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    FAO staff, management struggle to reach compromise on reforms

    Standoffs between staff unions and management have become a regular occurrence at the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome. A new 55-month contract cap and performance management system are two contested changes slated for future negotiation, Devex learned in an exclusive interview with Assistant Director-General Denis Aitken.

    By Elena L. Pasquini // 31 March 2015

    Standoffs between staff unions and management have become a regular occurrence at the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome, which saw a four-day strike of its general service staff last week.

    Professional staff also showed solidarity with the strike, held Monday through Thursday, to protest the recently announced policy to put a 55-month cap on short-term contract renewability.

    The mobilization was a reaction to a “lack of real dialogue with management, its autocratic approach and lack of respect for the staff,” according to a post published on the Union of the General Service Staff's Facebook page. Representatives of the general staff declined Devex’s request for comment at the time of writing.

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      Elena Pasquini covers the development work of the European Union as well as various U.N. food and agricultural agencies for Devex News. Based in Rome, she also reports on Italy's aid reforms and attends the European Development Days and other events across Europe. She has interviewed top international development officials, including European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs. Elena has contributed to Italian and international magazines, newspapers and news portals since 1995.

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