Before revision: A global framework agreement or GFA is a non-binding agreement between trade unions and multinational companies, which at minimum ensures workers within a company's world-wide operations can exercise fundamental labour rights in accordance with international standards on freedom of association and collective bargaining.
After revision: A Global Framework Agreement or GFA, previously called International Framework Agreement or IFA is a non-binding agreement between global union federations and multinational companies, which at minimum ensures workers within a company's world-wide operations can exercise fundamental labour rights in accordance with ILO core labour standards on freedom of association and collective bargaining.