The EWC in the logistics sector an example

The EWC in the logistics sector: an example to follow? 26. 02. 2011 Lisboa Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

Overview 1 World trade / economic trends/ CEP market 2 International CEP market 3 Country comparison 4 International cooperation 5 EWC 6 EWC Geo. Post/DPD 2 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

World Trade on the Move Global Trade in Commodities q World trade is changing due to structural changes in industry, trade and services, the internationalisation of production sites and services, new sourcing and new outlets 533 249 North America 103 336 283 390 EU 92 55 71 75 58 3714 55 Russia 81 1324 197 266 92 2388 390 Middle East Asia/Pacific 193 91 93 Africa 276 232 Latin America Trade flows in USD billions Export volume in USD billions by region Quelle: WTO Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 3

The biggest business trends in the Postal, Express Delivery , Courier and Logistics markets 4 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

The CEP sector on a growth curve q The importance of the CEP sector as employer and client has continued to grow in the last few years q Global annual growth of the CEP sector has averaged approx. 6. 5% q A further market growth of 10% is expected for the next few years q The high quality transport and logistics services of CEP companies is paramount for enabling efficient production based on division of labour q Currently 1. 25 million people are employed at CEP companies (in 2009 approximately 260, 000 in Germany alone) 5 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

The CEP sector on a growth curve q Development of transport volume Air transport CEP sector Rail Road transport Quelle: MRU, 2009 6 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

DHL, UPS, Fed. Ex, TNT, Geo. Post/DPD – die großen Spieler in internationalen KEP-Markt q DHL – Weltweit: ca. 180. 000 Mitarbeiter, 35 Hubs, 6. 500 Stützpunkte, 76. 000 Fahrzeuge, in über 200 Ländern vertreten q UPS -Weltweit: ca. 407. 200 Mitarbeiter, 150 Hubs, 1. 748 Stützpunkte, 88. 000 Fahrzeuge, 570 Flugzeuge, in über 200 Ländern vertreten q Fed. Ex - Weltweit: ca. 150. 000 Mitarbeiter, 715 Stützpunkte, 43. 500 Fahrzeuge, 677 Flugzeuge, in über 220 Ländern vertreten q TNT - Weltweit: ca. 45. 000 Mitarbeiter, 900 Hubs, 22. 400 Fahrzeuge, 42 Flugzeuge, in über 68 Ländern vertreten q DPD Geo. Post – Weltweit: ca. 24. 000 Mitarbeiter, 800 Depots, 18. 000 Fahrzeuge, in mehr als 230 Ländern vertreten. Heute transportiert DPD/Geo. Post für etwa 300. 000 Geschäftskunden 7 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

Globalised Postal and Express Markets q The increasing internationalisation of trade calls for service companies in the CEP sector to operate globally in international networks q The big multinational CEP providers respond to this trend towards globalisation and to customer demand by acquisitions. That is affecting jobs and working conditions. Worldwide! q European activities of German CEP providers High activity Medium activity Low activity Quelle: ITA Consulting/WIK Consult 2009 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 8

The CEP sector on a growth curve q The European parcel and express market by customer group Quelle: ITA Consulting/WIK Consult 2009 9 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

World trade on the move q Country-related shares in the European express and parcel market France 16% Spain 10% Italy 9% Others 23% Great Britain 17% Germany 25% Quelle: ITA Consulting/WIK Consult 2009 10 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

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Global comparison of per capita spending on express and parcel services (in EUR) Werte 1998 Quelle: ITA Consulting/WIK Consult 2009 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 Werte 2008 22

Structures of bodies representing workers‘ interests in companies q Continuing economic globalisation means that the interests of workforces increasingly do not stop at national borders. q This is not just true for global corporations - it is happening more and more in medium-sized companies. German model French model British/American model Scandinavian model 23 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

