Official opening at global level. As the management of the French food company reminded in a press release published on October 21, the agreement establishing the ICC – Danone’s EWC – originally provided for the participation of representatives from central and western Europe (before they joined the EU) and of representatives from regional IUF offices (Europe, Latin America, Asia). The official extension of the ICC at global level, for a two-year experiment, was formalized on October 12. it is both the result of the IUF’s claims for social dialog at global level, and of the company’s social strategy, revived a little while ago by the announcement of the creation of a contribution fund to help development employment basins where the plants are located (see our dispatch No. 090581). The system chosen opens the geographical scope to employee representatives from its subsidiaries in Asia (Indonesia), North America (U.S. and Canada), Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil ...) and Africa (South Africa, Algeria ...).
fund to help development employment basins where the plants are located (see our dispatch No. 090581). The system chosen opens the geographical scope to employee representatives from its subsidiaries in Asia (Indonesia), North America (U.S. and Canada), Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil …) and Africa (South Africa, Algeria …).
IUF general secretary Ron Oswald rejoiced with the evolution of the ICC, pointing to the social responsibility of multinational firms like Danone and thinks that it
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