Rene Obermann, CEO Deutsche Telekom AG Postfach 2000 53105 Bonn Germany Email : [email protected] File Reference: RP/SV/chm Contact Name: [email protected] November 28, 2012 Dear Mr. Obermann, We write to you today as members of Public Services International, a global union federation that brings together more than 20 million workers in 148 countries and territories. Our mission is to promote quality public services and empower worker voice in every part of the world. Through membership in the Council of Global Unions, PSI has joined with unions in all sectors to stand together for workers’ rights and social justice. It is in this capacity that we express our support for the fundamental labour rights of workers employed at Deutsche Telekom and DT- owned subsidiaries around the world. We are aware that Deutsche Telekom has a long-standing relationship of collective bargaining and social dialogue with its German trade union counterpart, ver.di, which has fostered a productive and prosperous company, an economically stable workforce, and a stronger national democracy. However, outside of Germany, management at DT-owned subsidiaries often abandons the practices of its home country and adopts the worst practices of the host countries: disrespect for workers, fear and intimidation for workers who speak up, and reprisals when they seek to join a union. The examples are numerous. In the United States, workers face anti-union behavior by Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary, T-Mobile USA, that includes intimidation and management surveillance of union activities. In the United Kingdom, workers have seen corporate-led efforts to deter them from joining the union for fear of reprisals or dismissals in response to their union activities. In Mexico, T-Systems enters into employer-controlled protection contracts with fraudulent unions that the workers did not chose and whose leaders they did not elect. Public sector unions around the world expect better from a company that has a demonstrated track-record in Germany of respect for labor rights. We urge Deutsche Telekom to take a concrete step to demonstrate respect for the rights of its workers by implementing a position of full neutrality with regard to the organizing efforts of T-Mobile USA workers and by allowing workers the freedom to participate in union activities without fear of reprisals or job loss. Similar steps should follow in subsidiaries around the globe. Public Services International is a global trade union federation representing 20 million working women and men who deliver vital public services in 150 countries. PSI champions human rights, advocates for social justice and promotes universal access to quality public services. PSI works with the United Nations system and in partnership with labour, civil society and other organisations. Public Services International and its affiliates will use all means in our power as consumers, investors and public citizens to support the rights of Deutsche Telekom workers. Moreover, we will raise these issues with our employers as they relate to government contracting and procurement. In cooperation with the Council of Global Unions and the International Trade Union Confederation, we will remain vigilant on the situation for workers at all DT-owned facilities and subsidiaries. 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