#  [Chemical and food industries, private laboratories and dental laboratories](https://proliitto.fi/index%2ephp/index%252ephp/en/all-things-work/chemical-and-food-industries-private-laboratories-and-dental-laboratories) 

Collective agreements for the chemical industry, food industry, private laboratories and dental laboratories

 

## Collective agreements 

 The food industry 

 

### More information

[The food industry (16.3.2023–28.2.2025)](/index%2ephp/elintarviketeollisuus-tes)

 

 

 

 



 Dental laboratories 

 

### More information

[Dental laboratories (in Finnish)](/index%2ephp/hammaslaboratorioala-tes)

 

 

 

 



 The chemical industry 

 

### More information

[The chemical industry (Finnish)](/index%2ephp/kemianala-tes)

[Kemianala (Swedish)](https://proliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2023-10/Kemiska%20Branchens%20Tj%C3%A4nstemannaavtal%207.2.2023-31.12.2024.pdf)

[The chemical industry ](/index%2ephp/kemia-eng)

 

 

 

 



 Private laboratories 

 

### More information

[Private laboratories (3.3.2023 – 28.2.2025)](/index%2ephp/yksityinen-laboratorioala-tes)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



## The chemical industry 

Pro negotiaties the salaried employees contract in the chemical industry. The agreement is universally binding, so it is followed by all employees in the field, e.g. in the oil, gas, plastic, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and petrochemical industries, as well as in the bio, environmental care and textile care industries. The job titles of the members working in the field include laboratory assistant, laboratory analyst, foreman, shift foreman, production foreman, automation manager, maintenance engineer, process development engineer, technical salesperson, IT expert, customer service manager, personnel assistant and marketing assistant.

Employees in the textile maintenance industry are subject to the chemical industry's white-collar worker contract concluded by Pro. The textile maintenance industry joins the chemical industry white-collar worker agreement with an accession protocol. The agreement is universally binding, so it is followed by all employees in the textile maintenance industry. Large employers in the industry are Lindström Oy, Comforta Oy and SOL Pesulapalvelut Oy.

The job titles of our members working in the field include team leader, maintenance manager, laundry foreman, production manager, customer service manager, key account manager, maintenance man, team manager, IT expert, buyer, service manager, assistant, material expert, product assistant, personnel assistant and marketing assistant.



 

 

[Yhteistä kemiaa website](https://www.yhteistakemiaa.fi/)

[Diversity](http://www.monimuotoinen.fi)

 

 

 

 



## Private laboratories 

Pro negotiates the collective agreement for employees in the private laboratory sector. The agreement is not universally binding, so it is only observed in certain laboratories that are member companies of Palta. Professionals in the field work in various laboratory tasks. ­­­



 

 

[Code of conduct at workplaces (in Finnish) (pdf)](https://proliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2023-01/Ohje%20Kannustamme%20hyv%C3%A4%C3%A4n%20k%C3%A4yt%C3%B6kseen_yksityinen%20laboratorioala.pdf)

 

 

 

 



## The food industry 

Pro negotiates universally binding collective agreement for employees of the food industry, which is followed by all employees in the industry. The task areas of the members working in the field include, for example, work management, shift management, production-related supervisory tasks, product development, production and product planning, quality control, administrative and office tasks, sales tasks.



 

 

[Local bargaining in the food industry](/index%2ephp/sites/default/files/2020-12/paikallisen_sopimisen_opas_2020.pdf)

 

 

 

 



## Collective agreements 

A collective agreement (TES, or *tessi* in Finnish) is an agreement between a trade union and an employer's association on minimum working conditions in the field.



 

 

[All Pro collective agreements](/index%2ephp/en/all-things-work/collective-agreements)