![]() ![]() ![]() The Guidelines take the form of recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises. We support the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, which provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a variety of areas, including employment and industrial relations. In such cases, we recognise that we need to ensure that other credible means of worker engagement are available, while always supporting independent unions and respecting the right to freedom of association. One of the challenges continues to be working in those countries where, due to legal frameworks, unions are neither free nor fair, there are no effective collective bargaining mechanisms and/or workers are not free to join a union of their choice. Our engagement with trade unions is described in our Human Rights Report 2020 (PDF 7.3 MB). Formal consultations are in addition to the day-to-day interactions our leadership teams have with union representatives in the factories, and regional and global consultations we have with trade union executives. We have formal and informal consultations with unions. ![]() We engage in a wide range of consultation with our stakeholders on labour rights, including with the OECD, International Labour Organization, UN Global Compact, the IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations) and IndustriALL.ĭialogue with trade unions is very important and we continue to engage, take action and learn from best practices. Respect employees’ rights to form and join a legally recognised union of their choice or any other body representing their collective interests, and establish constructive dialogue and bargain in good faith with trade unions or representative bodies on employment conditions, labour management relations and matters of mutual concern, to the extent practicable taking national laws into consideration. Our Code of Business Principles, through its Respect, Dignity and Fair Treatment Policy, makes clear that all Unilever companies must: ![]()
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