Goals of international cooperation q We want the big companies like DHL, UPS, Fed. Ex and TNT to commit to respecting the following principles in all their companies and subsidiaries worldwide: Respecting human rights Ensuring freedom of opinion Respecting the right of workers to form trade unions Observing industrial health and safety protection q That can only succeed through international solidarity. 24 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

Why have European Works Councils? Internationalisation of Interest Structures - Global - - Local - Increasing globalisation of economic structures and processes n Globalisation of production processes n Business decisions of transnational importance and impact Country-specific features regarding employeremployee relations and collective agreements Internationalisation of interest and representational structures n Differing participation rights of worker representation n Differing basis for employer rights n Differing view of workers sharing in decisionmaking (codetermination) 25 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

Advantages of European Works Councils Institutionalisation of cooperation with workers across national borders It is harder to have one group played off against the other 6 Direct contact of employee representatives among each other and with top management 5 1 + 4 2 Security / predictability with common goals / projects 3 Unfiltered information from the corporate workforce Better recognition / interpretation of corporate strategy and its impact on your own location 26

Terms of Reference of EWCs Examples of issues Basic tasks n Ongoing information and consultation n Responsibility for cross-border matters that impact on at least two countries n Employment situation and developments n Fundamental organisational changes n Introduction of new work and production processes n Site relocations n Company closures n Redundancies 27

Need for action by EWC 2) Setting up networks 1) Conveying information ! ! ! 4) Making contacts ! 3) Developing connections

EWC The EWC is an important body, and its influence will grow in future. Cooperation between the different countries is very important in this respect. This cooperation must continue to expand, because it is the only way to achieve a strong, socially concerned Europe. Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 29

Cooperation between EWCs and trade unions Social policy challenges can only be mastered together European unions should play a liaison role AUSZUG European works councils must network with each other ver. di and the others Unions are very willing to make the first move 30 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

EWC Geo. Post/DPD • 2005/2006 – the first talks between employers and employees in Germany and France • Several discussion meetings in Germany and France • Attempt to arbitrate (FO COM, CGT, CFDT) • 2006 - start

The European Works Council at Geo. Post THE GEOPOST GROUP is a very important international brand on the worldwide CEP market, due to its geographical positioning, its activities and its staff. With a workforce of 20, 000, GEOPOST is present in over 30 countries in Europe and in over 230 countries. Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 In order to integrate the international cultures and expand social dialogue, the workers’ representatives and the management decided to found a European Works Council at GEOPOST. The European Works Council consists of representatives of both management and workers in the Geo. Post Group. The workers‘ delegation consists of: One official representative per member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area where there at least 100 employees in companies in the territory of the EWC agreement.

The European Works Council at Geo. Post Facts about the European Works Council 11 members EWC bureau with 5 members At least one plenary meeting per year One training session per year At least two meetings of the EWC bureau per year Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10 At present workers’ representatives from 11* countries (July 2010) represent the colleagues in the Geo. Post EWC. *(Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and the Czech Republic). In other European countries GEOPOST cooperates with other companies that are 33 not its subsidiaries.

The European Works Council at Geo. Post Terms of reference and powers of the EWC The European Works Council at Geo. Post is a body for information and consultation of workers’ representatives in questions relating to the Geo. Post Group and its subsidiaries. It is responsible for organising a regular dialogue on economic, financial and social questions. The European Works Council has the task of guaranteeing that employees are informed and consulted when these economic, financial and social matters are of transnational** importance. ** A topic is regarded as transnational if it affects • all companies in the area concerned, or • at least two companies, or two sites, in two different states. 34 Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10

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Ethics Agreement – Geo. Post/DPD Principles of employment and social policy in the area of responsibility Ethics Agreement 1 Human rights 2 Social rights and freedom of association 3 Industrial health and safety conditions 4 Prohibition of forced labour and child labour 5 Anti-discrimination 6 Equal opportunity for women 7 Securing employment 8 Education 9 Working time and leave 10 Payment 11 Environmental protection 21

Thanks for listening Beata Phangthong, ver. di LBz Ba. Wü FB 10