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10 February, 2003The IMF has launched a new section on its website dealing with International Framework Agreements.
GENEVA: With International Framework Agreements (IFAs) a main focus of the IMF's work in the coming years, a new IMF website section has been launched -- www.imfmetal.org/ifa -- to provide in-depth information about IFAs and the importance of this global instrument for fundamental workers' rights.
Basically, an IFA is a tool for global union federations, such as the IMF, in which rules of conduct are laid down for transnational companies. These agreements are negotiated between unions at a global level and company management.
You will also find information, texts, etc. concerning the three International Framework Agreements which the IMF has signed so far: Merloni Elettrodomestici, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler.
In addition, the IMF has published an introduction leaflet on IFAs in English, German, French and Spanish.