Solvay: Forum for international social dialogue set up

For the first time, from 4 to 6 March, the Belgian chemical company organised the “Solvay Global Forum”, platform for international social dialogue. Jean-Christophe Sciberras, Group Director of Industrial Relations, and Albert Kruft, EWC secretary and member of the Global Forum, spoke to Planet Labor about their expectations for this new voluntary, non-binding, and practical body.

Through . Published on 18 March 2015 à 14h11 - Update on 18 March 2015 à 14h11

“We have social dialogue on a European level which works well, is innovative and has grown via mutual trust. Meanwhile, the proportion of our turnover generated outside of Europe is increasing, and as we move further away from Europe, there is a real difference in the way unions deal with the topics”, Jean-Christophe Sciberras, Director of Industrial Relations, explained to Planet Labor. The aim is, therefore, to build a relationship of trust with representatives of these countries outside Europe. To do this “we had two options: enlarge our EWC, but doing this meant risking having a social dialogue body centred around Europe and since representatives in this area have been meeting regularly for the last 19 years,…

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