Unions file complaint against Deutsche Post DHL

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On June 24, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and UNI Global Union filed a complaint against communications and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL for breaches to the UN Global Compact’s Principles 1 and 2 relating to human rights, Principle 3 regarding freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, and Principle 6 concerning the elimination of discrimination.

In their complaint, ITF and UNI detail how DHL discriminated against employees and actively discouraged workers from joining the American Postal Workers’ Union at its now closed Allentown, Pennsylvania facility. The complaint also describes how DHL has subjected workers to emotional and psychological abuse by requiring lie detector tests in Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia, South Africa and allegedly in El Salvador. In India, DHL has refused to engage in good faith bargaining, and has discriminated against and dismissed trade union members. According to the unions, DHL has also violated Indian Labor Law by paying temporary workers who are performing core functions below the prevailing wage. In addition, the complaint notes that a well-known Norwegian trade union activist was recently dismissed for supposed infractions of company rules. The unions also assert that Deutsche Post DHL’s 2010 Communication on Progress “is vague, incomplete and misleading” on human and labor rights issues and indeed failed to mention any of the issues ITF and UNI have been raising with the company for some time.

ITF and UNI have called on Deutsche Post DHL, a Global Compact member since 2006, to enter into a global framework agreement to ensure their employees’ human and labor rights are respected worldwide. Failing appropriate action by the company, the unions have requested that Deutsche Post DHL be expelled from the Global Compact.

On July 14, the Global Compact Office asked Deutsche Post DHL to provide written comments responding to the allegations of ITF

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