[P2P-F] what global citizens think about companies

Sun Jun 7 23:52:44 CEST 2015

From: Swart, Gemma <Gemma.Swart at ituc-csi.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:24 PM
Subject: ITUC Media Release: G7 warned global companies hit by trust deficit
To: "Swart, Gemma" <Gemma.Swart at ituc-csi.org>

*G7 warned global companies hit by trust deficit*

Brussels, 4 June 2015 (ITUC OnLine):  Just one in five of people in western
economies like France, Germany, the UK and the USA agree that corporations
can be trusted with their global workforce, according to a new poll
commissioned by International Trade Union Confederation.

The public opinion poll released on the eve of the G7 summit in Germany
comes amid growing political concern that multinational companies and
international organizations like FIFA are ignoring agreements and breaking
the rules.

Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation,
said the G7 could play a critical role in strengthening the rule of law.

“G7 nations have laws that guarantee fundamental rights for workers in
their own countries. They can guarantee equal treatment for workers in
other countries where companies based in G7 countries operate, by extending
the same rule of law beyond their boundaries,”

With the rise of global supply chains, accounting for three quarters of of
global trade, large corporations are employing workers around the globe in
countries like Indonesia, the Philippines and Turkey – but often indirectly
through a chain of contractors.

“Citizens have made a plea to G7 leaders not to trust corporations to look
after the world’s workforce. They don’t trust them to pay them a decent
wage, they don’t trust them to respect their rights and they don’t trust
them to take safety seriously,” said Sharan Burrow.

The ITUC poll on trust in companies and supply chains found:

   - 55 % of respondents in France, Germany, the UK and the USA believe
   most global companies can’t be trusted to look after their workers and
   tougher laws are needed;
   - 80 % of respondent in Indonesia, the Philippines and Turkey believe
   that most employers prioritise profits over safety of their workers;
   - More than three quarters (78%) of people Indonesia, the Philippines
   and Turkey believe that business should pay all their workers a decent
   minimum wage - no matter where they are.
   -

“The vast majority believing these corporations can’t be trusted to look
after their workers because they will prioritise profits over the interests
of people, including the safety of their employees. This breakdown in trust
places the onus back on governments to cooperate to hold these global
giants to account for their workers,” said John Evans, General Secretary
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

ENDS

For more information contact Gemma Swart gemma.swart at ituc-csi.org +44 7944
99 07 63

TNS Opinion carried out the fieldwork for the public opinion poll between
23 – 29th April 2015. For a copy of the 2015 ITUC Frontlines Poll Trust in
companies and supply chains go to:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-frontlines-poll-trust-in

To read the summary statement to the G7:

English:  http://www.ituc-csi.org/the-exploitative-model-of-supply?lang=en

German:  http://www.ituc-csi.org/dem-ausbeuterischen?lang=de

*The ITUC represents 176 million workers in 162 countries and territories
and has 328 national affiliates.*

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