Major strike at Escondida mine, Chile10 February, 20172,500 miners at the Chilean company Minera Escondida, owned by the Australian multinational company BHP Billiton, began a legal strike on 9 February after negotiations with the company broke down.
South African union saves mineworkers’ jobs24 January, 2017Demonstrating the power of dialogue, a strong trade union and enabling legislation, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa has successfully averted the loss of 849 jobs.
South African union saves mineworkers’ jobs24 January, 2017Demonstrating the power of dialogue, a strong trade union and enabling legislation, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa has successfully averted the loss of 849 jobs.
Death toll rises to 18 at Indian coal mine collapse4 January, 2017The number of miners killed in a coal mine collapse in the Jharkhand state of India has risen to 18, with many miners still missing.
Death toll rises to 18 at Indian coal mine collapse4 January, 2017The number of miners killed in a coal mine collapse in the Jharkhand state of India has risen to 18, with many miners still missing.
IndustriALL calls for urgent ILO action on deadly Chinese coal mines 6 December, 2016IndustriALL Global Union has written to the International Labour Organization (ILO) urging it to intervene to improve safety in Chinese coal mines, following the deaths of 86 coal miners in a matter of weeks.
IndustriALL exhorte l’OIT à intervenir de toute urgence pour accroître la sécurité dans les mines de charbon chinoises mortellement dangereuses 6 December, 2016IndustriALL Global Union a écrit à l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) pour la conjurer de prendre des mesures pour accroître la sécurité dans les mines de charbon chinoises, après le décès de 86 mineurs en quelques semaines.
IndustriALL exhorte l’OIT à intervenir de toute urgence pour accroître la sécurité dans les mines de charbon chinoises mortellement dangereuses 6 December, 2016IndustriALL Global Union a écrit à l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) pour la conjurer de prendre des mesures pour accroître la sécurité dans les mines de charbon chinoises, après le décès de 86 mineurs en quelques semaines.
IndustriALL calls for urgent ILO action on deadly Chinese coal mines6 December, 2016IndustriALL Global Union has written to the International Labour Organization (ILO) urging it to intervene to improve safety in Chinese coal mines, following the deaths of 86 coal miners in a matter of weeks.
Turkey: Six miners dead, ten still trapped in landslide22 November, 2016Six miners have been killed and a further ten are missing following a landslide at an opencast copper mine in South Eastern Turkey.
