Global Works Council
Aker has a global cooperation council, the Global Works Council (GWC), derivated from EWC (European Works Council, based on European legislation / link). Since Aker is a global company, this has been taken one step further, to include businesses and employees outside Europe as well.
In the prescent GWC, all the companies and employee representatives troughout Aker`s industrial portfolio companies are represented. Aker’s CEO and the operative companies’ top management actively participate in the GWC dialogue and the annual meetings. Two GWC conferences are normally held each year, focusing mainly on operational status, strategy, and the introduction of the new Aker Sustainability Policy. The GWC brings together liaison bodies’ representatives from Angola, Brazil, England, Germany, India, Malaysia, Norway, Scotland, Ireland and the U.S.
Commited to human and labor rights
Reference is made to this section of the official Aker ASA homepage:
Our commitment to social responsiblity · Aker ASA
Respecting people, human and labor rights are considered as key factors in Aker`s success. Collaboration with employee representatives has been part of “The Aker Model” for decades. This builds organizations with a strong workforce, taking ownership of the process which they are a part of, and excercising responsability and sustainability when their duties sometimes gets heavier than average. In GWC, we, the representatives of the employees, tries to mirror this partnership and “psycological contract”, by playing an active part in the collaboration.
International Framework Agreement
Through the Global Framework Agreement, Aker and its industrial companies have committed to the respect and support of fundamental human rights and trade union rights in the countries in which the portfolio companies operate.
Read more:
International Framework Agreement (2023 version)