the ewc in the logistics sector: an example to follow? 26.02.2011 lisboa

Beata Phangthong, ver.di LBz BaWü FB 10

The EWC in the logistics sector: an example to follow?

26.02.2011 Lisboa


Overview

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World trade / economic trends/ CEP market

International CEP market

Country comparison

International cooperation

EWC

EWC GeoPost/DPD


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World Trade on the Move

World trade is changing due to structural changes in industry, trade and services, the internationalisation of production sites and services, new services, new sourcing and new outlets

Global Trade in Global Trade in CommoditiesCommodities

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1324

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390

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Asia/PacificMiddle East

EU

North America

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Latin America

Africa

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5592 91

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Trade flows in USD billionsExport volume in USD billions by regionQuelle: WTO


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The biggest business trends in the Postal, Express Delivery , Courier and Logistics markets


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The CEP sector on a growth curve

The importance of the CEP sector as employer and client has continued to grow in the last few years

Global annual growth of the CEP sector has averaged approx. 6.5%

A further market growth of 10% is expected for the next few years

The high quality transport and logistics services of CEP companies is paramount for enabling efficient production based on division of labour

Currently1.25 million people are employed at CEP companies(in 2009 approximately 260,000 in Germany alone)


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Development of transport volume


Air transportAir transport

CEP sectorCEP sector

RailRail

Road transportRoad transport

Quelle: MRU, 2009


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DHL – Weltweit: ca. 180.000 Mitarbeiter, 35 Hubs, 6.500 Stützpunkte, 76.000 Fahrzeuge, in über 200 Ländern vertreten

UPS -Weltweit: ca. 407.200 Mitarbeiter, 150 Hubs, 1.748 Stützpunkte, 88.000 Fahrzeuge, 570 Flugzeuge, in über 200 Ländern vertreten

FedEx - Weltweit: ca.150.000 Mitarbeiter, 715 Stützpunkte, 43.500 Fahrzeuge, 677 Flugzeuge, in über 220 Ländern vertreten

TNT - Weltweit: ca. 45.000 Mitarbeiter, 900 Hubs, 22.400 Fahrzeuge, 42 Flugzeuge, in über 68 Ländern vertreten

DPD GeoPost – Weltweit: ca. 24.000 Mitarbeiter, 800 Depots, 18.000 Fahrzeuge, in mehr als 230 Ländern vertreten. Heute transportiert DPD/GeoPost für etwa 300.000 Geschäftskunden

DHL, UPS, FedEx, TNT, GeoPost/DPD – die großen Spieler in internationalen KEP-Markt


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The increasing internationalisation of trade calls for service companies in the CEP sector to operate globally in international networks

The big multinational CEP providers respond to this trend towards globalisation and to customer demand by acquisitions. That is affecting jobs and working conditions. Worldwide!

Globalised Postal and Express Markets

European activities of German CEP providers

High activityMedium activityLow activity

Quelle: ITA Consulting/WIK Consult 2009


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The European parcel and express market by customer group




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World trade on the move

Country-related shares in the European express and parcel market

OthersOthers23%23%

GermanyGermany25%25%

SpainSpain10%10%

Great BritainGreat Britain17%17%

FranceFrance16%16%

ItalyItaly9%9%



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Länder-Vergleich


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Länder-Vergleich


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Länder-Vergleich


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Global comparison of per capita spending on express and parcel services (in EUR)


Werte 1998 Werte 2008


Continuing economic globalisation means that the interests of workforces increasingly do not stop at national borders. This is not just true for global corporations - it is happening more and more in medium-sized companies.

Structures of bodies representing workers‘ interests in companies

French modelGerman model

British/American modelScandinavian model


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Goals of international cooperation

We want the big companies like DHL, UPS, FedEx and TNT to commit to respecting the following principles in all their companies and subsidiaries worldwide:

That can only succeed through international solidarity.


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Why have European Works Councils?

