On 5 July, French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet announced the creation of the Eramet Global Forum, a global social dialogue body designed to support the group's internationalisation at a time when 80% of its workforce – 9,000 staff members – work outside of Europe, as a result of several sales. The forum will be able to negotiate global agreements on social protection and quality of life at work.
Eramet is soon only to have a European presence in France and Norway, meaning European works council set up by the mining group in 2000 will become obsolete. The company is preparing to sell Erasteel, a high-speed steel producer with several sites in Sweden. The Eramet Global Forum, created by an agreement struck on 17 May 2023 by the company’s management with trade unions in mainland France, New Caledonia, Sweden and Norway, now encompasses the EWC. While the EWC will not be abolished, its...
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR