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.
The ICEM is developing a policy on Sustainable Development. For the Powerpoint presented at the initial February 2008 meeting of the Working Group that is developing this policy, click here.
 Thirteen Dead in Romania Mine Blast |
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1 December 2008 Romania ICEM InBrief  |
A methane gas explosion killed 13 miners and wounded 14 others at the Petrila site of the National Coal Co. in the Jiu valley, Romania. The tragedy occurred 15 November.
Among the dead were four emergency workers who were killed by a second explosion four hours later. They were attempting to rescue survivors, and recover bodies. All rescue activities were put on hold for 48 hours following the... Read the article |
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| Finnish Port Workers Boycott Stora Enso Exports over Subcontractors’ Rights |
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1 December 2008 Finland ICEM InBrief  |
On 17-18 November, Finland’s Transport Workers Union (AKT) imposed a two-day boycott on handling exports of all Stora Enso wood and paper products from Finland. The boycott occurred because the company allegedly told subcontractors at the Port of Kemi to refrain from signing labour agreements that are in line with the union’s pay and benefits package.
The union believes that all goods...Read the article |
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| Canada Again Serves as Roadblock at Rotterdam Convention on Asbestos |
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17 November 2008 Canada Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan ... ICEM InBrief  |
In October 2006, efforts to make the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure of the Rotterdam Convention apply to asbestos were blocked by a handful of countries, including Canada. The Rotterdam Convention is an international agreement on hazardous materials.
PIC is not a ban. It is a requirement stating that information is to be made available, and adequate warning of a substance’s hazards...Read the article |
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| ICEM/ITF Onshore/Offshore Task Force Pledges Support for CEP’s Petro-Canada Boycott | ||
17 November 2008 |
Canada Denmark United Kingdom ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Canadian Labour Declares National Boycott of Petro-Canada at CEP Convention | ||
3 November 2008 |
Canada |
ICEM InBrief |
| US Steelworkers Ratify Oil Bargaining Platform | ||
3 November 2008 |
United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| China Coal Mine Deaths Rise in October; Last Week, 29 killed in Blast in Shaanxi Province | ||
3 November 2008 |
China |
ICEM InBrief |
| Asia-Pacific Rubber Workers’ Unions Form Regional Network | ||
3 November 2008 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| Fourth Asia-Pacific Goodyear Rubber Workers’ Network Meets in Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
3 November 2008 |
Indonesia |
ICEM InBrief |
| 7 October ‘World Day for Decent Work’ Gave Labour a Catalogue of Diverse Activities | ||
20 October 2008 |
Belgium Canada Serbia ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| UK’s Unite Heralds Wrongful Death Award, But Mourns as Another Occurs in Print Sector | ||
20 October 2008 |
United Kingdom |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s Sub-Saharan African Region Shapes Priorities at Cameroon Meeting | ||
6 October 2008 |
Botswana Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Côte d'ivoire ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Ukraine’s Mineworkers Re-Elect Turmanov, Herald New Rada Law on Compensation | ||
6 October 2008 |
Ukraine |
ICEM InBrief |
| Green Jobs: Decent Work in a Low-Carbon World – A New Report | ||
6 October 2008 |
Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| NUM Manifestation over Mine Chamber’s Slow Pace toward Racial, Gender Equality | ||
6 October 2008 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
| More Deaths Inside and Outside of South Africa’s Mines | ||
22 September 2008 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
| Queensland State CFMEU Holds Inaugural Miners’ Memorial Day on 19 September | ||
22 September 2008 |
Australia |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM’s BASF Asia-Pacific Network Meets in Chennai, India | ||
8 September 2008 |
Germany Indonesia India ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| UK’s Health, Safety Executive Issues Warning on Offshore Hydrocarbon Releases | ||
25 August 2008 |
United Kingdom Norway |
ICEM InBrief |
| NUM Protests Rash of AngloGold, AngloPlats Mine Deaths in South Africa | ||
25 August 2008 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
ICEM Marks 20th World AIDS Day with Commitment to the Future
ICEM Endorses North American Boycott of Petro-Canada Products
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