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DP World unions get together
[ June 7, 2017 // Chris ]The International Transport Federation is setting up an alliance of 17 trade unions at DP World terminals around the world, aiming to raise standards in health and safety, automation and contract labour.
It will set out its first series of objectives at a ITF dockers’ conference in Cape Town, South Africa this week.
ITF president and dockers’ section chair Paddy Crumlin said: “This alliance is part of our ongoing response to global multinationals that behave differently depending on whey are operating in the world.
“We are confident DP World, as an international entity, will engage with our concerns and apply consistent and transparent standards of decent work, union recognition and respect for social partnership and bargaining rights in all their operations.”
The alliance includes 17 unions organising in DP World terminals across the globe.
Steve Biggs of Unite the Union at DP World Southampton said: “It’s a chance to share information and recognise that while there are particular issues facing different regions and countries, essentially having one unified group is going to put us in the best possible position to make headway with this multinational as we seek dialogue and cooperation from them globally.”