Sodexo signs international trade union rights agreement

Sodexo, the France-based on-site services multinational, signed an international framework agreement on trade union and bargaining rights in December 2011, covering 390,000 employees worldwide. 

• Sodexo signs international trade union rights agreement Earlier in the year, the company had signed a national framework agreement on partnership working with UK unions. 

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