Labour news from South America
Argentina
Bank employees strike today 2010-07-02 [Momento 24] After unions deliver big pay rises to members income tax floor set to rise 2010-06-27 [Buenos Aires Herald]
President Kirchner: Argentina and the crisis, the need to make decent work a priority 2010-06-26 [ITUC]
Bolivia
Teachers End Strike After Reaching Pact with Government 2010-05-25 [The Latin American Herald Tribune] Morales Faces First Workers Protests 2010-05-12 [Inter-Press Service]
Indefinite general strike 2010-05-10 [BBC]
Brazil
Rio considers bullet-proofing favela schools 2010-07-26 [Education International] CUT, AFL-CIO Working Together to Address Global Jobs Crisis 2010-07-23 [AFL-CIO]
ICEM Regional Committee, CAL Workshop Meet in Recife 2010-07-12 [ICEM]
Chile
Unions to protest ¨unjust¨ minimum raise increase approved by Congress 2010-07-04 [The Pulse] Collahuasi mine lifts force majeure 2010-05-20 [Reuters]
Collahuasi Mine Strike Continues, But Output Normalizes 2010-05-19 [Santiago Times]
Colombia
Mission to Colombia calls for justice 2010-07-28 [International Metalworkers Federation] Coal workers reach deal at La Jagua mine 2010-07-27 [Reuters]
Coal workers reach two-year agreement after strike at Prodeco's La Jagua mine 2010-07-27 [Mineweb]
Ecuador
Sex Workers Target HIV-AIDS Prevention 2009-04-10 [Women's e-News] Public sector trade unions make a stand 2008-12-05 [PSI]
General strike plans fizzle out under security pressure 2008-04-07 [AFP]
Guiana
Guyana
ERC has a responsibility to hear the bauxite union’s case 2010-07-21 [Stabroek News] Kwakwani trail accident exposes occupational safety hazards bauxite workers face 2010-07-10 [GB&GWU]
Fired bauxite workers calling for retrenchment packages 2010-06-28 [The Stabroek News]
Paraguay
Peasant union supports Acepar workers strike 2010-07-25 [Steel Guru] Health insurance for all domestics 2009-09-18 [IPS]
Graphical workers in Brazil & Paraguay mobilize to support US workers 2009-07-07 [UNI]
Peru
Workers at Buenaventura mine scrap strike 2010-07-25 [Reuters] Buenaventura silver mine workers suspend strike plans 2010-07-25 [Mineweb]
Construction workers march to demand wages and safety regulations 2010-07-22 [BWI]
Suriname
No normalcy in Suriname hospital sector, although two unions suspend strike action 2010-03-06 [Caribbean Ne News] Strike action at largest hospital in Suriname 2010-02-20 [Caribbean News Network]
'Strange unity at WASA' 2009-07-30 [Trinidad Express]
Uruguay
Women Still at a Disadvantage 2010-06-12 [Inter-Press Service] Improving Conditions for Waste Pickers 2010-03-30 [Inter-Press Service]
Forestry Industry Boom Brings Jobs and Challenges 2010-01-07 [Inter-Press Service]
Venezuela
The Labour Movement and Socialist Struggle in Venezuela: An Interview with Pedro Eusse 2010-07-27 [Venezuelanalysis] National Workers Union Calls for Greater Worker Control 2010-07-25 [Venezuelanalysis]
Venezuelan union clashes are on the rise as Chavez fosters new unions at odds with older ones 2010-07-17 [Washington Post]
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