ABSTRACT
These agreements are based on conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and seek to establish a ‘continual working relationship and dialogue’ (IFBWW 2003: 2) between the trade union and the MNC. According to the
Table 23.1 International Framework Agreements (IFAs) (or Global Framework Agreements [GFAs]) by GUF and by company (continued over)
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW),3 which accounts for a quarter of all such agreements (see Table 21.1):
Framework agreements generally commit the company to comply with national legislation and ILO conventions and recommendations that relate to the company’s work. Such agreements usually acknowledge that the MNC bears responsibility for the conditions under which its products are made, even if the company outsources a majority of its products.
