This blog provides information on how U.N. Global Compact participants' walk the talk. The GC is a voluntary initiative at the strategic level to engage businesses towards sustainability principles. There is however a risk of 'blue-washing' by covering up corporate misbehaviour and law infringement from large MNEs through poorly enforced 'Integrity Measures' and weak U.N supervision. Let's 'WE', civil society stay tuned!
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Friday, July 5, 2013
ISS Strike Breaking Tactics in UK to be raised in European Parliament
ISS accussed of using strike breaking tactics that `breech fundamental principles of social partnership. On 20th June over 250 members of the UNI UK affiliate unions Unite and the GMB took strike action during their dispute over wage negotiations. After rejecting a miserly 2p an hour wage offer from the ISS UK management the unions sought to engage the company in arbitration talks. The 2 unions claim that this is a breach of the Company`s European Agreements to respect trade union rights.
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ISS A/S is a Global Compact participant since 2001/07/26.
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