IndustriALL Global Union CISL Study Centre, Firenze, Italy 23 March, 2016 Trade union action inside MNCs and supply chains

2 IndustriALL Global Union Where do we come from? ICEMIMFITGLWF

3 Globally - 50 million workers, 140 countries In Italy - FILCTEM- CGIL, FEMCA- CISL, FIM- CISL, FIOM- CGIL, UILTEC- UIL, UILM IndustriALL Global Union

4 Geneva, SWITZERLAND IndustriALL HQ Moskow, RUSSIA CIS-States SINGAPORE Southeast-Asia and Pacific New Delhi, INDIA South Asia Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA Sub-Saharan Africa Montevideo, URUGUAY Latin America and Carribean IndustriALL offices

5 1.Build Trade Union power 2.Confront global capital 3.Defend workers’ rights: 4.Fight precarious work 5.Ensure sustainable industrial employment IndustriALL’s strategic goals Every activity has to be in line with these goals

6 MNC networks Global Framework Agreements Corporate campaigns Some key tools for IndustriALL Building power in MNCs

7 Global: Alcoa, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, Dow Chemical, Ford, Gerdau, Glencore, Goodyear, Huhtamaki, International Paper, John Deere, LafargeHolcim, Rio Tinto, Owens-Illinois, Saint- Gobain, SAPPI, Shell, SKF, Smurfit Kappa, Solvay, Tenaris, Volkswagen Regional: Many others IndustriALL MNC Networks

8 Communication, collaboration, coordination

9 Functioning Activity Participation Breadth, depth Leadership / coordination Resourcing / staffing Global - regional Languages Other stakeholders CSOs IndustriALL MNC Networks Some key issues

10 Aker, AngloGold, BMW, Bosch, Brunel, Daimler, EADS, EDF, Electrolux, Endesa, Enel, Eni, Evonik, Ford, Freudenberg, Gamesa, GDF Suez, GEA, H&M, Indesit, Inditex, Leoni, Lukoil, MAN, Mann + Hummel, Mizuno, Norsk Hydro, Norske Skog, Petrobras, Prym, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Rheinmetall, Röchling, Saab, SCA, Siemens, Solvay, SKF, Statoil, Total, ThyssenKrupp, Umicore, Vallourec, Volkswagen, ZF IndustriALL GFAs With 46 companies across our sectors

11 IndustriALL GFAs Social dialog, CSR with unions

12 Negotiation Process, participation Content Implementation Monitoring Dispute resolution Dissemination / awareness Training Change over time Supply chain IndustriALL GFAs Some key issues

13 IndustriALL corporate campaigns Fighting back and fighting forward

14 IndustriALL corporate campaigns Some key issues Identify targets and aims Make contact Campaign publicly against Mobilize solidarity support, Unions at company, EWC, allies Outreach company stakeholders Customers, shareholders, board, etc. Events Shareholders’ meeting, World Day Decent Work, etc. Tools OECD Guidelines, UNGC Integrity Measures, etc.

15 Manufacture semiconductors Dispute Philippines EPZ 2014 Key customers Apple and Bosch Bosch GFA, NXP case GFA and campaign in supply chain

16 Bosch GFA on suppliers: “Bosch will not work with any suppliers who have demonstrably failed to comply with basic ILO labor standards.” Bosch GFA on breaches: “Complaints regarding possible breaches of the above principles will be investigated; any action required will be discussed and implemented by the senior management...” Bosch GFA outcome in this case: None. NXP case Bosch GFA

17 150,000 petitions and 14,000 complaints Social media campaign Apple Store protests Quick settlement with major progress NXP case Apple campaign

18 Only GFA in mining Neutrality and ILO core added in 2009 Implemented with assistance of Anglo Gold Africa union network Assistance from NUM, FES Enabled organizing Mali, Ghana, Tanzania Anglo Gold case GFA and union network

19 Organizing successes India, Mexico Majority of 30 cases raised under the GFA solved Applies to suppliers Trainings for suppliers Daimler case Global union network and GFA

20 World’s leading garment retailer 1.6 million workers in supply chain 1,900 supplier factories Signed November 2015 Successes Myanmar, Pakistan December H&M case Supply chain GFA

21 Strong language organizing, living wage National monitoring committees Discloses supply chain to unions Jointly developed training programs H&M case Supply chain GFA

22 What experiences have you had with GFAs, MNC networks and global campaigns? What lessons have you learned from these experiences? How can your union increase the effectiveness of GFAs and networks in your sector? What tools do unions need in their daily work to make GFAs and networks effective tools for organizing? Discussion