Stephen Cotton, the general secretary of the ITF, said: “This is a new phase in the relationship between the global unions and DP-DHL. All of us have a joint responsibility to convert this into something meaningful for DHL workers. What this agreement gives us is a more progressive industrial relationship that includes dispute resolution mechanisms, supply chain responsibility and reaffirms the right of workers to a collective voice at work without fear of retaliation. We will work with our unions to ensure that this agreement succeeds.”
Philip Jennings, the general secretary of UNI Global Union, said: “We acknowledge and welcome the central role of the German government in making this important protocol possible. This commits DP-DHL to the OECD Guidelines and to building a more productive relationship with the global unions. It is now incumbent upon all parties to make it work and deliver results for DP-DHL workers around the world.”
Andrea Kocsis, the deputy national chair of ver.di (Germany’s United Services Union), has also welcomed the agreement with Deutsche Post DHL: “Based on the agreed protocol, the relationship between Deutsche Post-DHL and the global unions must grow so that we can use this dialogue to improve employees’ working conditions around the world.”
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For more information please contact:
At the ITF: Andy Khan-Gordon
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7940 9282 / +44 (0)7711 356 964
Email: khan-gordon_andy@itf.org.uk
At UNI: Stephen De Matteo
Tel: +41 22 365 21 95
Email: stephen.dematteo@uniglobalunion.org
