WG: Headlines@IndustriALL # 154

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Betreff: Headlines@IndustriALL # 154

Datum: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:20:45 +0200

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View this in your web browser  |  Industriall on Facebook  |  Unsubscribe from this list   #154 headlines@industriall IndustriALL Global Union responds to the mining and metals crisis IndustriALL Global Union is shocked and alarmed at the massive jobs bloodbath unfolding in the mining and metals sector, ostensibly as a result of the plunge in commodity prizes. The global scale of the massive lay-offs and job cuts is unprecedented. The mining and metals global sector came out of the financial crisIs of 2008 to 2012 unscathed. In the midst of the global recession in 2008, induced by the global financial crisis, the mining industry experienced a commodities boom. The boom was largely fuelled by the growth of China and India and created an unprecedented demand for coal, mineral resources and precious stones. Against the background of the financial crises, mining companies outperformed the overall market. Most mining companies came through the crises with robust balance sheets. › Read more Pakistani PCEM victory against precarious work at Shell A two-year struggle at the oil and gas multinational Shell in Pakistan has ended in 300 permanent contracts for IndustriALL members. › Read more Female mine workers – colleagues not sex objects Women working in South African mines are subject to sexual harassment and abuse from male colleagues, says Phumeza Mgengo from IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). › Read more IndustriALL in solidarity with Arauco workers in Argentina Following dismissals and arrests at the hands of Arauco Argentina, workers from the SOEP trade union are demanding the reinstatement of their colleagues and better working conditions. IndustriALL Global Union supports the fight for their rights.  › Read more Labour related Master programmes open in Brazil and South Africa The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to its Masters in "Labour and Development" at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and "Social Economy and Labour" at the University of Campinas, Brazil. › Read more You are receiving this e-mail because you are subscribing to the IndustriALL newsletter. If you would like to unsubscribe please click here www.industriall-union.org | in...@industriall-union.org

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