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International: Cement producer signs global workers' rights accord

In June 2008, Italcementi, an Italy-based multinational cement producer, signed an international framework agreement on promoting and protecting workers' rights with the Building and Wood Workers' International and Italian trade unions.

Italcementi is the world's fifth-largest cement producer, with operations in 22 countries on four continents and a total workforce of around 23,000.