Algerian trade union leader appeals prison sentence10 May, 2017Algerian trade union leader and whistleblower, Mellal Raouf, will begin an appeal against his six-month prison sentence at a court in Guelma on 11 May.
Freeport fires striking workers at Grasberg mine in Indonesia10 May, 2017Mining operator PT Freeport Indonesia is laying off workers taking strike action at the Grasberg mine.
Freeport fires striking workers at Grasberg mine in Indonesia10 May, 2017Mining operator PT Freeport Indonesia is laying off workers taking strike action at the Grasberg mine.
Ukrainian miners achieve salary increases10 May, 2017Management at the Ukrainian mining company Kryvyi Rih Iron-Ore Combine (KZRK) has agreed to increase wages by 50 per cent. According to IndustriALL affiliate Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NPGU), 440 miners have stopped the underground protest and come back up to continue negotiations.
