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Planned job cuts at Nestle Waters Germany 03/12/2012 - 18:13

Neuselters mineral springs is under threat of drastic job cuts: if company plans are carried out, 40 out of the 74 employees currently working there will lose their jobs in the 1st half of 2013.

Restructuring at Nestlé Waters Germany 20/06/2013 - 00:00

Despite resistance from the workforce, their union, the NGG, the local government, religious and other institutions, 42 workers will be out of a job on June 30, when the production line for returnable bottles at Neuselters in Löhnberg will be shut down.

Settlement at Nestlé Indonesia brings Nespressure campaign to successful conclusion 31/03/2011 - 16:30

A settlement has been agreed which brings recognition and bargaining rights to the IUF-affiliated SBNIP at the Nescafé factory in Panjang, Indonesia.

SINPROLAC sets its agenda for collective bargaining with Nestlé Nicaragua 19/07/2012 - 10:47

On 8 July, SINPROLAC, the union at Nestlé Nicaragua, held a general assembly to evaluate the results of a series of training sessions - primarily for women, young workers and those reaching retirement age - aimed at consolidating and strengthening the union and to define the issues for the forthcoming negotiations with the company.

Stop Nespressure: UNIA and IUF demand global rights for Nestlé workers world-wide 17/09/2009 - 23:00

The IUF and the Swiss union UNIA organised a joint press conference in the Swiss capital of Bern on 10 July to launch the "Stop Nespressure" campaign in Switzerland and call on Nestlé to Stop the Nespressure and respect fundamental trade union rights!

Strike at Nestlé Tunisia 08/10/2012 - 13:08

Workers at Nestlé Tunisia have gone on strike on 8 and 9 October 2012 in protest against management refusal to open discussions on their long-standing demands.
Following an action last July (wearing red armbands), the union - affiliated to the FGAT-UGTT - sent a letter to the general manager informing him of the suspension of the action and calling for talks. Rather than reply, management issued a press release

Strike at Nestlé Tunisia after secret sale of ice cream factory 07/12/2009 - 10:08

On 17 November 2009, workers at the Nestlé ice cream factory in Carthage were informed by a bulletin board notice that their factory had been sold to a consortium of local companies active in the food industry.

"In conformity with its policy of social responsibility," the notice read, "Nestlé has expended all efforts to preserve jobs, the rights of the workers concerned, and maintain the production site."

Struggle continues with protest camp at Nestlé Pakistan 29/03/2012 - 10:12

More than 300 workers took part in an all day protest camp on March 28 to highlight their determination to continue the struggle at Nestlé's Kabirwala milk factory until all contract workers who have claimed their employment rights are given permanent jobs. 

Swiss union UNIA in solidarity with Stop Nespressure campaign 08/10/2010 - 16:20

On 7 October over 200 workers and their families – wearing caps from their Swiss sister union UNIA - rallied outside the Nescafe factory in Panjang, Indonesia, to denounce the corporate social irresponsibility of the world’s largest food company.

The 'Nescafé Plan': Buyer Beware 03/09/2010 - 10:20

Nestlé has announced with typical media fanfare a 10-year "Nescafé Plan" to help the company "further optimize its coffee supply chain". Nestlé plans to double the amount of Nescafé coffee purchased directly from farmers over the next five years. There's also a specific Nespresso component to the plan - unsurprising, since Nespresso is Nestlé's fastest-growing brand.

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