GDF Suez: interview of Bernard Parmantier, industrial relations director of the group, on the global agreement on fundamental rights, social dialogue and sustainable development

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n framework agreements, one on health and safety at work and one on GPEC (Jobs and Skills Management Planning), GDF Suez is going ahead with international bargaining. The group announced, on Friday, November 19th, that it signed, with the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine, General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), and Public Services International (PSI), an agreement on fundamental rights and sustainability. Bernard Parmantier, social re

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