Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements

Belgian chemical group Solvay, which employs more than 23,000 employees worldwide, has renewed the global framework agreement (GFA) between itself and Industriall Global Union, the global union federation. Penned on 31 March 2022, the text – valid for a period of four years – anticipates legislative advances on companies' due diligence obligations and should allow for social dialogue to be developed at the group's sites in the United States, where union representation depends on a majority vote of the employees.