International: Sanofi-Aventis proposes 'European negotiating body'

Sanofi-Aventis, a France-based pharmaceuticals multinational, has proposed to European-level trade union organisations the creation of a “European negotiating body”, which could conclude collective agreements applying to its entire European workforce.

Sanofi-Aventis is Europe’s largest pharmaceuticals group and employs some 55,000 workers in its European operations (of whom 28,000 work in France).