On 07 October, the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) together with the Scandinavian multinational cooperative Arla Foods (comprising 12,500 milk producers and 19,000 employees across the globe) signed an agreement to anticipate and combat sexual harassment at work. In it is an explicit affirmation of a zero tolerance policy as well as details on a very real willingness by Arla Foods to collaborate with the IUF both globally and locally in combatting all forms of sexual harassment. Monitoring of this policy’s deployment is intended, as is its extension to encompass the cooperative’s entire ecosystem.
Zero tolerance policy. This agreement intends for the global communication of its principles as well as ‘the rights and responsibilities of all working at Arla and those in attendance on Arla’s premises.’ This is a question of making people responsible by ensuring ‘the zero tolerance policy is well communicated and that all working at Arla and those in attendance on Arla’s premises fully understand what is expected of them and know how to report instances of sexual harassment in total confidenc
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