ICEM Global Framework Agreement with Lafarge
On 12 september 2005, the ICEM signed its 12th global agreement with Lafarge, leading French building material multinational. The agreement was co-signed by another GUF, the IFBWW (International Federation of Building and Wood Workers), and by the World Federation of Building and Woodworkers Unions. It was ICEM’s first global agreement in the materials sector.
The agreement contains essential labour rights principles, mentions trading partners, subcontractors and suppliers and establishes a process to review and implement the agreement in all Lafarge worksites.
Click here for the ICEM News release on the signing of the agreement.
Text of the global agreement with Lafarge
(English version - PDF)
Texte de l'accord avec Lafarge
(French version - PDF)
Text of the global agreement with Lafarge
(Korean version - PDF)
Text of the global agreement with Lafarge
(Thai version - PDF)
Further down you can find a list of ICEM articles related to Lafarge.
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| FCE-CFDT Holds 4th Congress, Accenting Strong Global Trade Union Stands |
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28 January 2008 France ICEM InBrief  |
The 4th Congress of ICEM French affiliate Chemical and Energy Workers Union, FCE-CFDT, was held in Clermont-Ferrand last week, with participation by over 600 delegates. The theme was, “Local to International: Anticipate and Act Everywhere.”
The venue of the Congress had another feature, as well. İt is “the capital” of tyre industry giant Michelin, the world’s second...Read the article |
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| Lafarge Agrees to Give Employment, Union Rights to Korean Contract Workers’ |
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4 June 2007 South Korea ICEM InBrief  |
A 14-month-long freedom of association fight on behalf of workers of Lafarge subcontractors in Korea ended on 28 May when the company and ICEM affiliate Korean Chemical and Textile Workers’ Federation (KCTF) signed an accord granting the workers employment rights and union rights.
The agreement ends a bitter dispute that started when workers of Woojin Industry, a Lafarge subcontractor at...Read the article |
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| Lafarge Resisting Unionisation of Contract Workers at Korean Cement Plant | ||
26 March 2007 |
South Korea |
ICEM InBrief |
| Text of the Global Framework Agreement with Lafarge - Thai version | ||
5 January 2007 |
Thailand |
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| The ICEM - who we are, what we do | ||
2 October 2006 |
ICEM Background Document |
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| Text of the Global Framework Agreement with Lafarge - Korean version | ||
17 August 2006 |
Global |
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| ICEM Global Info 2-2005 | ||
8 November 2005 |
Belgium Canada Finland ... |
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| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin - No. 2 | ||
3 November 2005 |
Japan South Africa Global |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| Text of the Global Framework Agreement between ICEM and Lafarge | ||
12 September 2005 |
Global |
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| ICEM Signs Global Agreement with French-based Lafarge | ||
12 September 2005 |
France |
ICEM News release |
| Canadian LaFarge Strikers Win | ||
18 June 2002 |
Canada |
ICEM News release |
