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The meeting in question took place on 9 – 10 April 2010 at FAECyS headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was convened by UNI Commerce America to discuss the strategic plan with the aim of preparing trade union action in the two multinationals, Wal Mart and Carrefour. Participants included union representatives from CONTRACS CUT and SENTRACOS-UGT Brazil, FAECyS, CGT Argentina, CONATRACOPS and CONSFECOVE Chile, FUECI Uruguay, and UFCW USA.

Participants began by indentifying trade union issues that exit in these two large multinational retailers operating in the Americas, and set out the UNI objectives that need to be pursued in order to find solutions over the next few years.

It was suggested that a survey be carried out in these two multinationals in order to support the development of trade union actions by UNI Commerce America and to contribute to a better understanding of the position and business/labour strategy of Wal Mart and Carrefour in the Americas.

The results of the meeting will provide a useful basis for preparing a project with Sask whose main objectives will be: trade union empowerment, the promotion of good working conditions for trade unions at Carrefour and Wal Mart, the consolidation of UNI’s international trade union networks, the creation of strong trade unions, and increased union membership at both Carrefour and Wal Mart.

For more information, please contact : marcio.monzane@uniglobalunion.org