Accor–IUF trade union rights agreement
Accor signed a trade union rights agreement with the IUF in June 1995. The IUF does not have strong
union membership in Accor and explains the trade union rights agreement (TURA) as a product of particular
relationships with the corporate Human Resources Department of the company. 76 The TURA endorses
workers’ rights to join trade unions and the company states that it will not “oppose efforts to unionize its
employees”. As such, local IUF affiliates can use the TURA to reinforce their organizing efforts and to challenge
any managers who violate this agreement. The company feels that the agreement has served to allow trade
unions to act as the main interface for industrial relations between Accor and its employees. 77