Bonn -DHL Group (DHL) and the Global Union Federations, the InternationalTransport Workers' Federation (ITF) and UNI Global Union (UNI),have today adopted a new OECD Protocol. Having engaged inconstructive dialogue on employment and working relationships formany years, the parties have agreed to continue working closelytogether. For the first time, they have agreed to hold additionalregional dialogue meetings annually, to reinforce the new protocoland strengthen their relationship.
The revised Protocol was approved by all parties following theannual high-level meeting between ITF's and UNI's GeneralSecretaries and the Board Member for Human Resources at DHL Group,held in August 2024. It was then signed by the German NationalContact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterpriseson 2 December 2024 in Berlin.
To reinforce the Protocol, in 2024, the Global Union Federationsand DHL developed a joint approach to organize one annual regionaldialogue meeting for the first time, which aims at facilitatinginformation exchange between ITF, UNI and DHL and fostering goodrelationships.
The German National Contact Point welcomed the progress madebetween all three parties since the first OECD Protocol was signedin 2016.
