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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 second blast. The final miner died of cardiac arrest early last week at a Bucharest hospital. 
 
The mine was shut down for two weeks, and reopened on 27 November. Workers held a memorial service on 18 November. The company paid the wages and seniority bonuses for the mine&rsquo;s 1,490 workers during the two-week shutdown. 

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Romania&rsquo;s worst mining disaster in 28 years, the two Petrila explosions on 15 November had attracted serious attention by the country&rsquo;s President. Both called for tougher scrutiny of safety at Romanian mining sites. &ldquo;This is too big a tragedy not to wonder about the causes,&rdquo; stated President Traian Basescu. &ldquo;The inquiry will determine if all protective measures were taken when the first miners went down the shafts and if the rescuers&rsquo; intervention was done according to the rules,&rdquo; said Varujan Vosganian, Romania&rsquo;s Minister of Economy and Commerce. 
 
Rumours were backed up by relatives that miners had been forced to continue working despite high readings of methane levels six days before the disaster. Smaller gas explosions had occurred in the mine. 
 
Ovidiu Jurca, Vice President of a national trade union bloc, BNS, said, &ldquo;Its criminal negligence to let these people work when the accepted methane gas level has been topped.&rdquo;

Thirteen Dead in Romania Mine Blast

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Mine safety in South Africa was enhanced on 21 November when the country&rsquo;s Parliament passed amendments to the Mine Health and Safety law. The legislation must now go to President Kgalema Motlanthe for his signature before becoming effective. 
 
But South Africa&rsquo;s government is still withholding a presidential audit on health and safety in the mining industry. And ICEM&rsquo;s largest affiliate in Africa wants the report brought into the open. 
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South Africa President, Kgalema Motlanthe
At its National Executive Meeting (NEC) in Vereeniging, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) called for the immediate release of the national audit. &ldquo;The way the report has been held up gives suspicion that it may contain controversial safety details. We believe that the audit will reveal the true status of safety standards in the various mining companies,&rdquo; said NUM General Secretary Frans Baleni. 
 
After months-long lobbying to derail the safety reform bill by the Chamber of Mines, Parliament passed the measure ten days ago. A memorandum attached to the final version of the bill called it &ldquo;premised on the principle that the responsibility for health and safety lies with the employers.&rdquo; 
 
The reform measure includes insistence that mine safety investigations be carried out within ten days of occurrence, and that the reports are issued within 30 days. The reform also contains a criminal liability clause in which company executives can face a five-fold increase in fines and penalties if convicted of responsibility in health and safety accidents or deaths. 
 
Although NUM applauded passage of the stricter safety enforcement, it insists that the Mbeki safety audit must be forthcoming immediately. The audit was commissioned by former president Thabo Mbeki in October 2007, after 3,200 workers were trapped underground at Harmony Gold's Elandsrand mine. Miraculously, they were all rescued. The Mbeki national safety report, despite at least two pronouncements that it would be issued, has still has not been made public. 

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NUM Gen. Sec. Frans Beleni
&quot;The NEC noted with serious concern the escalating number of workers who perish in the line of duty,&rdquo; said the NUM&rsquo;s Baleni. &ldquo;Over 180 mineworkers have died (this year) and thousands others have been injured, while thousands more suffer from respiratory diseases,&quot; he added. He called on the government to &quot;beef up inspectors&rdquo; to ensure that companies operating mines and building sites adhere to proper safety measures.&quot; 
 
Following the Elandsrand accident 14 months ago, the NUM called for an independent safety audit of mines and facilities. The national audit instead was carried out by the inspectorate of the Mines and Energy Department. 
 
More recently, the NUM presented an impact assessment report to a discussion forum on health risks to miners. The NUM proved that the blasting process produces large amounts of dust in both air and water. According to the NUM, this dust causes most miners to suffer for respiratory diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis and silicosis, as well as asbestos-related, skin and eye diseases, acute diarrhoea or noise-induced hearing loss. 
 
Meanwhile, the death toll continues to mount in the country&rsquo;s mines. Deaths in recent weeks have included: two miners killed at AngloGold Ashanti&rsquo;s TauTona mine near Carltonville, on 27 and 31 September; a miner killed at Harmony&rsquo;s Elandsrand operation in a cave-in; a miner killed at Gold Fields&rsquo; Driefontain mine following an earth tremor on 16 October; a fatality caused by electrocution from underground machinery at AngloCoal&rsquo;s Greenside Colliery, 19 October; a Northam Platinum employee who died in an underground industrial accident near Thabazimbi on 11 November; and a miner employed by DeBeers at its Finsch mine in the Northern Cape died on 17 November.

