Global Unions say DHL Puts the Squeeze on its Workers

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NYON, Switzerland, November 10 - This week, unions around the world are telling post and logistics company
Deutsche Post DHL to stop putting the squeeze on its workers.

In dozens of cases in over 20 countries, DHL has sacked, harassed and
intimidated workers for union activities. The attacks on workers' rights and
unions started long before the financial crisis but now DHL management has
latched onto the crisis as an excuse for drastic cost cutting and victimizing
its employees.

In Germany, workers at the new Leipzig hub are paid so little they are
entitled to government income subsidies. In South Africa, DHL has lost three
court cases for wrongful sackings of union stewards

This week DHL employees and their unions are standing up to the company
and demanding respect for their rights in the "Don't put the squeeze on
workers" campaign. The global campaign for DHL workers has been organised by
UNI Global Union and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).

The unions are asking the public to go to www.respect4workers.org
to send messages to DHL CEO Frank Appel urging him to respect workers'
rights.

"We are asking DHL to stick to its own key words: respect and results,"
said UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings. "If the company respects its
workers it will see far better results than if it joins the global race to
the bottom on pay, conditions and trade union rights."

For more information go to: www.respect4workers.org

UNI Post & Logistics is the global union for the postal and logistics
industry, representing 2.5 million workers worldwide. The ITF represents
transport trade unions with almost 5 million members globally.

    Contact:
    Neil Anderson
    Mobile: +41-79-508-26-16
    E-Mail: neil.anderson@uniglobalunion.org

Contact: Neil Anderson, Mobile: +41-79-508-26-16, E-Mail: neil.anderson at uniglobalunion.org