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In a joint statement published on 12 December, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), UNI Global Union and Deutsche Post DHL Group DPDHL hailed the progress made since the protocol signed at the German National Contact Point of the OECD in 2016 (see article n°9783), which seeks to prevent disputes linked to the respect of fundamental labour rights and came after numerous national-level quarrels. Under the terms of the Protocol, ITF, UNI and DPDHL met four times in 2018, including one with high-level representatives – the General Secretaries and the DPDHL corporate board member of Human Resource. In addition, for the first time the parties convened a joint visit to Panama in April 2018 to facilitate improved relationships at a local level in the Lat/Am region. At a high-level meeting hosted by the German National Contact Point of the OECD in October 2017, DPDHL, UNI and ITF requested the Protocol to be extended through to December 2019. On the agenda for the 2019 meetings, the Parties agreed to explore expanding the content of the regular meetings to be more functional, constructive and a reference guide for industrial issues for all parties. In addition, ITF, UNI and DPDHL agreed to discuss and exchange views on future of work, digitalisation and responsible supply chain standards.
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