Good News for Nestlé Workers

Author: Tim Newman, ILRF | Posted by: Scott Macdonald

Link: http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2010/01/good-news-for-nestl%C3%A9-workers.html

Nestlé is infamous for abusing worker rights around the world. ILRF has listed Nestlé for two years in a N27881774559_1168 row on our "Working for Scrooge" report that highlights the worst companies in the world for union organizing. Nestlé is one of the largest multinational corporations in the world and the company's workers face an uphill battle in standing up for a voice at work. Fortunately, there is some goods news for Nestlé workers. Earlier this month, the union at Nestlé Pantnagar in India signed a collective agreement on wages and benefits with the company. The workers at the factory waged a strong campaign even in the face of intimidation from the company which included the dismissal of key union organizers. This latest success for workers follows on a big victory in December for Nestlé workers when unions at three other Nestlé facilities in India signed similar agreements. The agreements also include wage information that had previously been classified as "secret" by company management.

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