"Recent years have also seen the establishment of worldwide works councils in a small number of MNCs [(multinational corporations)]. In French- based Renault, a worldwide works council was established in 2003 following the negotiation of a rider to the EWC agreement. Further meetings of the Renault EWC are supposed to coincide with those of Nissan's EWC […] so as to facilitate communication between employee representatives from the two groups. German- based companies establishing
worldwide works councils include DaimlerChrysler […] and Volkswagen […]."
(Hall, M. and P. Marginson,
Developments in European Works Councils, European Industrial Relations Observatory On-Line, 2004, visited 2010-06-07)
"A
global works council was established in SKF as long ago as 1975. Initially the trade union representatives all over the world were able to meet once every three years. During the 1980s these meetings became more frequent. The next major stage came in connection with the adoption by the EU in 1994 of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive. SKF and the trade union organisations decided to integrate the EWC with the global council. As a result the
global works council began to meet once each year. […]
The members of the
global works council are either trade union representatives working in manufacturing plants in Europe that are covered by the EU regulations on European works councils or employees who are members of trade unions affiliated to the International Metalworkers' Federation, IMF."
(FMETALL,
Tools for Global Justice, visited 2010-05-25)