Globalization and Transnational Collective Labour Relations: International and European Framework Agreements at Company Level

Globalization and Transnational Collective Labour Relations is a practical, explanatory work that will help you identify the similarities and differences between IFAs (International Framework Agreements) and EFAs (European Framework Agreements).

The book analyses in detail the texts of IFAs and EFAs concluded by multi-national enterprises (MNEs) with a total of more than 80,000 employees in 2013. The authors identify titles, signatories, sectors involved, content, addressees, duration, revision, renewal, termination, and follow-up procedures, as well as legal status and legal effects.

This practical work provides a thorough definition, analysis and explanation of the working conditions in MNEs. Its comprehensive coverage includes:

• Corporate social responsibility
• Corporate codes of conduct
• Transnational collective bargaining
• European works councils and their involvement in TCAs
• European social dialogue and TCAs
• Analysis of the publicly-driven initiatives developed to regulate MNEs’ conduct