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Sustainable Development / Health and Safety

As a Global Union Federation with many members in some of the most hazardous and resource intense industries in the world, the ICEM takes its responsibilities very seriously. This is why the ICEM's health, safety and environmental work is grounded in a firm commitment to the greater sustainability of the companies employing our members.

Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) and corporate governance (CG) are frequently cited as appropriate indicators of a company's performance, and for this reason the ICEM insists that health, safety and environmental excellence must be among the key parameters on which company CSR and CG performance are judged. This is why the ICEM is committed to the creation and maintenance of healthy and safe workplaces in all of its industrial sectors, and to fully engage employers to this end.

250 document(s) for Sustainable Development / Health and Safety :
14 Killed in Gold Fields’ South African Mines Last Week
5 May 2008
South Africa
ICEM InBrief
Last week proved to be a deadly for South African mining company Gold Fields Ltd. Fourteen miners were killed, including nine on 1 May at the firm’s South Deep Mine near Randfontein, in the northeast province of Gauteng. Those nine were killed in an inexcusable safety breach that saw a chain attached to an elevator cage snap, causing death when the cage plummeted 60 metres inside a mine...
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IGBCE Achieves Novel ‘Job Bridging,’ More Youth Opportunities in Chemical Pay Talks
21 April 2008
Germany
ICEM InBrief
On 15-16 April, ICEM German affiliate IGBCE and the BAVC Chemical Industry Association came to 2008 and 2009 wage terms for some 550,000 chemical workers. The union achieved desirable pay gains, but more importantly, posted enhancements to future training opportunities for young workers, as well as a flexible, part-time work arrangement for older workers. The agreement, which came during the...
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MUZ Denounces Mining Houses Neglect of Social Processes in Zambia
21 April 2008
Zambia
ICEM InBrief
At the supreme council meeting of the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) on 14 April, the union denounced mine operators who are breaking provisions of the union’s collective agreements in the southern African nation. MUZ President Rayford Mbulu condemned, in the strongest terms possible, employers who disregard terms and conditions of labour agreements. He also lashed out at certain mining...
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Counter-Summit to Present a Human Focus to Energy Needs Today in New Orleans

Renewal Rhodia Global Pact Has Specific Neutrality Language

Labour Leaders Attend Canadian Nuclear Association’s Annual Event

FCE-CFDT Hosts Japanese Kansai Electric Power Leaders in France

Resolutions as adopted by the 4th ICEM World Congress

Aquarius Platinum: Integrity on Mine Safety Broken in South Africa

Canadian Petrol Refinery Lockout Nears 2-Month Mark

Methane Blast Kills at Least 23 at ArcelorMittal Coal Mine in Kazakhstan

Coal Conference in India Focuses on Health/Safety, Ratification of ILO Convention 176

‘Decent Work’ Campaign Elevated in 2008 in Europe

Coal Conference Declaration, Kolkata, India

Australia’s CFMEU Calls for Cleaner Measures to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Decent Work Must be Safe Work

Coal Mining and Trade Unions – Overview of Coal Industry, Problems and Challenges

ICEM Letter of Condolences Over Kimberly-Clark, Barrow, UK, Death

United Demands Safety Answers from Kimberly Clark on Barrow Death in the UK

String of Blasts Hit Ukraine’s Zasyadko Coal Mine, Killing 5 More, Injuring 44 Workers




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