South African Parliament Passes Mine Safety Reform; Year-long Safety Audit Still Held-up

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A recently released study by the Human Science Research Council of South Africa&rsquo;s Witwatersrand University reveals that the country&rsquo;s mining industry is becoming more and more reliant on short-term contract workers and casual labour. The survey found, for instance, that over 60% of the platinum mines in the Rustenburg area use non-regular workers in order to avoid accountability and reduce their costs.
Overall nationally in South Africa, 36% of all platinum mines use subcontract labour, with researchers finding that many of the workers come from other southern African countries. That gives employers less direct responsibility in the event of injury or economic liability. 
 
The Witwatersrand study said the number of subcontractors in South Africa&rsquo;s mining sector increased from 90,231 in 2003 to 122,589 in 2005. 

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The study, commissioned by the government&rsquo;s Labour Department, reveals that the trend is growing alarmingly. A spokesperson for the study, Professor Edward Webster, said a lesson can be drawn that the informal economy of three decades ago, which drew workers from the urban poor into unregistered enterprises, has now been replaced by formal enterprises utilizing more and more casual and subcontract workers. 
 
The research also found that most employers surveyed do not adhere to stipulated wage minimums, resulting in exploitation and disempowerment of workers, and threats of dismissals are common if casual workers attempt to align with trade unions. 
 
Labor Department Acting Director-General Les Kettledas told a news agency that the state has adequate laws and policies to prevent exploitation of short-term contract workers, but strategies to implement those policies and laws fall short. He said the aim of commissioning the university&rsquo;s Sociology of Work Programme for the study was to assure corrective measures are implemented. 
 
Kettledas admitted the findings are a reflection of the reality that now exists in the formal sectors.

South African Study Shows Contract Labour ‘Growing Alarmingly’ in Mining

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Today is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. To mark the day, the ICEM has issued a leaflet that can be found here. Since 1988, trade union and civil society efforts have engineered a strong response to the epidemic, and recorded results prove the engineering has solid footing, thanks to labour unions and NGOs. 
 
But more work remains. &ldquo;The fight to eliminate the scourge of the pandemic is far from finished, and more must be done,&rdquo; said ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud to recognise the 20th Anniversary of December 1, but even prouder to mark this day with a commitment to wage this fight until the disease is gone.&rdquo; 

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The role of trade unions is critical in the struggle against AIDS. Trade unions demonstrate leadership on the issue by pushing early testing and prevention methods in the workplace, and then in homes and communities. The issue is a priority in most governing bodies, in women&rsquo;s caucuses, on health and safety committees, and most importantly, in negotiations with companies. This impact is positive to the community, to family life, and to national level policies based on workable and achievable grass-roots principles aimed at combating the disease. 
 
Together with social partners, the World AIDS Campaign set this year&rsquo;s theme for World AIDS Day as &ldquo;Lead &ndash; Empower &ndash; Deliver,&rdquo; building on last year&rsquo;s theme to take the lead. Designating leadership as the overall theme for 2007-08 provides an opportunity to highlight the political leadership needed to fulfill commitments, particularly the promise of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support by 2010. 
 
Any union member, shop steward, union official, committee member, or gender representative who takes action today on HIV/AIDS is a leader in the fight against the deadly disease. 
 
The World AIDS Campaign has developed material that can be accessed at <a href="http://www.worldaidscampaign.org">www.worldaidscampaign.org</a>.

Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day

Tomorrow, December 1, is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. To mark the day, the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine, and General Workers&rsquo; Unions (ICEM) has issued a leaflet that can be found here. Since 1988, trade union and civil society efforts have engineered a strong response to the epidemic, and recorded results prove the engineering has solid footing, thanks to labour unions and NGOs. 
 
But more work remains. &ldquo;The fight to eliminate the scourge of the pandemic is far from finished, and more must be done,&rdquo; said ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud to recognise the 20th Anniversary of December 1, but even prouder to mark this day with commitment to wage this fight until the disease is gone.&rdquo; 

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The role of trade unions is critical in the struggle against AIDS. Trade unions demonstrate leadership on the issue by pushing early testing and prevention methods in the workplace, and then in homes and communities. The issue is a priority in most governing bodies, in women&rsquo;s caucuses, on health and safety committees, and most importantly; in negotiations with companies. This impact is positive to the community, to family life, and to national level policies based on workable and achievable grass-roots principles aimed at combatting the disease. 
 