Internationalisation of interest and

representational structures

- Global - - Local -Increasing globalisation of economic structures and processes

Globalisation of production processes

Business decisions of transnational importance and impact

Country-specific features regarding employer-employee relations and collective agreements

Differing participation rights of worker representation

Differing basis for employer rights

Differing view of workers sharing in decision-making (codetermination)

Internationalisation of Interest Structures

Advantages of European Works Councils

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Institutionalisation of cooperation with workers across national

borders

Security / predictability with common goals / projects

Unfiltered information from the corporate workforce

Better recognition / interpretation of corporate strategy and its impact on your own location

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66Direct contact of employee representatives among each other and with top management

It is harder to have one group played off against the other

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Terms of Reference of EWCs

Basic tasks

Ongoing information and consultation

Responsibility for cross-border matters that impact on at least two countries

Examples of issues

Employment situation and developments

Fundamental organisational changes

Introduction of new work and production processes

Site relocations

Company closures

Redundancies

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1)Conveying information

3)Developing connections

2)Setting up networks

Need for action by EWC

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4) Making contacts


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EWC

The EWC is an important body, and its influence will grow in future. Cooperation between the different countries is very important in this respect. This cooperation must continue to expand, because it is the only way to achieve a strong, socially concerned Europe.

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Social policy challenges can only be mastered together

European unions should play a liaison role

European works councils must networkwith each

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ver.di and the others Unions are very willing to make the first move

Cooperation between EWCs and trade unions


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•2005/2006 – the first talks between employers and employees in Germany and France

• Several discussion meetings in Germany and France

•Attempt to arbitrate (FO COM, CGT, CFDT)

• 2006- start

EWC GeoPost/DPD

THE GEOPOST THE GEOPOST GROUPGROUP

is a very important international brand on the worldwide CEP market, due to its geographical positioning, its activities and its staff. With a workforce of 20,000, GEOPOST is present in over 30 countries in Europe and in over 230 countries.

In order to integrate the international cultures and expand social dialogue, the workers’ representatives and the management decided to found a European Works Council at GEOPOST. The European Works Council consists of representatives of both management and workers in the GeoPost Group.The workers‘ delegation consists of: One official representative per member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area where there are at least 100 employees in companies in the territory of the EWC agreement.

The European Works Council at GeoPost



Facts about the Facts about the European Works European Works CouncilCouncil

11 members EWC bureau with 5 members At least one plenary meeting per year One training session per year At least two meetings of the EWC bureau per year

At present workers’ representatives from 11* countries (July 2010) represent the colleagues in the GeoPost EWC. *(Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and the Czech Republic). In other European countries GEOPOST cooperates with other companies that are not its subsidiaries.


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Terms of reference and powers of the EWC

The European Works Council at GeoPost is a body for information and consultation of workers’ representatives in questions relating to the GeoPost Group and its subsidiaries. It is responsible for organising a regular dialogue on economic, financial and social questions. The European Works Council has the task of guaranteeing that employees are informed and consulted when these economic, financial and social matters are of transnational** importance. ** A topic is regarded as transnational if it affects•all companies in the area concerned, or•at least two companies, or two sites, in two different states.


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2006 – Aschaffenburg

“Training seminar Implementation of a European works

council”(agreement)

2009The first EWC

office meeting

in Stuttgart (new EWC

directive)

2009EWC meeting in

AmsterdamNew EWC directive

2008

EWC meeting in

Madrid

Presentation (health,

quota, union work)

Betriebspolitik Fachgruppe 2

2007

Founding EWC meeting in

Paris

(final agreement)

(joint declaration by workers

representatives from BVG

GeoPost)

June 2010European

Commission

approves project

October 2010

Main event –

Seminar in

Sesimbra

Betriebspolitik Fachgruppe 1

2010

EWC office

meeting in

Brussels

announcement of

EU project “…”

2010-

EWC meeting in

Warsaw – project

presentation

2011…?

EWC activity

continues

Ethics Agreement – GeoPost/DPD

Ethics Agreement

Principles of employment and social policy in the area of responsibility

Human rights

Social rights and freedom of association

Industrial health and safety conditions

Prohibition of forced labour and child labour

Anti-discrimination

Equal opportunity for women

Securing employment

Education

Working time and leave

Payment

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Thanks for listening

the ewc in the logistics sector: an example to follow? 26.02.2011 lisboa

Documents

european countries geopost

geopost ewc

ewc agreement

european economic area

members ewc bureau

lbz baw fb

geopost groupis

different countries