ArcelorMittal and Unions to Launch Innovative Health and Safety Program
09/17/2007 - The International Metalworkers Federation, United Steelworkers, and representatives from Arcelor Mittal will hold a press conference to announce a historic initiative to improve health and safety standards throughout the company.
The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF), United Steelworkers (USW), and representatives from Arcelor Mittal announced they will hold a press conference on Monday, September 17, to announce a historic initiative to improve health and safety standards throughout the company.
The announcement will take place as the company and unions meet in Montreal for the first Arcelor Mittal World Conference hosted by the International Metalworkers' Federation and the United Steelworkers.
Participants say that the new venture—involving the world's largest steel company and the trade unions representing its employees from more than 20 countries—will be the first of its kind in the steel industry.
Arcelor Mittal is the global leader in steel production with 61 plants in 27 countries.
The International Metalworkers' Federation is a federation of national unions in the metal industry that represents the collective interests of 25 million metalworkers in more than 200 unions in 100 countries.
The USW is a North American labor union representing 850,000 workers employed in steel, other metals, mining, rubber, paper, energy, chemicals and the service sector industries in Canada and the U.S.