Together with social partners, the World AIDS Campaign set this year&rsquo;s theme for World AIDS Day as &ldquo;Lead &ndash; Empower &ndash; Deliver,&rdquo; building on last year&rsquo;s theme to take the lead. Designating leadership as the overall theme for 2007-08 provides an opportunity to highlight the political leadership needed to fulfill commitments, particularly the promise of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support by 2010. 
 
Any union member, shop steward, union official, committee member, or gender representative who takes action today on HIV/AIDS is a leader in the fight against the deadly disease. 
 
The World AIDS Campaign has developed material that can be accessed at <a href="http://www.worldaidscampaign.org">www.worldaidscampaign.org</a>. 
 
 
 
For further information, contact Dick Blin or Tom Grinter, ICEM, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+41&nbsp;22&nbsp;304&nbsp;1840&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; <a href="mailto:dick.blin@icem.org">dick.blin@icem.org</a> or <a href="mailto:tom.grinter@.icem.org">tom.grinter@.icem.org</a>.

ICEM Marks 20th World AIDS Day with Commitment to the Future

「HIV/エイズと職場」についての問題事項を解説するため、ICEMはいくつかのパワーポイントプレゼンテーションを作成しました。 
 
各地域用に内容が少し異なるバージョンがあります。 
アジア地域用のHIV/エイズについてのパワーポイントプレテーション日本語版をお読みになりたい方、ダウンロードされたい方は<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSAsiaJA.ppt">ここをクリック</a>してください。 
 
この他、<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSAfrica.ppt">アフリカ</a>、<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSAsia.ppt">アジア</a>、<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSEECA.ppt">東欧及び中央アジア</a>、<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSLA.ppt">南アメリカ</a>の各地域用と<a href="/wp-content/migration/icem/HIVAIDSglobal.ppt">グローバルレベル一般用</a>がありますが、すべて英語版のみです。 
 
もっと詳しくお知りになりたい方は <a href="mailto:hiv.aids@icem.org">hiv.aids@icem.org</a>　までeメールでご連絡ください。

ICEM のＨＩＶ/エイズへの対応と取り組み

You can direct all information and requests to the general e-mail address of the ICEM:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@icem.org">info@icem.org</a>. Please also use this address in case you have a specific request,&nbsp;but are unsure about whom to contact directly. The ICEM&rsquo;s general phone number in Geneva&nbsp;is&nbsp;++41-22-304-1840.
Please also take into account that, in case you try to&nbsp;contact a staff member directly, he or she may&nbsp;not be in the office for a period of time while traveling. In those cases, the staff member concerned may not answer your e-mail as quickly as you would have hoped. 
All ICEM staff can be reached by e-mail as follows: 
<a href="mailto:firstname.lastname@icem.org">firstname.lastname@icem.org</a> 

&nbsp;Management team
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Manfred Warda 
ICEM General Secretary&nbsp; 

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Jim Catterson&nbsp; 
ICEM Director of Organisation&nbsp;
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Kemal Ozkan 
ICEM Director of Industry and Corporate Affairs
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Marie France Sarfati 
ICEM Finance &amp; Human Resources Officer 
 
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Industry Officers<a name="Industry"></a>
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Dick Blin 
ICEM Pulp and Paper Section Officer&nbsp; 
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Kemal Ozkan&nbsp; 
ICEM Chemical / Pharmaceuticals /&nbsp;Rubber Section Officer 
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Phee Jung-sun 
ICEM&nbsp;Materials 
(Cement, Glass, Ceramics) Section Officer 
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Jim Catterson 
ICEM&nbsp;Energy Section&nbsp;Officer 
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Glen Mpufane 
ICEM Mining &amp; DGOJP Section Officer&nbsp;
Functional Officers<a name="Functional"></a>
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Carol Bruce 
ICEM Gender Issues Officer 
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Dick Blin 
ICEM&nbsp;Information and Publications, Campaigns Officer 
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Kurt (Fons) Vannieuwenhuyse 
ICEM Projects Officer 
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Brian Kohler 
ICEM Health, Safety &amp; Sustainability&nbsp;Officer 
 
