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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Geneva Marks International Women’s Day</title>
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Today, International Women&rsquo;s Day, was marked in Geneva with a large demonstration at plaine de Plainpalais, between 12pm and 2pm. The ICEM, along with other Geneva-based Global Union Federations turned out in support. 

The manifestation, organized by ICEM&rsquo;s Swiss affiliate UNIA, protested the issues of raising the retirement age of women, fighting for gender equality on wages, the effective application of equality legislation, protesting against the proposed lengthening, in Switzerland,...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3655-Geneva-Marks-International-Women’s-Day"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
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<title>UK TUC Releases Excellent Women Empowerment Publication</title>
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of the UK released a new publication today, on International Women&rsquo;s Day. The magazine profiles, and gives voice to, prominent women trade unionists from around the world, specifically the global south. 

The TUC carries out considerable international solidarity work, much of this work in the global south focuses on women, as the publication explains &ldquo;whether they are in paid work or not, women make up an ever growing majority of the world&rsquo;s poor&rdquo;....<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3657-UK-TUC-Releases-Excellent-Women-Empowerment-Publication"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:15:54 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>CUT-Brazil to Conduct 100-kilometre, 10-Day Women’s March</title>
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Today in Brazil, the Central &Uacute;nica dos Trabalhadores (CUT) will begin a 100-kilometre, 10-day march from Campinas in S&atilde;o Paulo state to the city of S&atilde;o Paulo itself in honour of International Women&rsquo;s Day. The march, celebrating 100 years of the announcement of International Women&rsquo;s Day and under the banner &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll Keep Marching Until Every Woman is Free,&rdquo; will highlight the continuing fight for common rights and public services, peace and demilitarization,...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3658-CUT-Brazil-to-Conduct-100-kilometre-10-Day-Women’s-March"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:23:01 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Global Support Again Comes to Canada’s Vale Strike; USW Gives Solution to End It</title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3659-Global-Support-Again-Comes-to-Canada’s-Vale-Strike;-USW-Gives-Solution-to-End-It</link>
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Efforts to end the stalemate in the Canadian nickel strike between the United Steelworkers (USW) and Vale through independent mediation failed yesterday, with the USW giving a practical solution to the 239-day strike: a return to work offer and unresolved issues between the two parties submitted to binding arbitration. 

The Brazilian mining company rejected the union&rsquo;s attempt to resolve the dispute, which is marked this Saturday, 13 March, with 3,400 union families still on picket lines....<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3659-Global-Support-Again-Comes-to-Canada’s-Vale-Strike;-USW-Gives-Solution-to-End-It"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:28:28 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Oil Workers in Colombia Suffer Police Repression</title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3660-Oil-Workers-in-Colombia-Suffer-Police-Repression</link>
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ICEM&rsquo;s Colombian affiliate the National Oil Workers Union (USO) called for international solidarity in their conflict with British Petroleum (BP). Workers at the BP plant at Tauramena, part of the Cusiana oil field in Casanare, Eastern Colombia, have been striking since 22 January for improved wages. On 15 February the notorious ESMAD, Colombia's notorioius riot police, were sent in to attack the strikers&rsquo; picket line. Three USO members are still in hospital with injuries sustained...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3660-Oil-Workers-in-Colombia-Suffer-Police-Repression"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:34:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>ICEM International Women’s Day Bulletin: 8 March 2010 / Boletín de la ICEM </title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/71-Gender-Issues/3653-ICEM-International-Women’s-Day-Bulletin:-8-March-2010-Boletín-de-la-ICEM-</link>
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8 March&nbsp;is International Women&rsquo;s Day across the world, and the ICEM extends best wishes to all labour organizations who are conducting activities in their countries. We would like to hear specifically what your trade union or organization is doing on this day, so write to Carol Bruce, ICEM Women&rsquo;s Officer, carol.bruce@icem.org here to let her know.
1. ITUC Women&rsquo;s Committee Meeting 
2. Co-Industri of Denmark Meets to Define Gender Strategy 
3. Spanish, Danish, Lithuanian...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/71-Gender-Issues/3653-ICEM-International-Women’s-Day-Bulletin:-8-March-2010-Boletín-de-la-ICEM-"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Global Solidarity Day with Turkish Workers, 26 Feb: ICEM Stands with Striking Workers on the Ground </title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/77-All-ICEM-News-Releases/3652-Global-Solidarity-Day-with-Turkish-Workers-26-Feb:-ICEM-Stands-with-Striking-Workers-on-the-Ground-</link>
<description><![CDATA[Trade union rights in Turkey were repeatedly violated in 2009. The current strike of TEKEL workers has now been running for over 70 days, following a snap decision by the government to close their workplaces. The striking workers and their families have left their homes, travelled to Ankara and have been pitched in tents in protest against the decision. Temperatures reach -15 degrees at night there. 

TEKEL, the former state-owned tobacco company was recently privatised. Privatisation and the decision...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/77-All-ICEM-News-Releases/3652-Global-Solidarity-Day-with-Turkish-Workers-26-Feb:-ICEM-Stands-with-Striking-Workers-on-the-Ground-"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:25:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>GIKIL Pays Back Wages to Bosnian Workers; Monitoring Begins</title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3632-GIKIL-Pays-Back-Wages-to-Bosnian-Workers;-Monitoring-Begins</link>
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The renegade Indian steel company run by Pramod Mittal was made to pay back wages to 1,250 members of ICEM affiliate Independent Trade Union of Chemistry and Non-Metals of Bosnia-Herzegovina (SSHN-FBIH) this month. A deadline of 15 February was met by Mittal&rsquo;s company, Global Ispat Koksana Industtrija Lukavac (GIKIL), which manages and half-owns the sodium carbonate plant, and wages were paid through December 2009. 

Workers at GIKIL, also half-owned by the Canton of Tuzla, and SSHN-FBIH&rsquo;s...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3632-GIKIL-Pays-Back-Wages-to-Bosnian-Workers;-Monitoring-Begins"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:08:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Bosnia-Herzegovina Ratifies Safety, Health in Mines Convention 176</title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3633-Bosnia-Herzegovina-Ratifies-Safety-Health-in-Mines-Convention-176</link>
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Last month, Bosnia-Herzegovina became the 24th country to ratify ILO Convention 176, the Safety and Health in Mines Convention. Passage by the Parliament and ratification by the President of the Balkan nation came along with adoption of nine other ILO Conventions, several of which relate to safety and health. 

An ILO official in Sarejevo, Lejla Tanovic, explained that the ratifications came after the ILO invited the government to submit all Conventions passed after 1993 to respective entities...<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3633-Bosnia-Herzegovina-Ratifies-Safety-Health-in-Mines-Convention-176"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:12:18 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>French Unions, EDF Agree to Positive 2010 Wage Terms</title>
<link>http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3635-French-Unions-EDF-Agree-to-Positive-2010-Wage-Terms</link>
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Four French unions last week, 18 February, approved average wage increases for 60,000 EDF (Electricit&eacute; de France) workers of 4.4% for 2010. CFDT, CGT, CFTC, and CFE-CGC won workers a progressive and far-sighted wage accord that has a base salary increase, plus increases based on seniority, training, incentives, and promotions. 

The 80% state-owned EDF will see half of its workforce retire over the next ten years, with 45% of the company&rsquo;s nuclear workers alone set to retire by 2015....<br/><br/><a href="http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3635-French-Unions-EDF-Agree-to-Positive-2010-Wage-Terms"><small><b>Read the article</b></small></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:18:22 +0100</pubDate>
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