in discussions with the Korean Carrefour workers in Seoul, trying to find a solution to long-standing labour relations problems.
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
workers’ rights, global agreements
and multinational companies
most multinationals are not adopting a positive approach to social dialogue, particularly on a voluntary or transnational basis
what is the trade union response?
the importance of organisation
international cooperation, increasing leverage
campaigning
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
campaigns – UNI/ITF integrators campaign
o event/information-based campaigno inter-federation coordination
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
linking up – UNI’s work with DHL in hong kong
110,000 employees (500,000 in deutsche post group)135 countriesannual revenue: € 45bn
o organising/trade union development project
o the UNIdoc
o international support
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
UNI and quebecor
46,000 employees – graphical and mediaannual revenues: $ 1billion
o action-day approach
o widening the global agreement participants
o inter-federation cooperation
o role of the multinational alliance
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
UNI and vodafone
market value: £ 80bn60,000 employees
o young campaigno focus on awareness-raisingo organising
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
UNI and wal-mart
176m customers every week1.8m employees
o wider consumer, social appealo media campaign
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
UNI and wal-mart
o symbolic value of the campaign – paradigm shift
sam ironside, ilo-actrav, 8 february 2007
conclusions?
o many types of global agreement but strength and cooperation of unions is central to eacho campaigning around ‘new’ MNCs – focus on organising