Electrolux: international framework agreement signed with Swedish metalworkers’ union, IF Metall

A framework agreement that recognizes the role unions play across the world.  “This is highly satisfactory and we hope other businesses are going to follow this example” declared Stefan Löfven, leader of IF Metall, after signing the framework agreement.  The agreement signed on December 15th between the management and the union helps strengthen the union’s work in all the undertakings of the group, especially countries where unions lack in statutory recognition.  It also forces Electrolux to respect the UN and ILO’s conventions on the freedom if association, the ban on child labor, and equal treatment between men and women.  Finally, the agreement doesn’t simply list the company’s obligations, it also gives sanctions for failure to comply with the regulations.
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agreement. The agreement signed on December 15th between the management and the union helps strengthen the union’s work in all the undertakings of the group, especially countries where unions lack in statutory recognition. It also forces Electrolux to respect the UN and ILO’s conventions on the freedom if association, the ban on child labor, and equal treatment between men and women. Finally, the agreement doesn’t simply list the company’s obligations, it also gives sanctions for failure to

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