Transnational Company Agreements
Overview
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) and workers' organizations also engage in cross-border social dialogue. This can be done through the negotiation and implementation of Transnational Company Agreements (TCAs) between MNEs and Global Union Federations; the establishment of staff representation and consultation bodies operating at cross-border level; and any other joint action for promoting decent work and sound labour-management relations in particular sectors and/or countries.
Transnational company agreements (TCAs), including International Framework Agreements (IFAs) and similar texts negotiated between MNEs and Global Union Federations (such as joint statements, declarations, statements of intent), are an important form of cross-border social dialogue. They create conditions
In recent years, a new type of transnational social dialogue and agreements has developed, focusing on activities in specific countries, sectors, or regions.