Company
Ferrovial
Date of signature
22 May 2012
Signatories
Wood Workers’ International, FECOMA and MCA
Key objectives
« Respect and promote the principles defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Tripartite Declaration, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Global Compact »
Duration
Indefinite, with a 3month notice of termination
Applicable law
Not defined
Implementation and dissemination
Implementation
« Both organizations actively support this voluntary commitment and declare their readiness to cooperate actively in the suppression of any violations of this agreement to avoid any future infringement. »
Dissemination
« Ferrovial shall provide verbal or written information relating to this agreement to the entire organization. » « Effective local knowledge of this agreement must include local management, workers and their legal and health and safety representatives, and local unions. »
Review and monitoring
Monitoring
« A reference group shall be established, composed of management-level members of Ferrovial, BWI, FECOMA-CCOO and MCA-UGT, which will meet at least once a year to monitor the implementation of this agreement »
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Litigations
« Any dispute about the interpretation or fulfilment of this agreement will be considered jointly .
« In the event of any complaint or breach of the agreement, the following procedure shall normally be applied: a) First, the complaint will be dealt with by the local management of the workplace.
b) Any infringement that cannot be resolved through discussions in the workplace, will be discussed with the BWI coordinator in close collaboration with the BWI members in the country of origin and will be submitted to the responsible manager.
c) If the issue is not resolved, the consultation group will discuss this matter with the goal of providing recommendations to the involved parties aimed at resolving the dispute.»
Related texts
Main topic
Fundamental social rights
Secondary topic(s)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining, forced labour, discrimination, child labour, living wages, welfare, health & safety, training, work relationships