On April 14, 56 participants from 16 countries officially launched two global trade union alliances, one each for Société Générale and BNP Paribas. The meeting brought union leaders together from a variety of geographical regions including Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroons, Guinea), the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), Europe (France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain) and the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine). Key issues for the coming years were identified and framework documents regulating how these alliances will function and what their objectives will be were also defined.
Listing the key issues and main objectives for both companies. The meeting enabled a country-by-country geographical mapping of union presence, the identification of high priority topics for employees as well as the preparation of appropriate roadmaps. Issues over equal pay, (gender equality, and between management and others), work related stress, and work life balance appeared as the issues that currently most preoccupy employees.
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