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Electrical and electronics
A wide range of companies

This department deals with a wide range of companies, for example producers of consumer electronics and computer hardware and software. Companies include GE, Philips, Siemens, Infineon and Intel.

The department aims to develop trade union strategies for the sector and improving and strengthening the information exchange in transnational companies.

Robert Steiert, [email protected], is director for this sector.

NEWS FROM THE SECTOR
Indonesian company manager imprisoned for union-busting
An Indonesian union has won a historic case against a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour regulations. [February 11, 2009] Full story »
Agreement reached at Siemens in Prague
Agreement reached between Siemens and union on redundancy provisions for possible plant closure next year. [August 27, 2008] Full story »
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PUBLICATIONS
Report on Indesit/Merloni Seminar March 2006
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Agreements from the Philips world conference
The participants agreed on the following proposals and recommendations.
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Philips - On the Way into the Third Millennium
Material for the meeting of the IMF Philips World Council, February 6-9, 2001
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EVENTS
March 25, 2009 - March 27, 2009
Bosch World Conference
Stuttgart , Germany
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
April 16, 2007 - April 18, 2007
ILO Tripartite Meeting on the Production of Electronic Components
Geneva , Switzerland
March 23, 2006 - March 24, 2006
IMF Seminar on the Merloni/Indesit International Framework Agreement
Rome , Italy
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INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS
Below, signatory companies of International Framework Agreements (IFAs) in the sector. The IFAs are appliccable for suppliers to these companies, as well. For information on how to use IFAs to ensure workers' rights, click here.

Bosch
International Framework Agreement signed by the IMF (2004). Read more »
Indesit (previously Merloni)
International Framework Agreement signed between the Italian domestic appliance multinational with the Italian national metalworkers' unions - FIM, FIOM and UILM, also representing the IMF. Read more »
Rheinmetall
"Principles of Social Responsibility at Rheinmetall AG", signed in 2004 by the management of Rheinmetall, the Rheinmetall European Works Council and by the International Metalworkers' Federation. Read more »
Röchling
International Framework Agreement, signed in 2005 Read more »