Company
LIPTON Teas and Infusions
Date of signature
January 24, 2024
Signatories
LIPTON Chief executive officer and Chief people officer, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) General secretary
Key objectives
“LIPTON Teas and Infusions is committed to ensuring that throughout LIPTON Teas and Infusions' worldwide operations workers can freely exercise their internationally recognized workers' rights and in particular their rights to union membership and collective bargaining without fear of retaliation, repression, or any other form of discrimination.
Duration
Any party may terminate the provisions contained by providing the other party 90 days due notice of such intent.
Implementation and dissemination
Not defined
Review and monitoring
“In order to permanently monitor workers' effective access to the rights mentioned above, LIPTON Teas and Infusions and the IUF affirm their commitment to continue the regular meetings between senior corporate management and representatives of the IUF, on a biannual basis, with one of those two meetings to include a worksite visit. (…). Issues concerning human and trade union rights arising within LIPTON Teas and Infusions' operations shall form a standing item for these meetings. Due to the nature of the work on tea estates, this will be a standing agenda item. Other issues to be included on a case-by-case basis.”
“Between meetings, LIPTON Teas and Infusions' senior P&O leaders will maintain ongoing communication with IUF representatives as frequently as deemed necessary by the parties.”
Dispute settlement and sanctions
Not defined
Related texts
IUF - LIPTON Teas and Infusions Joint Commitment on Preventing Sexual Harassment
Main topics
Freedom of association