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18 document(s) for ILO :
 Chinese Earthquake Kills 8 Coal Miners, Bringing Recent Fatality Toll to 44 |
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7 November 2011 China ICEM InBrief  |
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake in Henan province, central China, caused a rock slide on 3 November claiming the lives of eight miners and trapping 59 others. Fourteen of the miners were rescued immediately, and 45 other trapped miners found freedom some 30 hours later on Saturday, 5 November, from 480 metres underground. This occurred at the Qianqiu colliery, operated by the large state-run Yina Coal... Read the article |
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| ILO Convention 176 Meeting in Peru, Importance of Implementation Underlined |
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10 October 2011 Peru ICEM InBrief  |
A tripartite regional workshop on improving safety and health in mining was held in Lima, Peru on 26-27 September, with participation from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico. The well-attended meeting studied ILO Convention 176 in detail, with near consensus on the importance of ratification and proper implementation. ICEM Mining Officer Glen Mpufane and Health, Safety and...Read the article |
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| NUM Strikes for South African Mine Safety Improvements |
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10 October 2011 South Africa ICEM InBrief  |
Loyal to the organisation’s motto “an injury to one is an injury to all,” 10,000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) marched to the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg in early October demanding safer working conditions.
Deadly mine accidents continue to take the lives of some around 100 South African miners each year. The 4 October demonstrators also used the occasion...Read the article |
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| Coal Mine Accidents Raise Death Toll in China’s Collieries | ||
10 October 2011 |
China |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Holds Forum on ILO C. 176 at Safety Congress in Turkey | ||
26 September 2011 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM to Hold Mine Safety Forum in Turkey This Week | ||
12 September 2011 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| New Zealand Updates Energy, Mine Safety Regime | ||
29 August 2011 |
New Zealand |
ICEM InBrief |
| Three Coal Mine Accidents Kill at Least 36 in Ukraine | ||
1 August 2011 |
Ukraine |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM, ILO Conduct Mine Safety Seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
18 July 2011 |
Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia |
ICEM InBrief |
| New Zealand: ICEM Wants Bodies Recovered from Inside Deadly Pike River Mine | ||
4 July 2011 |
New Zealand |
ICEM InBrief |
| Mine Blast Near Pasta de Conchos Kills 14 in Mexico | ||
9 May 2011 |
Mexico |
ICEM InBrief |
| Commonality of April 28: Unions Make Work Safer | ||
27 April 2011 |
Global |
ICEM Background Document |
| Mine Safety and ILO Convention 176: A Continued Priority for the ICEM | ||
24 April 2011 |
Global |
ICEM Background Document |
| Namibia: ICEM Conducts Second Uranium Training Programme | ||
11 April 2011 |
Namibia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Pakistan Mine Blast Kills 52; ICEM Affiliate PCMLF in Strong Protest | ||
28 March 2011 |
Pakistan |
ICEM InBrief |
| Global Unions Target Chile for Mine Safety Overhaul | ||
14 March 2011 |
Chile |
ICEM InBrief |
| Ukrainian Mine Unions Ratify ILO Convention 176 on Mine Safety | ||
28 February 2011 |
Ukraine |
ICEM InBrief |
| Aftermath of NZ’s Pike River Mine Tragedy Turns Ugly | ||
28 February 2011 |
New Zealand |
ICEM InBrief |
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