International framework agreements

All Wilkhahn production facilities ensure compliance with labour and social responsibility standards, as required by the ILO (International Labour Organization). As the first furniture manufacturer in Germany, Wilkhahn signed an international framework agreement on social responsibility and encouraging employee rights (IFA, International Framework Agreement) with the Metalworkers/Building and Woodworkers International union. Our partnership with suppliers is based on compliance with this agreement. The ILO focuses on establishing and enforcing international labour and social responsibility standards, in particular the core labour standards that ensure socially-minded and fair globalisation and the creation of jobs that are fit for human beings.

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Promotion of health

We regard company health promotion schemes as the success factor for our corporate activities. We therefore want to give our employees optimal safety so that accidents during work time and work-related illnesses can be prevented.

The integration of environmental management, quality management, occupational safety and preventive health care and protection serves the future-proof quality of products and productions methods, the health of our employees and customers, and last but not least, the safeguarding of our profits and workplaces.

Therefore

we strengthen the health and social competence of our employees by means of regular training and information

we regularly carry out internal audits to monitor compliance with guidelines on occupation safety

we pay attention to the avoidance of manufacturing supplies and materials that might be hazardous to health during the product development stage

we promote and support preventive health care and protection

we are open for cooperation and projects with companies in the health service sector with a view to improving health preventive measures.