IUF/DANONE New Agreement on Health, Safety, Working Conditions and Stress

14-10-2011

We are pleased to announce that a new agreement on Health, Safety, Working Conditions and Stress has been signed between IUF General Secretary Ron Oswald and Danone CEO Frank Riboud in Paris.

This agreement will have a direct, positive and concrete impact on the ground in workplaces where any such agreement will ultimately be tested. The active involvement of union members and their representatives in the processes outlined in the agreement represents an essential counterpart to management in the implementation of this agreement. We welcome Danone’s ongoing commitment to ensure that workers and their unions are provided every right and opportunity to play an active role in its practical application in Danone workplaces world-wide.

Please find here [1] a copy of the new agreement.

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 394 affiliated organizations in 126 countries representing a combined membership of around 2,6 million.

How to contact the IUF:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Rampe du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland)
Phone: + 41 22 793 22 33
Fax: + 41 22 793 22 38

Links:
[1] http://cms.iuf.org/sites/cms.iuf.org/files/058 Danone Agreement-e.pdf