The GFA establishes that the parties will jointly promote signing of collective agreements both at factory, company and industrial level between relevant social partners.
The world's largest sectorial trade union organization, IndustriALL Global Union, representing 50 million workers, and the world's leading garment#
It also acknowledges that workers have the right to refuse unsafe work as part of their health and safety rights.
According to the GFA, the parties will provide training for both management and union representatives on employers' responsibilities, workers' rights and obligations, industrial relations, collective bargaining agreements and peaceful conflict resolution.
H&M will actively use all its possible leverage to ensure that its direct suppliers respect human and trade union rights in the workplace.
It also establishes that workers' representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace. (SH)
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