Asia/Pacific Nestl� Unions Adopt Action Plan

Posted to the IUF website 19-Nov-2002

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Unions representing workers from over 60% of Nestl�s plants throughout the Asia-Pacific region met in Jakarta, Indonesia 28-30 September 2002. The meeting was also attended by J�rg Lindner of the German Food and Hotel Workers, the NGG, which acts at the IUF�s global coordinating union for Nestl�.


IUF regional president Greg Sword (NUW, Australia) and regional secretary Ma Wei Pin open the three-day meeting.


The meeting which is part of a new global Nestl� project which the IUF has launched with the support of the Freidrich Ebert Foundation and the global IUF coordinating union, the IUF�s German affiliate, the NGG, started with a clear and determined message from IUF general secretary Ron Oswald. �The world�s largest food company must make it clear that it will respect internationally recognized rights for its workers throughout the Nestl� system. The only legitimate and credible way it can do so is jointly with the IUF as the global trade union federation that represents so many Nestl� workers around the world.


Delegates from the IUF Malaysian affiliate.


The meeting heard a detailed description of global Nestl� business and social policies and delegates sharing information to establish the basis for continued common approaches and strategies in the Asia/Pacific region.

Delegates adopted a set of priorities and an action plan. For a detailed record of this important meeting, click here.