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Global Framework AgreementsGlobal Framework Agreements
ILO/ACTRAV Course A3-00813ILO/ACTRAV Course A3-00813
Turin, ItalyTurin, Italy November 2006November 2006
Colin MedlandColin MedlandUNI Policy OfficerUNI Policy Officer
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Global Framework AgreementsGlobal Framework Agreements
• What is a Global Framework Agreement?
• Does it replace local collective contracts?
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UNI’s 12 Agreements…UNI’s 12 Agreements…
Carrefour Euradius Falck H&M ISS Metro Nampak
OTE Portugal Telecom Securitas Telefónica UPU
With more to come….
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GFA’s in other Global UnionsGFA’s in other Global UnionsThere are more GFA’s in existence….with other GUF’s
BWI
IKEA (FURNITURE, SWEDEN)FABER-CASTELL (PENCILS, GERMANY)HOCHTIEF (CONSTRUCTION, GERMANY)SKANSKA (CONSTRUCTION, SWEDEN) BALLAST NEDAM (CONSTRUCTION, HOLLAND)
IMF
MERLONI ELETTRODOMESTICIVOLKSWAGENDAIMLERCHRYSLERLEONIGEASKFRHEINMETALL
IUF
ACCORDANONECHIQUITAFONTERRACLUB MEDITERRANEE
ICEM
STATOILFREUDENBERGENDESANORSKE SKOGANGLOGOLDENI
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• Whats the benefit of a GFA to the company?
• Whats the benefit to the Trade Union Movement as a whole?
Benefits of a GFABenefits of a GFA
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The Process…The Process…
Who starts the process ?
Initiation
• Request from UNI affiliates (i.e YOU !)• UNI Alliances• UNI Headquarters• European Works Councils (EWC’s)
What happens next ?
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The Process…The Process…
Then Negotiations take place between…
• The Company• UNI Headquarters• UNI Affiliates• EWC’s/UNI Alliances (if involved)
Agreements : • Local Company = Local Agreement• National Company = National Agreement• Global Company = Global Agreement
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The Process…The Process…
• Training & Information
• Monitoring of Agreement
• Process for Disagreements with Company
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GFA Content…GFA Content…• Important that ILO Conventions are included…
• 87 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948• 98 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949
• 1 - Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919• 29 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930• 47 - Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935• 94 - Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949• 95 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949• 100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951• 105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957• 111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958• 116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961• 131 - Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970• 135 - Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971• 138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973• 155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981• 182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999
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Where has GFA’s been useful…Where has GFA’s been useful…
• Real Successes of the GFA are difficult to prove…
• Global Agreements for UNI are still new… and we are still learning…
• What are these hidden successes likely to be ?
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Examples of Positive Action…Examples of Positive Action…Example 1 –
UNI’s Telefónica GFA
• Brazil – SINTETEL used the GFA to increase membership significantly.
• Telefonica owns large call centre business and were trying hard to keep out unions and stop unionisation
• SINTETEL used the agreement to organise members without the company opposing them, referring to the agreements clauses on ILO Conventions.
• The union now has over 120,000 members compared with 25,000 members prior to the GFA being signed.
• Not all members were as a direct result, but a “Springboard effect” took place where call centre workers joined the union.
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Examples of Positive Action…Examples of Positive Action…Example 2 –
UNI’s Telefónica GFA
• The union in Chile were were bargaining for a new collective contract.
• Company not doing well due to Chilean regulations hindering business.
• Company announced lay-off’s would be imminent
• The negotiations broke down.
• The workers reported the situation to UNI
• UNI used the Telefónica Agreement to persuade the company to go back to the negotiation table (clause on bargaining in good faith).
• The negotiations eventually resumed. This helped reduce the lay-off’s to a minimum and kept ensured communications lines remained open.
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Examples of Positive Action…Examples of Positive Action…Example 3 –
UNI’s Carrefour GFA
• The union in Korea had problems with management for a long time.
• Collective Bargaining Negotiations were at a stand still.
• UNI Commerce intervened, with the help of the GFA.
• Positive regular consultations with management at headquarters level contributed to the resolution of the problems and negotiations to
recommence.
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Examples of Positive Action…Examples of Positive Action…The Joint Approach with GUF’s
• UNI has no joint GFA’s with other GUF’s at present.
• This doesn’t mean that GUF’s do not talk to each other and collaborate on issues.
• An example of a joint approach emerged with the BWI with the problems in printing company Quebecor.
• UNI and BWI got together to resolve the problems.
• BWI have a GFA with IKEA, which uses Quebecor to print their catalogues (The worlds biggest print contract)
• Using the GFA in a tactical way enabled us to get IKEA to put pressure on Quebecor to respect basic ILO rights.
• As a result of the pressure from IKEA (their biggest customer) Quebecor finally agreed to meet with UNI.
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Global Framework Agreements
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