?????? IUF ?? ??? (The IUF

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?????? IUF ?? ??? (The IUFs Transnational
Company Work)
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?????? ?? ??? (Transnational company work)

• IUF ?????? ????????????? ??? ????? ?????? ? ????
  ??????? (IUF has prioritized two forms of
  activity in this area)
• ???????? ? ????? ?????? ????????, ??????????
  ???????? ????? ?????????? (Campaigns or actions
  against companies that attack basic rights)
• ?????? ? ????????? ?? ?????????? ? ????? ????????
  ?? ????? ???????? ??? ????-???? ????????? IUF ???
  ????????????? ??????????? ????????? (Proactive
  action and strategies to gain recognition from
  companies like Coca-Cola for the IUF as an
  international trade union federation)

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???????? ???????? ? ????? (Recent campaigns and
actions)

• ????????, ???????? ?????? (Pakistan Sugar Mills)
• ????????, ????? ?????????? (Belarus, trade union
  rights)
• BAT ? ????? (BAT Burma)
• ???????, ????????? ????????? ??????? (Ecuador
  banana workers)
• ???????? Pearl Continental
• ?????-????, ????????? (Pepsi, Guatemala)
• ???????? Sky Chefs, ??? (USA)
• ???????? ????-????, ?????? (Coca Cola, Russia)

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??? ?????????? ???????? ?? ??? ?? ??????
??????????? ????????? IUF ?? ??? (That is
campaign activity. But what of pro-active IUF
Company Strategy)

• ??? ??? ?? ?????????? (What does it mean?)
• ??? ??? ??????????????? ?????? IUF? (How is it
  developed within the IUF?)

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??????????? ????????? IUF ?? ??? ?????, ??
????, ??? ????? (Proactive IUF company
strategy has basically three stages)

1. ???? ? ?????????? ??????????? ???????????
   (Organize and build strength)
2. ??????? ??????????? ??? ?????????? ??????????????
   ????????? ????????? ????????? (Negotiate for
   international recognition from the target
   company)
3. ??????? ? ???????????? ??????????? ??
   ????????????? ?????? (Move to international
   bargaining)

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???? ? ?????????? ?????????? (Organize)

• ????????????? ??????????????? ???????? ??? (Use
  education projects to)
• ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? (Strengthen
  existing unions)
• ???????? ????? ??????????? ??????????? (Create
  New unions)
• ??????????? ???? ?????????? ? IUF (Recruitment of
  those unions to IUF)
• ???????? ????? ?? ????????? (????????, ?
  ????-???? ??????????? ?????????? ? ????????????
  ??????) (Company networks (eg in Coca-Cola
  through global and regional meetings))

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?????????? ? ????????? IUF (Negotiating
recognition)

• ???????, ? ??????? ?? ????????? ???? ?????????
  ????????? ???????? (Area of major progress in
  recent years)
• ????????? ??????????? ????????????? ? ????????
  ????????????? ????????????, ?????? ?? ??????????
  ??????????, ??????????? ????????? ? ?????????? ?
  ???????, ??????????? ??????????? (Achieved
  through seizing and building on opportunities,
  following-up on conflicts, maintaining contact
  with companies and dogged and determined
  negotiations)

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????????? 1997 (Recognition 1997)

• ??? ?? ???? ? 1997? (Where were we in 1997?)
• ???????? Danone (???????????) (Danone(formal))
• ???????? Accor (???????????) (Accor (formal))
• ???????? Nestlé (??????????? ? ??????,
  ????????????? ????) (Nestlé (formally limited
  to Europe but informally wider))
• ???????? Coca-Cola (?????????????, ???????????? ?
  ???????????? ????????? ???????? ???????
  ????????????? ???????? ????????? ??? ??????
  Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola (informal, irregular and
  limited having arisen from major successful
  international campaigns against Coca Cola over
  past years))

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????????? 2003 (Recognition 2003)

• ??? ?? ???????? (Where are we today?)
• 26 ???????? ? ?????? ??????
• (26 companies and growing)
• Danone
• Accor
• Nestlé
• Coca-Cola
• British American Tobacco
• Chiquita Brands International
• Club Méditerannée
• Compass

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• Del Monte Fresh Produce
• Fonterra (?????? ?????????? ????????
  ?????????????? ????? ????????, ??????? ????????
  ???) (formerly New Zealand Dairy Board, a major
  dairy transnational))
• Fyffes
• Hershey Foods
• Imperial Tobacco
• Interbrew
• Japan Tobacco International
• Kraft Foods

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• Mars
• Parmalat
• Philip Morris International
• Scandinavian Tobacco Company
• Altadis
• Sodexho
• Dimon Tobacco Leaf Processors
• Standard Tobacco Leaf Processors
• Univeral Tobacco Leaf Processors
• Shangri-La Hotel Corporation

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????????? ?????????? IUF 1997-2003 (Company
recognition of the IUF 1997 2003)
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?????????? (Bargaining..)

