BNP Paribas/Fortis: meeting of the EWCs of the two financial groups

After the French banking group BNP Paribas announced the takeover of the Fortis bank, the EWCs of the two groups sent a delegation in Paris, on October 20, for a first contact and to ask the French bank to "honor its international reputation as a socially responsible company". (Ref. 080823)
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The two delegations feel this takeover makes sense from an economic point of view, “because they geographically complete each other in several EU countries.” However, they are worried about “doublet situations” and think that employees, regardless of the group or trade they come from, mustn’t be the victims of this takeover.” The two EWCs asked for the development, to accompany the takeover, “of a social chapter (…) in relation with our structures and union partners, the guidelines of which wil

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