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Building Trade Union Power: IndustriALL's Action Inside MNCs and Supply Chains

This study explores IndustriALL Global Union's efforts in building trade union power, confronting global capital, and defending workers' rights within multinational corporations (MNCs) and supply chains. It discusses key tools such as Global Framework Agreements, corporate campaigns, and coordination through MNC networks. The study also highlights the importance of collective action and the need for effective tools in organizing.

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Building Trade Union Power: IndustriALL's Action Inside MNCs and Supply Chains

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

  2. IndustriALL Global Union Where do we come from? ICEM IMF ITGLWF

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

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

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

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

  7. IndustriALL MNC Networks 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

  8. IndustriALL MNC Networks Communication, collaboration, coordination

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

  10. IndustriALL GFAs 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 With 46 companies across our sectors

  11. IndustriALL GFAs Social dialog, CSR with unions

  12. IndustriALL GFAs Negotiation • Process, participation Content Implementation • Monitoring • Dispute resolution Dissemination / awareness • Training Change over time Supply chain 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. NXP case Manufacture semiconductors Dispute Philippines EPZ 2014 Key customers Apple and Bosch Bosch GFA, GFA and campaign in supply chain

  16. NXP case 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. Bosch GFA

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

  18. Anglo Gold case 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 GFA and union network

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

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

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

  22. Discussion 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?

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