• ?? ????? ????????? (About what issues?)
• ?? ?? ????????? ???????????, ? ?????? ?? (Not
  workplace issues but more over ..)
• ????? ? ???????????? (Rights and space)
• ???????????? ??? (Space for..)
• ????? ????????? ? ???????? ? ????????? (??)
  (Rights to form and join unions (F. of A.))
• ????? ?? ???????????? ?????????? (Rights to
  collective bargaining)
• ????? ?? ?????????????, ???????? ?
  ??????????????? ????? ? ?.?. (No discrimination,
  child and forced labour etc.)

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??? ??? ????????? (What does this mean?)

• ??????????? ???? ??????????? ?????????? ?
  ??????????? ??? (?????? ?? ?????? ????????? ???)
  (Setting standards through agreements with
  specific transnational companies (normally built
  on ILO Core Conventions))
• ??????????? ???????????? ?????? ???? ???
  (Clarifying what the ILO standards actually mean)
• ???????? ????????????? ??????????
  ????????/???????? ?? ?????????? ???? ????
  (Establishing agreed union/company mechanisms for
  enforcing those standards)
• ?????????? ?? ????????????? ??????????????
  ????????? ??? ???????????? ???? ???? (Negotiating
  agreed remedial action when those standards are
  not met)

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8 ??????????? ?????????? IUF ? ?????????????
?????? ?????????? (8 formal IUF international
worker rights agreements)

• Danone
• ????? ?????????? (Union Rights)
• ????????? (Equality)
• ???????????????? ???????? (Training)
• ?????????????? (Information)
• ???????????????? ? ????????? (Restructuring and
  employment)
• Accor ????? ?????????? (union rights)
• Chiquita ?????, ?????????, ??????? ?
  ???????????? ????? (Rights, employment and health
  and safety)
• Fonterra ?????, ?????????, ??????? ?
  ???????????? ????? (Rights, employment and health
  and safety)

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3 ??????????? ?????????? IUF ? ??? ??
?????????????? ????????? (3 formal IUF/Company
agreements to end conflicts)

• Del Monte ????????? (Guatemala) (2001)
• Interbrew ?????????? (????????????? ??????????)
  (Montenegro (Dubrovnik Agreement) (2002)
• ????? Shangri-La (Hotels) ????????? (Indonesia)
  (2003)

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?????? ? Coca-Cola (The case of Coca-Cola)

• ??????? ????????? ? ??????? ???????? (Tough
  structure and tough company)
• ???????????? ????????????? ???????? (US corporate
  culture)
• ????? ???? ??? ????? ? ???????? IUF (Common
  target of IUF actions and campaigns)
• ???????????? ???? ??????????? ????????? IUF
  (Long-term target of IUF proactive strategy)

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??????????? ?????? (Proactive work)

• ???????? ? ?????????? ?????????? (Organize)
• ?????????? ????????? ????? ?????????? (Negotiate
  recognition)
• ????? ?????????? ? ?????? (Bargain about rights)

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????????????? ?????? ?? ???????? ? ??????????
?????????? ? Coca-Cola (International organizing
within Coca-Cola)

• ???????? ?????????? (?????????, ?????, ?????????,
  ?????? ? ?.?.) (Building unions (Guatemala,
  Philippines, India, Moscow etc))
• ?????????? ? IUF ?????????? ??????????????????
  IUF ??????? ??? ?? ???? ????? ????????????
  (Recruiting to the IUF - global IUF
  representation has never been stronger)
• ?????????? ????? ? ????? ??????????? ? ????????
  ???????????? (Strengthening networks and our
  capacity for mutual solidarity)
• ?????????? ??????????? ? ????? 2003 ?
  ???????????? ??????? ? ??????? ???? (Global
  meeting in March 2003 and regional meetings
  throughout the year)

