Company
Freudenberg
Date of signature
18 August 2000
Signatories
Freudenberg, IG BCE, ICEM
Key objectives
“This Agreement is (…) aimed at the following:
• to promote cooperation and social responsibility
• to strengthen social dialogue as well as mutual information and joint consultations
• to adhere to and continue to develop the required and necessary standards concerning occupational safety, health and environmental protection (…)
This agreement is intended to create an open level of information exchange between the Board of Management of the Freudenberg Group on the one hand and ICEM and its affiliated organisations on the other hand thereby serving as an important basis for developing labour relations in the company.”
Duration
“Until 31 December 2001”
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
Dissemination
“ICEM will inform its affiliates about the agreement reached. Similarly the Board of Management of the Freudenberg Group will inform the Management of the business groups about this Agreement.”
Review and monitoring
“In order to inform each other of the implementation of the agreement and any issues in connection with it as well as to have an exchange of experience, consultations shall take place once a year.
This includes monitoring the agreement reached.
Participants shall be the Member of the Freudenberg Board of Management responsible for Personnel and the General Counsel of the Freudenberg Group, a member of ICEM's Secretariat and the Head of the International Department of IG BCE.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Dispute settlement:
“Both sides commit themselves to contact each other directly and immediately in case any conflicts or violations of the agreement arise, in order to seek a common solution.”
Related texts
Main topic
Fundamental labour rights,
Secondary topic(s)
trade union recognition, forced labour, child labour, equal opportunity and equal treatment, sustainability, health and safety, flexible work organisation.