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Malaysian ICEM affiliates together with national center MTUC conducted nationwide pickets on 28 September protesting the government&rsquo;s lack of response over complaints on failure to implement ILO Convention 87. Malaysian unions have been beset by undue court delays over union recognition and collective bargaining cases, and by ministerial delays over trade union disputes that include worker discharge cases. The government has ignored the calls for response and instead has introduced further restrictions on trade union activity.

Malaysian Unions Protest Government’s Labor Rights Abuses

Shell Employees Union of Batangas, an independent and fearless rank-and-file trade union at Shell in the Philippines, threatened to strike a refinery in Batangas Province over the company&rsquo;s proposal to place a moratorium on wage increases. In mid-September, the Philippines labour secretary took jurisdiction of the dispute, a move objected to by the 100-member union. Shell has placed the future of the 100,000 b/d refinery in jeopardy and the refinery&rsquo;s general manager said at the weekend that it suffers from insignificant investment by the super-major. Shell&rsquo;s Tabangao refinery is one of only two refineries in the Philippines.

Philippines Union Threatens to Take On Shell Over Wages

Dutch citizens are expressing themselves in mass dissent at the center-right coalition government&rsquo;s austerity measures that targets valued social programs. Led by trade unions such as ICEM affiliate FNV Bondgenoten, some 300,000&mdash;better than three times the expected number&mdash;protested in Amsterdam 2 October. A full spread on the protests in NL will be featured in the upcoming issue of the ICEM print magazine Global-Info.

300,000 Dutch Citizens Turn Out to Say &#039;No&#039; to Social Cuts

Nigerian affiliates NUPENG and PENGASSAN launched a two-day warning strike 7-8 October against Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria. The strike was over Shell&rsquo;s planned 2,000-worker job cuts, a restructuring the unions feel is baseless. The two-day strike was meant as a precursor for further industrial action aimed at curtailing production if the Anglo-Dutch firm does not change its position.

Nigerian Affiliates Launch Warning Strikes against Shell

Nigerian Labour Congress President Adams Oshiomhole was arrested 9 October at gunpoint by the country&rsquo;s secret police. The arrest came on the eve of today&rsquo;s mass general strike called by the NLC that ICEM affiliates NUPENG and PENGASSAN are supporting. The strike is over the government&rsquo;s 15% October petrol price hike. The NLC has become the leader of mass dissent among Nigeria&rsquo;s population over government&rsquo;s failed social and petroleum policies. In September, a federal court in Abuja ruled that the position of NLC president does not exist under law and the labour federation has no power to call a strike.

Nigerian Secret Police Arrest NLC President

The ICEM&rsquo;s North American Women&rsquo;s Committee was prominent in Ottawa, Canada, at a rally and march aimed at forcing the government to maintain Canada&rsquo;s public, non-profit health care system. The ICEM women, meeting in Ottawa, were asked to deliver a live webcam message on the issue.

North American Women’s Committee at Canadian Health Care Rally

Gold-mining members of ICEM affiliate Turkiye Maden-Is marched and rallied in Bergama, Turkey, 14 September to convince the government to re-open Newmont Mining Corp.&rsquo;s mine there. An administrative court in Izmir ordered the mine shut on 19 August due to overstated environment concerns. The closure cost the jobs of 169 Maden-Is members, plus 300 contract workers.

Mining Affiliate in Turkey Seeks to Reopen Closed Newmont Mine

ICEM affiliates in South Africa today have taken their members out on strike, joining labour centre COSATU&rsquo;s call for protest against soaring job loss and unemployment levels now reaching 40%. Over 200,000 workers are expected to strike. ICEM affiliates National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) are also using the day-long strike to call attention to the lack of progress in wage talks. NUM is negotiating with the Chamber of Mines in gold sectors talks, and is also bargaining for workers in the precious mineral. NUMSA has been stalemated in pay talks in the metal, automotive and engineering sectors.

South African ICEM Affiliates Lead Mass Strike

IGBCE, ICEM&rsquo;s Germany affiliate, achieved mutually-accepted labour terms for the chemicals sector 16 June for workers in western Germany. The agreement with chemical employers&rsquo; association BAVC meets IGBCE&rsquo;s pay goals as a result of recent productivity increases and exceeds German inflation of 1.6%. A general wage increase of 2.7% was won, plus a single payout of 1.2% of a month&rsquo;s salary multiplied by 19. IGBCE bargains for 550,000 workers in chemicals.
IGBCE achieved an increase in the number of trainee or apprenticeship positions in both 2006 and 2007, and the fixed weekly work-time regulation was held at 37.5 hours. Ongoing discussions will occur on making special improvements for trade union members, and talks covering eastern German chemical workers also are in progress.

IGBCE, Chemical Employers Agree to Terms in Germany

ICEM&rsquo;s Global Framework Agreement with Statoil was renewed last week for a further two years. The agreement was reviewed by representatives from ICEM, Norwegian oil and gas union NOPEF, and management of Statoil in Stavanger, Norway. 
The agreement now includes a specific commitment by Statoil to provide a clear and supportive policy on HIV/AIDS, and also includes an enhanced commitment on equality of opportunity and treatment of workers. Lars Myhre, chairman of ICEM&rsquo;s Energy Sector, hailed the renewed agreement as a further positive step in labour relations between ICEM, NOPEF, and Statoil.

ICEM&#039;s Global Agreement with Statoil Renewed

Archive

Malaysian Unions Protest Government’s Labor Rights Abuses

Philippines Union Threatens to Take On Shell Over Wages

300,000 Dutch Citizens Turn Out to Say 'No' to Social Cuts

Nigerian Affiliates Launch Warning Strikes against Shell

Nigerian Secret Police Arrest NLC President

North American Women’s Committee at Canadian Health Care Rally

Mining Affiliate in Turkey Seeks to Reopen Closed Newmont Mine

South African ICEM Affiliates Lead Mass Strike

IGBCE, Chemical Employers Agree to Terms in Germany

ICEM's Global Agreement with Statoil Renewed

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