Company
Veidekke
Date of signature
Last renewal 5 September 2023 (initial date of signature 31 March 2005 renewed 24 January 2017)
Signatories
Veidekke’s CEO, Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbunde), Norwegian Union of General Workers (Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund), Global Union Federation BWI
Key objectives
“The agreement is based on the signatories’ joint commitment to respect basic human and trade union rights in the community, acknowledging the fundamental principles of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, the OECD Guidelines Concerning Multinational Enterprises, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO 1998 Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the ILO Conventions, including 29,87, 98, 100, 105, 111, 135, 138, 155 and 182.
The parties also commit themselves to achieving continuous improvements within the areas of working conditions, industrial relations with the employees of Veidekke, health and safety standards in the workplace and environmental performance. The parties have a mutual and common responsibility to contribute to the realization of these goals through active and constructive cooperation.”
Duration
automatically renewed for 2 years
Implementation and dissemination
“a) Veidekke will ensure that appropriate translations of the agreement are available at all workplaces. The agreement will also be published on Veidekke’s website and lntranet.
b) Both parties recognize that effective local monitoring of this agreement must involve the local management, the workers and their representatives, health and safety representatives and local trade unions.
c) To enable local representatives to play a role in the monitoring process, they will be given adequate time for training and involvement in the monitoring process.
The company will ensure that local representatives are provided with information, access to workers, and rights of inspection necessary to effectively monitor compliance with this agreement.
e) Both parties shall conduct regular joint worksite monitoring visit.”
Review and monitoring
“The signatories to the agreement will hold an annual meeting to review the principles, practice, effectiveness, and impact of the agreement. The aim shall be to exchange views regarding the current situation and jointly develop further good working relations in Veidekke.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
“In the event of a complaint or an infringement of the agreement, the following procedure will normally apply:
a) Firstly, the complaint should be raised with the local site management.
b) If the complaint is not resolved at local management level, it should be referred to the appropriate national union whose representative(s) will raise the issue with the company’s regional president.
c) If still unresolved, the complaint will be referred to the BWI Geneva office, which will raise the matter with the company’s Corporate Management.
In the event infringements are detected, these shall be reported to the responsible member of management, who will ensure that relevant corrective measures are implemented.”
Related texts
Global Framework Agreement between Fellesforbundet, Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund/IFBWW and Veidekke ASA on the development of good working relations in Veidekke ASA operations worldwide (2005)
Topics
Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, discrimination, forced labour, child labour, health and safety, wages, permanent employment conditions, working hours, HIV/AIDS, training, environnemental issues