Unilever Rejects Global Worker Guarantee
Unilever has refused to extend a two-year employment guarantee to global workers outside Europe regarding its McCormick merger. The IUF union criticized the decision as a double standard.
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UNILEVER PLC rejected union demands for a blanket two-year global worker guarantee in its planned $65 billion merger with MCCORMICK & CO INC VTG COM, the IUF said on Tuesday afternoon. The decision affects staff across emerging markets after protection terms were secured solely for European and British employees. The dispute exposes tensions over labor standards in the largest food industry deal since KRAFT HEINZ CO merged in 2015.
