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IMF / News article All Framework Agreements International Framework Agreements concluded between Transnational Companies and Global Union Federations (GUF) Company Employees* Country Sector GUF Year Danone 100,000 France Food Processing IUF 1988 Accor 147,000 France Hotels IUF 1995 IKEA 84,000 Sweden Furniture IFBWW 1998 Statoil 16,000 Norway Oil Industry ICEM 1998 Faber-Castell 6,000 Germany Office Material IFBWW 1999 Freudenberg 27,500 Germany Chemical Industry ICEM 2000 Hochtief 37,000 Germany Construction IFBWW 2000 Carrefour 383,000 France Retail Industry UNI 2001 Chiquita 26,000 USA Agriculture IUF 2001 OTE Telecom 18,500 Greece Telecommunication UNI 2001 Skanska 79,000 Sweden Construction IFBWW 2001 Telefonica 161,500 Spain Telecommunication UNI 2001 Indesit (Merloni) 20,000 Italy Metal Industry IMF 2002 Endesa 13,600 Spain Power Industry ICEM 2002 Ballast Nedam 7,800 Netherlands Construction IFBWW 2002 Fonterra 20,000 New Zealand Dairy Industry IUF 2002 Volkswagen 325,000 Germany Auto Industry IMF 2002 Norske Skog 11,000 Norway Paper ICEM 2002 AngloGold 64,900 South Africa Mining ICEM 2002 DaimlerChrysler 372,500 Germany Auto Industry IMF 2002 Eni 70,000 Italy Energy ICEM 2002 Leoni 18,000 Germany Electrical/Automotive IMF 2003 ISS 280,000 Danmark Cleaning & Maintenance UNI 2003 GEA 14,000 Germany Engineering IMF 2003 SKF 39,000 Sweden Ball Bearing IMF 2003 Rheinmetall 25,950 Germany Defence / Auto /Electron. IMF 2003 H&M; 40,000 Sweden Retail UNI 2004 Bosch 225,900 Germany Automotive / Electronics IMF 2004 Prym 4,000 Germany Metal Manufacturing IMF 2004 SCA 46,000 Sweden Paper Industry ICEM 2004 Lukoil 150,000 Russia Energy / Oil ICEM 2004 Renault 130,700 France Auto Industry IMF 2004 Impregilo 13,000 Italy Construction IFBWW 2004 Electricité de France (EDF) 167,000 France Energy Sector ICEM / PSI 2005 Rhodia 20,000 France Chemical Industry ICEM 2005 Veidekke 5,000 Norway Construction IFBWW 2005 BMW 106,000 Germany Auto Industry IMF 2005 EADS 110,000 Netherlands Aerospace IMF 2005 Röchling 8,000 Germany Auto industry, plastics IMF 2005 Schwan-Stabilo 3,000 Germany Writing material IFBWW 2005 Lafarge Group 77,000 France Building materials BWI/ICEM 2005 Arcelor 95,000 Luxembourg Steel Industry IMF 2005 PSA Peugeot Citroën 207,000 France Auto Industry IMF 2006 Royal BAM Group 27,000 Netherlands Construction BWI 2006 Portugal Telecom 32,000 Portugal Telecommunication UNI 2006 Securitas 217,000 Sweden Security Industry UNI 2006 Brunel 5,300 Netherlands Engineering / ICT IMF 2007 * The employee figures are mainly taken from the respective company's website. The overview shows the number of employees who are directly employed by a company. Most agreements have also effects on sub-contracting companies and suppliers. In these cases the number of people affected by the agreement is of course higher. [June 14, 2006] JN RECOMMEND THIS ARTICLE TO A FRIEND : From To Send »