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Workers lift strike at Cerro de Maimón mine

Today's labour news


Workers lift strike at Cerro de Maimón mine 2023-06-05 [Mining.com]

new agreement sets path for formalization of care workers 2023-05-27 [UNI]

Dominican Republic CUPE members detained in Dominican are finally home 2022-12-02 [CUPE]

Dominican Republic Unifor Pivot aircraft mechanic home after 7-month detention in the Dominican Republic 2022-12-01 [Unifor]

Dominican Republic Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada 2022-12-01 [CBC]

Dominican Republic Pivot Air crew detained in Dominican Republic since April could return home soon, CEO says 2022-11-12 [The Globe and Mail]

Dominican Republic Canadian airline crew and passengers, detained in Dominican Republic since spring, now granted freedom 2022-11-11 [CTV]

Dominican Republic New 'proof' should clear Canadian flight crew trapped in Dominican Republic 2022-08-20 [Toronto Sun]

Dominican Republic Canadian flight crew detained in Dominican want Trudeau air rescue 2022-08-05 [Vancouver Sun]

Trade unions in Dominican Republic want work-life balance rights to be recognised 2022-05-22 [Equal Times]

Dominican Republic Dominican prosecutor seeking to hold Canadian aircrew in jail for up to 12 months: unions 2022-05-18 [Global]

Dominican Republic Unions demand return of flight crew detained in Dominican Republic for six weeks 2022-05-17 [The Record]

Dominican Republic Unions launch campaign calling on Canadian Government to secure immediate return of wrongfully imprisoned Canadians in the Dominican Republic 2022-05-16 [CUPE]

Dominican Republic Help free Unifor member held in DR 2022-05-15 [Unifor]

Dominican Republic Pivot confident in ‘no legal grounds' for reincarcerating crew, but fear remains for their safety 2022-05-12 [Skies]

Trade unions in Dominican Republic want work-life balance rights to be recognised 2022-05-06 [Equal Times]

Dominican Republic Canadian flight crew could be sent back to jail in Dominican Republic: airline 2022-05-05 [Global]

Dominican Republic CUPE Airline Division deeply concerned about members being held in Dominican Republic 2022-04-29 [CUPE]

Haiti Despite abuses, expulsions and ever-tightening immigration rules, Haitian workers continue to eke out a living in the Dominican Republic 2022-04-03 [Equal Times]

Big win in the HRCT sector 2021-11-22 [IUF]

FENAMUTRA fighting for higher wages for the entire health sector - without discrimination 2021-07-05 [UNI Global Union]

Pandemic deepens lack of social cohesion in the Dominican Republic 2020-08-07 [Global Labour University]

Domestic workers and COVID-19: Liliam Marrero, General Secretary of UNFETRAH-FENAMUTRA 2020-05-30 [IDWF]

Workers' brigades distribute thousands of COVID-19 food packs 2020-04-04 [BWI]

Post-Electoral Crisis in the Dominican Republic (Interview) 2020-03-03 [NACLA ]

Precarious, dangerous and with poverty wages, this is the job of hotel maids 2019-11-03 [Today]

Death of 5 construction workers unleashes national mobilizations 2019-07-31 [BWI]

Sex workers stand up against torture and ill-treatment by police 2019-03-30 [Amnesty International]

Mobilizations against Social Security System reform take the streets 2019-03-21 [BWI]

Workers take to the streets against attempt to cut social protection 2018-08-02 [BWI]

Dominican Republic A school where children from shantytowns and gated communities learn together 2018-07-12 [Equal Times]

Unions at Gerdau recommit to global struggle for workers' rights 2018-05-22 [IndustriALL]

Teleperformance recognises labour union 2018-04-20 [UNI Global Union]

The Tiny Dominican Factory That Disproves the Need for Sweatshops 2017-11-24 [The Atlantic: ]

Dominican Republic Book Launch: Informal Workers and Collective Action For more info 2017-11-02 [Solidarity Center]

Nine year struggle to form union 'worth it' 2017-09-06 [Solidarity Center]

Free Zone Workers Call for Wage Increase 2017-04-09 [Prensa Latina]

Teleperformance blocked from firing Dominican union leader 2017-03-29 [UNI Global Union]

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