International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Mining / DGOJP
2008 ICEM Global Mining Conference
(St-Petersburg, Russia)
ICEM Mining Conference Document
(English version)
ICEM Mining Conference Document
(Russian version)
Documento de la Conferencia Mundial de la ICEM del sector Minería
(Spanish version)
Bericht zur ICEM Weltkonferenz für die Bergbauindustrien
(German version)
Document de la Conférence mondiale de la ICEM sur l'industrie minière
(French version)
ICEM Mining Conference Document
(Swedish version)
Presentation: ILO Safety and Health in Mines Convetion 176
Presentation: Australian CFMEU and the Environment
Presentation: Indian National Mineworkers' Federation Powerpoint
Presentation: German IGBCE Sustainable Development Powerpoint
481 document(s) for Mining / DGOJP :
 ICEM Global Mining Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia |
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19 August 2008 Russian Federation Global ICEM InBrief Alert  |
 Last month, ICEM conducted its quadrennial Global Mining Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia. The conference was attended by 138 delegates from 37 countries.
A number of excellent presentations were made. Those, along with the language versions of the ICEM Mining Conference Document, can be found here.
The English version of the document, along with a re-cap of the meeting can also be... Read the article |
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| Full Strike Begins for 500 USW Canadian Members at 3 Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Mines |
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11 August 2008 Canada ICEM InBrief  |
Despite week-long efforts to reach a new labour agreement, 500 members of three United Steelworkers (USW) local unions in Canada began a strike against the world’s largest potash mining company on 7 August.
Workers took up picket line duty at three underground mines and milling operations of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan in western Canada due to the company’s refusal to share portions...Read the article |
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| South African Unions Conduct Wave of National Strikes, Protesting Energy, Food Costs |
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11 August 2008 South Africa ICEM InBrief  |
An estimated 80% of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) 1.8 million members participated in a national strike on 6 August, protesting rampant inflation. The day-long strike marked the culmination in a series of four work stoppages calling for relief to rising electric and food costs. COSATU also issued a stern demand for a decent living wage to counter a June inflation rate that hit...Read the article |
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| ICEM Holds Quadrennial Mining Conference in Russia | ||
28 July 2008 |
Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| Drummond Coal Mine Strike Ends in Colombia; Accord Also Reached with Glencore | ||
28 July 2008 |
Colombia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Canadian Steelworkers Commence Overtime Ban Against Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan | ||
28 July 2008 |
Canada |
ICEM InBrief |
| 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 |
