My pages Life dole English Login Sign up About Livs Small contract school News Contact Solidarity In many countries, food workers are being laid off and harassed. This makes it even more important to set requirements for good conditions for food workers - no matter where they work. As a trade union for food workers, we can never accept that the right to organize in a trade union or to sign a collective agreement is restricted. These are human rights. The Food Workers' Union is a member of the IUF , an international organization for trade unions in food workers, farm workers and workers in the tourism industry. The IUF has entered into global so-called framework agreements with several companies, which, among other things, connect producers to allow trade unions and to comply with laws - regardless of home country. The French dairy company Danone , for example, is covered by a framework agreement. Sometimes global companies decide on cuts and redundancies, with the risk that employees in different countries will be pitted against each other. If some people agree to worse conditions in order to keep their jobs, it erodes the power of the collective organization, the basis for the union work. This creates a negative spiral where those who are willing to accept the worst conditions can keep the job. To counteract such a situation, food workers around the world need to stand together - be in solidarity. Poorer conditions for meeting international competition are a dead end. Anyone who works at a global food company with operations in Sweden is part of the same group as employees all over the world. Working conditions vary dramatically and are often significantly worse than the Swedish ones. The IUF has on several occasions protested against global food actors who violate trade union rights. For us, there is no difference between local and global union work. It is the same values that govern. Trade union solidarity work To support international trade union work, Livs is also a member of two Swedish organizations that work with development aid and international solidarity. Through the Palme Center and Union to Union, Livs, together with other unions, receives Sida support for concrete trade union solidarity projects. The Swedish organizations contribute with an own contribution of 20% of the project cost and Sidamedel finances the remaining 80%. Union to Union Livs, together with other Swedish IUF unions, supports various projects, see link: Current projects through Union to Union. 5 short films about Liv's solidarity work Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. ❮ That's what Livs thinks Food policy Solidarity Vision My pages common questions and answers News Upplandsgatan 3, Box 1156, 111 81 Stockholm Phone: 08 - 796 29 00 E-mail: info@livs.se