Regional Contact Persons <a name="Regional"></a>
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Anatoly Surin 
Regional contact person for Central and Eastern Europe
Carol Bruce 
Regional contact person for Latin America/Caribbean 
Brian Kohler 
Regional contact person for North America 
Kurt (Fons) Vannieuwenhuyse 
Regional contact person for Western, Nordic and Central Europe&nbsp; 
Jim Catterson&nbsp; 
Regional contact person for North Africa &amp; Middle East
Phee Jung-sun 
Regional contact person for Asia-Pacific <a href="mailto:phee.jungsun@icem.org"> 
 
</a>Support Staff<a name="Support"></a>
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&nbsp;Fanja Rasolomanana 
Personal Assistant to the General Secretary 
and Conference Coordinator 
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Steeve Latt&eacute; 
Finance &amp; Administration&nbsp;Assistant
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Tom Grinter 
Communications &amp; Campaigns Assistant
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Maria Paula Davidson 
Travel &amp; General Administrative Assistant 
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Maita Wyss 
Receptionist &amp; Database Assistant

ICEM Staff

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2005年8月22日38号 
 
 
ロックアウトされた全米ボイラー労組の化学労働者 
米国の投資会社はICEMに加盟する全米ボイラー労組（IBB)の化学労働者をロックアウトしているが、このロックアウトは製造業の企業の経営権が移行される際に冷酷な資本が米国の労働組合の破壊を試みる施策となっている。イリノイ州ミレドシアにある化学企業セラネーズの経営権を手中に収めた持ち株会社、ブラックストーングループは 
乳剤、接着剤及びポリマーを製造する工場を買収した4ヶ月後の6月6日に労働者をロックアウトした。当該工場に働く148人の労働者たちが会社側の医療保険制度の大幅譲渡案と41名の雇用機会の契約労働者への移行を拒否し、3年間継続する賃金凍結に不満の意を提示したためだ。6月末に労働者たちは再び賃金カット案を否決したが、これに対して、セラネーズ側は20-４０％の賃金カットを提案した。ICEMはすべての加盟組織に対しIBB第484支部労組への連帯支援要請の回状を出した。 
 
カナダCEP労組、UPMキメネと暫定協約を締結 
CEP労組が組織するニューブルンスウィック州ミラミチにあるＵＰＭキメネ工場経営中枢は、8月1日同労組689支部労組と暫定労働協約を妥結した。12日間の交渉の結果妥結した今回の協約はミラミチ工場を完全に閉鎖する案に反対して8ヶ月間続いている労働紛争の解決の糸口となることが期待されている。新協約を求めてストライキをしている700名の従業員の中には2004年12月に完全に閉鎖されたクラフトパルプ工場の従業員も入っている。解雇手当、年金などの問題は協約交渉事項の一部となっていた。これまでに689支部労組の組合員の大半が協約賛同票を付した。 
 
18年来の南ア金鉱業のスト、８月10日に終焉 
ICEM加盟の南ア全国鉱山労組（NUM)と他の小規模な労働組合は経営側が示した賃上げ案を受け入れ、ここ１８年来初めての金鉱業全体に波及したストライキが終った。11万人もの多数の労働者が自宅待機し、ストライキに参加したため、ピケを張る必要もなかった。また、ストはゴールドフィールド、ハーモニー、アングロゴールド・アシャンティなどの当該産業の大企業の操業が停止した。金鉱業企業を代表する南アフリカ鉱業協会と関係労働組合間の交渉で６％－７％の賃上げが妥結した。 
 
南アのNUMとNUMSA、電力会社の合併で声明を発表 
ICEM加盟の南ア全国鉱山労組（NUM)及び南ア全国金属労組を含む労働団体はESKOMの７送配電事業部と自治体が経営する１８７の送電事業会社の合併の結果、雇用機会が大幅に失われることを懸念する声明を出した。電力事業再編に関する文書によれば、1年間に1000人の雇用機会が失われることになる。この報告文書の内容は電力事業再編のために設置された国営のEDI(電力送配電持ち株会社)が出した事業再編過程での雇用喪失はないという内容の声明と矛盾する。 
 
