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Andriy Volynets, son of Ukrainian Miners&rsquo; Independent Trade Union Mikhail Volynets, was released from a hospital but doctors have not permitted him to return to work. Volynets was abducted and then brutally beaten 7 March in an act the ICEM believes to be political repression against his father, a member of the opposition coalition in the Rada, Ukraine&rsquo;s Parliament.

Ukrainian Mining Leader’s Son Recovering from Brutal Beating

The National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa has joined two other unions, including affiliate CEPPWAWU, and filed a formal application under Section 77 of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) to investigate the strong Rand and the adverse affect it has had regarding job loss. The union seeks a tripartite summit to find an intervention strategy. &ldquo;The appreciating currency has had a negative impact in the mining industry. The mining sector has shed numerous jobs and is intent on cutting further,&rdquo; said NUM Gen. Sec. Gwede Mantashe in a South African report.

NUM and CEPPWAWU in South Africa Protest Strong Rand

IGBCE in Germany has warned employers in the chemical industry not to deviate from their social responsibilities in bargaining that begins in April for 580,000 chemical workers. Emphasizing that only some employers are stating the industry needs to &ldquo;catch its breath&rdquo; free of any wage increases, IGBCE said in a statement it would not change directions in upcoming talks. The union maintains that only through meaningful increases can the consumer economy in Germany improve.

German IGBCE Warns Chemical Industry Ahead of Bargaining

An announcement by the Canadian government to sell off its remaining 19% stake in Petro-Canada was denounced by the country&rsquo;s leading energy union, Communications, Energy, Paperworkers of Canada. The Calgary-based company was established in 1975 to promote domestic supply of oil and gas and as a counter to the US-based oil giants. Petrocan is involved in Arctic gas, oil sands in western provinces, exploration and production of eastern seacoast reserves. It also operates a chain of petrol stations across Canada. &ldquo;Canadians want and need a role in our oil and gas industry, and now is not the time to sell off Canada&rsquo;s station,&rdquo; said CEP President Brian Payne. &ldquo;There are more than six million Canadians who drive up to Petro Canada regularly, believing that this company in part belongs to them. I can&rsquo;t think of a better way to alienate Petro Canada&rsquo;s loyal customers than by selling out.&rdquo;

CEP Resisting Canadian Petro-Canada Sell-Off

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

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	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.</p>

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

Archive

Ukrainian Mining Leader’s Son Recovering from Brutal Beating

NUM and CEPPWAWU in South Africa Protest Strong Rand

German IGBCE Warns Chemical Industry Ahead of Bargaining

CEP Resisting Canadian Petro-Canada Sell-Off

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

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