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Representatives from global union federations met with the Counsellor for Labour and Social Affairs at the Permanent Mission of the federal Republic of Germany in Geneva today about the labour practices of Deutsche Telekom and DHL internationally.



They argued that a substantial amount of evidence shows that Deutsche Telekom and DHL’s practices outside Germany do not measure up to international labour standards with documented violations of freedom of association, employment standards and health and safety. All parties highlighted the need for the German government, as a significant shareholder in both companies, to pressure the companies to respect international labour standards.



The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Union (ICEM) also brought a letter regarding German company, Bericap’s, operations in Turkey.



The meeting was attended by UNI Global Union, ICEM, International Metalworkers Federation and the International Union of Food Workers.