ナイジェリアの石油労組、国内石油価格の上昇に反対 
ICEM加盟のナイジェリアの石油労組は国内の石油価格上昇に反対している。国営のナイジェリア石油公社（NNPC)と石油製品規制局 (PPPRA)はPENGSSANとNUPRNGなどの労働組合を含む公営企業の関係当事者の反対を押し切って、石油価格値上げを実施することを今月の初めに発表した。高い燃料料金によるナイジェリア社会全般への影響を緩和する措置が施行されるまで、組合として強力な反対運動を展開するとPENGASSANは言っている。NUPENGは民間産業及び公共産業に働くすべての労働者のための社会福祉制度の改善措置が取られるまで、石油価格上昇に反対するよう、ナイジェリアのすべての労働者に呼びかけた。NNPC及びPPPRAは 精製された石油の輸入価格の上昇のため、石油価格の上昇が必要となっていると断言している。しかし、労働組合はグローバルレベルでの高い石油価格に対するナイジェリアの唯一の解決策は自国の石油精製能力の増設であると強く主張している。 
 
エクワドールとナイジェリアでデモ隊が石油輸出を阻止 
エクワドールの二つのアマゾン流域の州で外資系企業の投資について抗議デモがあった先週、１日１０万バレルの石油輸出が数日間ストップした。抗議デモは同国の石油から得る利益をもっと雇用創出やインフラストラクチャーに注入するべきだ、と主張した。エクワドールの石油歳入はGDPの２５％を占めている。国営会社のペトロエクワドールは この週末に生産は「軍の支援を受け」再開したと述べた。他方、シェルはオゴニコミュニティの怒る原住民の抗議行動の結果、ナイジェリアでは南部の石油埋蔵量が多いニジェールデルタのリバース州にあるアグバーダ１フローステーションをシャットダウンしなければならなかった。抗議行動は主に５００ヘクタールを汚染した２００３年の石油流出の補償についてであった。 
 
連続する中国の鉱業惨事 
もう一つの悲しいニュースは中国でまた起きた鉱山惨事である。今回の惨事は８月７日に広東省の非合法炭坑で発生し、１２０人の労働者が多分坑内洪水で溺れて死んだ事故である。広東省深ニンの自治体役員がここの炭坑の経営権を一部所有している。報道によれば、まったく安全衛生問題を無視し、諸管理が行き届いてなかったようだ。中国政府の労働安全衛生監督局長のリ・イージョン氏によれば、「炭坑所有者の利益追求と安全規則を大幅に違反して結果がこの悲劇に繋がった。」彼はまた、この炭坑は操業許可なしで生産するとともに、７月１４日の坑内洪水発生のあと政府が生産停止を命令したが、この命令をまったく無視した。広東省当局と中国中央政府はこの惨事の事情調査を開始し、６９人の管理職を事情徴収に召還した。二名の市長はすでに停職処分を受けた。 
 
毛沢東派の嫌がらせでユニレバー、８月１７日、ネパールの工場を閉鎖 
閉鎖されたのはマクワンプール地区のマサマディにある工場。工場操業停止の決定はネパールの毛沢東派ゲリラが「工場を武力で閉鎖する」と脅迫したからである。この１ヶ月前にはもう一つの多国籍基調であるコルゲートが同じ地区にある歯磨き工場の閉鎖を強いられた。ユニレバーネパールは同国でも有数の輸出企業であるが、これまでにもゲリラのターゲットとなってきたため、また、この数年、何回か爆弾の爆発事件のテーゲットとなったからだ。ICEM加盟組織、ネパール独立化学及び鉄鋼従業員組合は全国人権委員会並びにゲリラとの仲介役として知られているその他の人権組織に対しゲリラに脅迫の取り消しを求めてくれいるよう、要請した。 
 
ヨルダンのICEM加盟組織、鉱山鉄鋼産業一般労組 
同労組は８月半ばから２７日までストライキを延期した。この決定はシディエ鉱山の硫黄鉱山事業所の経営中枢に労働者の要求を満たす措置／対応に対処するための時間を提供することを目的としている。この争議は同社が労働者のために建設している住宅についての争議で、労働組合委員長であるカリッド・ファナサが主導的役割を果たしている。 報道によれば、ヨルダンのアブドゥラは労働者に住宅を供与するべきである、との労働者を支援する声明を出した。 
 
