International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Mining / DGOJP
ICEM Background document
Coal Mining and Trade Unions – Overview of Coal Industry, Problems and Challenges
December 2007
478 document(s) for Mining / DGOJP :
 ICEM Holds Quadrennial Mining Conference in Russia |
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28 July 2008 Global ICEM InBrief  |
Forty-one national mining unions from 37 countries met 9-11 July in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the ICEM’s quadrennial World Conference on Mining and DJGOP. A total of 138 delegates addressed the major changes occurring in the industry.
At the top of the agenda of an ICEM work plan covering the next four years was the continuing health and safety problems occurring at mines throughout... Read the article |
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| Drummond Coal Mine Strike Ends in Colombia; Accord Also Reached with Glencore |
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28 July 2008 Colombia ICEM InBrief  |
Mineworkers and port workers of non-affiliated Colombia union, Sintramienergética, ended a week-long strike on Wednesday, 23 July, against US-based coal producer Drummond. The miners shut one of Drummond’s two big open pit mines in César department, the Pribbenow mine, as well as the company’s thermal coal exporting port at Santa Marta.
The strike ended for the 2,700...Read the article |
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| Canadian Steelworkers Commence Overtime Ban Against Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan |
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28 July 2008 Canada ICEM InBrief  |
Strategic and rolling strikes by 500 Canadian miners – members of the United Steelworkers (USW) – could occur at any time now within the three mining operations of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest fertiliser company.
On 23 July, three local branches of the USW in the western Canadian province of Saskatechewan issued the necessary 48-hour...Read the article |
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| NUM Files Strike Notice on 3 South Africa Mining Houses; Safety Strike Looms at Gold Fields | ||
14 July 2008 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
| Mine Deaths Accelerate in China Over the Past Month | ||
14 July 2008 |
China |
ICEM InBrief |
| North American Steelworkers, UK’s Unite Forge Trans-Atlantic Union Alliance | ||
14 July 2008 |
Canada United Kingdom Ireland ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Peru Enacts New Contract Labour Law Assuring Rights | ||
10 July 2008 |
Peru |
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| Mining Strike Begins in Peru over Government Inaction on Pension, Profit-Sharing Issues | ||
30 June 2008 |
Peru |
ICEM InBrief |
| CFMEU Presses Australian Government to Stick to Renewable Energy Targets | ||
30 June 2008 |
Australia |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s Africa Delegates Attend Relevant China Investment Forum | ||
16 June 2008 |
China Ghana |
ICEM InBrief |
| 12 Dead, 24 Rescued in Last Week’s Coal Mine Explosion in Eastern Ukraine | ||
16 June 2008 |
Ukraine |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s Sub-Sahara Africa Conference Adopts Four-Point Work Plan | ||
16 June 2008 |
Ghana |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Expresses Concern over Latest Ukrainian Coal Mine Blast | ||
9 June 2008 |
Ukraine |
ICEM News release |
| ICEM Letter To Ukrainian PRUPU Union on 8 June Mine Tragedy | ||
9 June 2008 |
Ukraine |
ICEM Background Document |
| ICEM Forefront at Turkey's Hard Coal Conference | ||
2 June 2008 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| Skorpion Zinc Lockout Ends with Global Mine Union Pressure | ||
29 May 2008 |
Namibia |
ICEM News release |
| Skorpion Reneges; Deal to Settle Zinc Dispute in Namibia is Scuttled | ||
20 May 2008 |
Namibia |
ICEM InBrief Alert |
| Skorpion Zinc Strike in Namibia Expected to Conclude Today | ||
19 May 2008 |
Namibia |
ICEM InBrief |
| 14 Killed in Gold Fields’ South African Mines Last Week | ||
5 May 2008 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin | ||
3 May 2008 |
Brazil Japan South Africa ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
