Spanish Dairy Workers fight Lactalis factory closure
...ownership or by selling it to another dairy company. The discussions have not resolved the conflict and the unions believe the company would prefer to close the plant than sell...
IUF affiliate in Malaysia signs first agreement at Danone Dumex
...has become an exclusively food industry union and elected a new leadership, increased membership and now secured recognition from the company. The signing ceremony took place on March 29 2016....
HNA takeover of Gate Group increases market domination
The HNA group, a Fortune Global 500 company headquartered in Haikou, Hainan Island, China, has acquired the Swiss aviation and travel services TNC, Gate Group (owner of Gate Gourmet), in...
Danone invests in infant formula production in Germany
...800 different infant formula products and will supply infant formula to the German, European and international markets. The company is increasing infant formula production in Germany to meet growing demand...
Germany: Dismissals and Uncertainty Following a Fire in a Poultry Plant
...company and the NGG and the works council on 14 April ended without result as the company refused to reveal information about insurance coverage. The Lohne facility employs 1,200 workers,...
Uganda : Pepsi lays off 55 workers
... The company claimed that the dismissals were caused by the economic down turn in the soft drinks sector which has made it “necessary for them to rationalize their costs...
Mondelez disposes European brands to disposal experts Eurazeo
...in 2007. In 2005, Eurazeo acquired the satellite communications company Eutelsat as part of a consortium of private equity investors. In 2007, they sold their share in the company. Eurazeo...
Work at rights-buster Talleys/AFFCO more dangerous than ever
...previous year at these Talleys-owned meat companies. The company failed to report an accident where a worker was required to clean up an offal spill without appropriate protective equipment. Offal...
IUF and Danone agreement on limiting precarious employment
...the company has minority ownership and at Danone Group suppliers. Danone and the IUF will actively encourage local unions and management to engage in the implementation process and will monitor...
Arla to close fresh milk plant in the UK
...the IUF affiliate Unite the Union. Arla, the largest dairy company operating in the UK, plans to move most of the production to the giant Aylesbury site which was opened...
PepsiCo campaign to re-launch for justice for PepsiCo warehouse supplier workers
...facility was organized for small children. PepsiCo remains in total denial and stands fully behind its warehouse supplier. As such the company is fully complicit in the human rights...
Danone reveals investments in Africa
Danone revealed at the end of February 2016 that it has made two transactions in Africa, a continent the French group dubs “a strategic region” for the company. The company...