Company
CHIQUITA
Date of signature
2001
Signatories
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF), General Secretary , Latin-American Coordination of Banana Workers Unions Regional coordinator of the (COLSIBA, ) and the President and Chief Operating Officer Chiquita Fresh Worldwide
Key objectives
“IUF/COLSIBA AND CHIQUITA:
• (…) Seek to identify practical opportunities for continuous improvement in the employment conditions of CHIQUITA employees recognizing this as a necessary condition to advance the common interests of CHIQUITA and its employees;
Duration
“ This Agreement shall last until either party terminates it by prior written notice at least three months in advance of the Termination date”
Implementation and dissemination
. During the term of this Agreement, CHIQUITA and the IUF/COLSIBA agree to:
• Negotiate in good faith with the best interest of all parties in mind;
• Communicate in an open, honest and straightforward manner;
• Avoid actions which could undermine the process spelled out in this Agreement, such as public international campaigns or anti-union retaliatory tactics, until such time as one or the other party declares there has been a failure to agree. A time frame for discussion and mutually satisfactory resolution of the issue will be agreed case-by case by the Review Committee. No failure to agree can be declared before the expiry of that time frame;
• Work to develop among Company managers, union leaders, and employees a common understanding of effective labor management relations (…).
Review and monitoring
" CHIQUITA and IUF/COLSIBA will each appoint up to four members to a Review Committee that will meet periodically to oversee the application of this agreement and to discuss other areas of mutual concern. In case of a major conflict, CHIQUITA and IUF/COLSIBA may, in addition, include in the meeting a representative of the local union and a representative of local management.
CHIQUITA and IUF/COLSIBA recognize that this Agreement is not a substitute for, and that they should do everything reasonable to encourage, effective local bargaining
processes. (…)”
“The agendas for these meetings will be agreed in advance and both parties shall provide the relevant information necessary to carry out the intent of the meetings.”
“The Review Committee meetings will take place twice a year. An extraordinary meeting may be convened at the request of either party, in case a situation arises that requires urgent discussion by the Review Committee.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
“The parties agree that local parties should exhaust every effort to resolve local issues, and that the work of the Review Committee, as well as any intervention required between meetings of this Committee, will relate only to alleged serious and/or systematic violations of the rights outlined in this agreement.”
“Chiquita, the IUF, and COLSIBA will each identify a contact person responsible to facilitate communication and the timely resolution of any emergency issues that may be identified between meetings of the review committee. "
Related texts
IUF/COLSIBA and CHIQUITA joint understanding on sexual harassment T (appendix negotiated to this agreement in 2013)
Main topics
Freedom of association