ポーランドの鉱山労働者年金闘争で流血 
年金制度を勝ち取るため、ポーランド鉱山労働者はデモ集会を開き、警察隊と衝突し、流血事件となった。ポーランド議会下院で年金法が通過した後、下院の議長は過去に鉱山労働者として就労した人の年金法の投票を拒否した。しかし、NSZZ連帯の全国鉱山部会の１３の労働組合支部はワルシャワ市の議会前でデモ集会を開き、７１名のデモ参加者が逮捕され、デモ隊と警察から数人のけが人が出た。しかしながら、この６月末の抗議行動の結果、下院議長は自分の決定を覆し、当該年金法は上下議会を通過した。そして、つい最近、大統領が署名し、この法律は発効した。 
 
日本のアスベスト問題 
この夏、あるアスベストスキャンダルが日本で大きな話題となり、それ以後、各報道機関がアスベスト問題に注目するようになった。報道によれば、日本では毎年約３０００人の人々がアスベストが原因のガンで亡くなっている。また、この数は今後大幅に増えると危惧されている。１９８７年、ロビイストが青石綿使用の全面的禁止、とりわけ日本の学校での使用全面的禁止を求める運動を開始した時、日本政府は必要な措置や対策を取らなかった。さらに、１９９０年代にはアスベスト禁止の動きはアスベスト産業界からの激しい反対で阻止された。 
 
ICEMアジア太平洋地域グッドイヤー労組ネットワーク会議 
当該ネットワーク会議は８月８日―９日にフィリピンのマニラで開催された。会議ではタイ及びマレーシアにおける契約労働者の組合組織化運動への同社の厳しい反発に焦点が当てられた。グッドイヤー工場の組合幹部は天然ゴムの需要不足が継続する現状において天然ゴムプランテーションを手放そうとしている。日本、インド、インドネシア、マレーシア、タイの２１人の組合リーダーがこのネットワーク会議に参加した。 

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ICEM InBrief - 2005年8月22日38号

In the 1990s, the ICEM led the global labour movement by innovative use of the early Internet for instant and effective solidarity. The Wall Street Journal, in a front page 1999 article, said the ICEM &ldquo;is changing the face of traditional labor protests by moving strikes, pickets and other union actions into cyberspace.&rdquo; A mining house spokesman admitted in the same article it was the advent of labour activists &ldquo;trying to globalize via the Internet.&rdquo; 
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The 20-million-member Global Union Federation launched a new and improved website this past weekend, effectively and seamlessly tying together countless struggles, issues, and worker-related facts on all things relevant in the ICEM&rsquo;s six major industrial sectors as well as the world of labour with a new website that replaces the global labour movement&rsquo;s initial, trend-setting static website. 
 
The new site maintains the same address as the old: http://www.icem.org, and visitors are welcome to explore the ICEM&rsquo;s topical website. 
 
The site provides information in ICEM&rsquo;s seven statutory languages&mdash;English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish and Russian. 
 
&ldquo;We are proud to present our affiliates, firstly, with a practical and useful website as an aid to built strong trade union structures,&rdquo; said ICEM General Secretary Fred Higgs. &ldquo;The new website takes full advantage of the most modern communication technologies to support and advance our work with our affiliates.&rdquo; 
 
The ICEM website contains a wealth of materials and documents on current ICEM projects and campaigns such as Contract and Agency Labour, HIV/AIDS relief, Gender Issues, Health/Safety and Sustainable Development, Global Framework Agreements and Global Union Networks. In easily accessible archives are all ICEM News Releases, InBrief newsletters, Circulars (direct action calls), and other ICEM documents and information from past events. All materials are indexed by ICEM regions and major industrial sectors, and by individual country as well. 
 
ICEM sectors: Energy including Oil, Gas and Nuclear; Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals; Mining/Diamonds and Gems; Pulp and Paper; Rubber; and Materials, which includes Glass, Ceramics and Cement. 
 
ICEM&rsquo;s website design is compatible with the many and varied web browsers available. This means the site can also be read on small-screen and mobile information technology. Conversely, the website has been deliberately designed to allow easy access and easy download for the many workers of the world in regions where only slow internet service exists. 
 
The ICEM, based in Brussels, has 420 affiliated trade unions in 125 countries.

ICEM Introduces New, Advanced Website

The ICEM-hosted International Nuclear Workers Unions&rsquo; Network (INWUN) will meet in Brussels on 8-10 November. INWUN and the ICEM are encouraging nuclear workers&rsquo; trade unions worldwide to participate and further information can be obtained by contacting chairman Dave Shier of the Canadian Power Workers Union at dshier@pwu.ca. INWUN currently has ten trade unions as members from eight countries.

Nuclear Network Meeting Coming to Brussels in November

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