Trade unions representing employees and contractors at Maersk gathered in Copenhagen to raise concerns about labour issues with management at the shipping company. Unions from the Netherlands, the United States, and Australia spoke out on issues ranging from reduced use of the word ‘union’ in the Annual Report to Maersk’s refusal to collectively bargain with its workforce. According to the Maritime Coordinator for the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Maersk is breaking its own values which commits the company to upholding the labour right of collective bargaining.
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