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?????????? ? ????????? (Negotiating for
recognition)

• ??????????? ????????? ???????? Coca-Cola ??
  ????, ?? ???????? ? ???????????? ?????????? ?
  ????????????? (De facto recognition for the
  Coca-Cola system - which means we deal with
  bottlers and franchise holders)
• ?????????? ????????????? ? ???????????? ????????
  (Initially informal and irregular contacts)
• ???????? ?? ????????? ??? ?? ?????? ????????????
  ? ???????????? ?????? (Stuck at the informal and
  irregular level for some years)

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?????? ? ?????????? ????????? ? 2003?
(Recognition breakthrough in 2003?)

• ?????????? ?????????? 2003 ???? ? ?????????? ????
  ?????? ? ??? (??????? ? ??????? 2003) (April 2003
  agreement to hold twice-yearly meetings (starting
  in October 2003))
• ????????? ??????? ?? IUF (Small team from IUF)
• 4 ???????? ??????????? ? ??????????? ?????????
  (Four affiliates and the general secretary)
• ??????? ?? ????-???????? ???????? Coca-Cola (Head
  Office team from The Coca-Cola Company)

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??????? ???????? ????????? ?????? (Nature of the
planned twice-yearly meetings)

• ????? ??????????? (Exchanging information)
• ? ????????, ?? ?????? ? ????????? ??????????
  (Mainly on rights and labour issues)
• ????????, ?? ??????????, ???????????? ? ???????
  ????????? ?????????? (Possibly on corporate
  global, regional and local strategies)
• ?????????? ??????? ? ????????? ???? ??????????
  (Discussing problems and abuses of worker rights)
• ???????????? ??????? ???????? Coca-Cola ??
  ??????????? ???????? ? ???????????? (Exploring
  influence of The Coca-Cola Company on bottlers
  and franchise holders)

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?????????? ? ?????? ? ????????? Coca-Cola?
(Bargaining about rights with Coca-Cola?)

• ?????????, ??? ??? ????? ??? ????? ???????????
  ??????? ?????? ? ??? (Will see where the more
  formal twice-yearly meeting take us)
• ??????? ?????? ?????????? ? ????? ??????????
  ????? IUF ? ????????? Coca-Cola (Major challenge
  is an eventual agreement between the IUF and The
  Coca-Cola Company)

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???????? ??????????? ?? ???? ?????? (Principal
obstacles to progress)

• ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ????????
  (Tough US corporate culture)
• ????????? ???????? ? ?????? ??????????????? ??
  ????????? ??????????? ???????? ? ????????????
  (Structure of the company and issue of
  responsibility for bottlers and franchise holders)

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???? ??????? ??????? ??????? (Principal strengths
we have)

• ???????? ??????? (Vulnerable company)
• ??????? ?????????? ?????????????????? IUF ?
  ???????? (Strong global IUF representation
  throughout the company)
• ?????????? ??????????? IUF ?????????? ???????????
  ?????? ???? (Proven IUF capacity to effectively
  act against Coke)
• ?????? ? ??????????? ????????? IUF (Clear and
  determined IUF strategy)
• ?????????? ??????????? IUF ????????? ??????????
  ???????? ?? Coca-Cola (IUFs unique capacity to
  maintain long-term pressure on Coca-Cola)

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??? ???????? ??????????? ? ?????, ? ???? ??? ??
??? ????????? (How the future with Coke looks
and what it will need from us)

• ??????? ????? ??????? ? ????????? (There will be
  difficult and slow process)
• ???????? ?????, ???????, ?? ????????
  (Intelligent, tough but vulnerable company)
• ????? ?? ?????? ? ?????? ????? ???????? ? ????
  ??????????? ??????????? ? ???????? ?? ????? ????
  (Organizing globally will be one key issue)
• ?????? ?????? ? ?????? ????? ???????? ???????????
  ???????? ?? ???????? (Maintaining constant
  pressure will be another key issue)
• ??????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?? ??????????
  ?????? (Smart negotiating at global level a
  third)
• ??????? ?????? ????? ??????????? ???????????? ?
  ???????? ???????? ???????????, ????? ??????????
  (Effective solidarity and action from affiliates
  when necessary will be the key issue)