International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
Asia / Pacific
794 document(s) for Asia / Pacific :
 Bangladeshi Garment Workers Lead Charge for Just Labour Legislation |
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23 January 2012 Bangladesh ICEM InBrief  |
Hundreds of garment workers staged a symbolic sit-in strike on 16 January in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka city, Bangladesh, demanding that Parliament takes up and passes a key piece of labour legislation.
The legislation has been ready for presentation in Parliament for three years, but the Labour Ministry has stalled the process. Demonstrating workers warned of mass mobilisations... Read the article |
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| Indian Rubber Unions Form National Network |
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9 January 2012 India ICEM InBrief  |
Around 35 trade union representatives from various rubber companies, namely Goodyear, MRF, JK Tyres, Birla Tyres, Apollo Tyres, and Ajanta Rubber formed the Indian Rubber Unions National Network in a workshop entitled “ILO/ICEM Workshop on International Labour Standards and Social Dialogue in Indian Rubber Industry.” The forum was held on 14-15 December 2011 in Mumbai with the support...Read the article |
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| ICEM Report Exposes Asian Cement’s CAL Practices |
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5 January 2012 ICEM Background Document  |
An ICEM report has found that the rights of workers in the cement industries of the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and India are being routinely violated through the use of precarious forms of employment.
In many of the plants covered by the research, Contract and Agency Labour (CAL) is being used to restrict or prevent workers from exercising their right to freedom of association....Read the article |
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| Flooding in Thailand has devastating impact on CAL workers | ||
5 January 2012 |
Thailand |
ICEM Background Document |
| Security a Concern as Indonesian Miners Ready to Return to Jobs | ||
19 December 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| UAW Pickets US Hyundai Dealers over Sexual Harassment in Korea | ||
19 December 2011 |
South Korea United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| Canada’s Tar Sands, Keystone Pipeline Gets Aired at COP-17 | ||
19 December 2011 |
South Africa Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| COP-17 Union Panel Stresses Sustainable Industry in Climate Change Debate | ||
19 December 2011 |
South Africa Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Mourns Deaths of 53 Oil Workers off Russia | ||
19 December 2011 |
Russian Federation |
ICEM InBrief |
| Proud Indonesian Miners End Strike with Freeport-McMoRan | ||
14 December 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM News release |
| Indonesian Mine Talks Continue Today; Union Ready with Another 30-day Strike Notice | ||
5 December 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| 2 Million Strike in Resistance to UK’s Public-Sector Cuts | ||
5 December 2011 |
United Kingdom |
ICEM InBrief |
| ITGLWF Condemns Jailing of Pakistani Power Loom Union Leaders | ||
21 November 2011 |
Pakistan |
ICEM InBrief |
| Indonesian Miners Resume Talks Again Today with Freeport-McMoRan | ||
21 November 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| From Contract to Permanent Work: Victory at PT Cussons Indonesia | ||
20 November 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM Background Document |
| Malaysian Nation Labor Centre Decries Legislation Opening Door for Contract Labour | ||
20 November 2011 |
Malaysia |
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| Wage Talks Begin Again Tuesday in Grasberg Mine Strike; ICEM Calls on Affiliates to Assist | ||
14 November 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief Alert |
| Grasberg Talks Resume, But Tensions High in Papua, Indonesia | ||
7 November 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Vigilance Now Needed to Implement Indonesia’s Social Security Law | ||
7 November 2011 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Singapore’s Oil, Chemical Unions Blocking Pay Cuts after Age 62 | ||
7 November 2011 |
Singapore |
ICEM InBrief |
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20 January 2012:
ICEM Protests Northern Cyprus Strike Ban in Energy Sector
ICEM Protests Northern Cyprus Strike Ban in Energy Sector
14 December 2011:
Proud Indonesian Miners End Strike with Freeport-McMoRan
Proud Indonesian Miners End Strike with Freeport-McMoRan
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