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Example: Global Agreement with Telenor
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Action: In January 2013, Telenor signed a Global Framework Agreement with UNI
global union
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Goal: Establish a platform for dialogue between UNI and Telenor on fundamental labour
rights
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Results:
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Global Agreement promoted trusting relationships between employees, their
representatives and the companies within the Telenor Group
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Established mutual cooperation and satisfying working conditions
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The two parties will meet at least once a year, and have committed themselves to
maintaining an ongoing dialogue. The first meeting took place in Nyon in June
2013
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This agreement is helping workers in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand to form
unions
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Example: HP Alliance
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Action: Establishment of the HP European Alliance in Berlin in October 2012, together
with IndustriALL Europe
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Goal: share information and coordinate the unions’ response to Hewlett Packard’s
decision in May 2012 to cut over 8,000 staff in Europe
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Results:
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More than a dozen European affiliates took part in the launch of the Alliance,
which initially focused on supporting the HP European Works Council
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The members of the Alliance have been in regular contact
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Among the first activities were a letter from the Alliance to HP management, a
letter to Members of the European Parliament and the EU Commission, and an
open letter from HP employees to HP CEO Meg Whitman
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Example: Successful training and support for key EWCs
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Action: Strengthening of EWC in key multinationals
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Goal: Promote well functioning and well unionized EWCs as a platform to anticipate and
deal with changes in companies together
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Results:
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Successful training sessions for ICTS EWC coordinators in 2010, 2011 and 2012
in cooperation with LBC-NVK
From 2010-2012, about 60 participants received training on EWC issues.
Companies represented were IBM, Cisco, Atos , HP, Telenor, Logica, CDS, Perkin
Elmer, Kodak, Tieto.
Active support for the trade unions represented in the DT EWC by participating in
two projects organised by ver.di - in Hungary in 2009 and in Croatia in 2012
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Example: Green ICT and green jobs
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Action: A successful ‘Green ICT Jobs’ conference in Helsingør in 2009, followed by a seminar and
dinner debate in 2010
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Goal: Raise awareness about the potential of green jobs, the need for new skills, sustainability
strategies and the idea of a new green deal
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Results:
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Successful organisation of ICT Forum “Strengthening green ICT: Stimulating investment,
creating jobs” held in Helsingør, Denmark, in October 2009
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91 delegates from 17 European countries discussed the role played by the ICT sector in
climate change and what opportunities there were to take counter-measures against future
challenges
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ICT Forum was followed by a seminar in Portugal in February 2010; a meeting with DG
Infosoc where the project results and UNI Europa ICTS action plan on Green ICT were
presented and participation in the ETUI conference on low carbon economy in March 2010
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In June 2010, UNI Europa ICTS organized a dinner debate on the social dimension of Green
ICT in the European Parliament (hosted by MEPs Britta Thomsen and Catherine Trautmann)
attended by representatives of affiliate organisations and the ICT industry
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Example: Good Work Good Health Project
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Action: Successful organisation of the joint UNI Europa – ETNO project “Good Work Good Health:
Improving the mental wellbeing of workers within the Telecommunications sector”
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Goal: Collect and disseminate good practices to prevent stress and mental health problems of
workers in the telecom industry
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Results:
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Scientific review and visit of selected European telecom companies
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Presentation of research results at a high-level conference in Brussels in October 2010 with
over 120 representatives from across the telecom industry
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Publication of the Good Work Good Health practice guidelines in several languages
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In 2011, ETNO and UNI Europa ICTS finalized the project with an impact assessment that
was carried out through a survey among affiliates involved in the project
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UNI Europa ICTS and ETNO signed a joint declaration on good practice guidelines in 2011
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