Trade unions push back on sale of Nestlé Waters

A demonstration against the proposed sale of Nestlé Waters to a partner brought together around a hundred people at the company headquarters in Vevey on Monday. Trade union delegations came from seven European countries to make their voices heard. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The demonstrators had travelled from France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg and England to voice their concerns about the fate of their jobs and production sites. Waving flags from a dozen European trade unions, they marched from the Place du Marché to the headquarters of the food giant, behind a banner proclaiming “The future of Nestlé Waters workers is not for sale”. “Experience has shown us that Nestlé’s partnerships and disposals too often result in plant closures, job losses and the undermining of acquired social rights. We cannot allow this to happen again,” explained the demonstrators in a leaflet distributed at the event. Standard practice Christoph Kauffmann ...