The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions ( ICEM ) was a global union federation of trade unions . As of November 2007, ICEM represented 467 industrial trade unions in 132 countries, claiming a membership of over 20 million workers.
20-533: ICEM can refer to: International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions International Organization for Migration , previously known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration International Conference on Emergency Medicine International Council for Educational Media International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music Topics referred to by
40-888: A case study of the ICEM's dealings with the Anglo-American mining company. This is in Chapter Eight. The book is published by Middlesex University Press (2009). ISBN 978-1-904750-62-8 . The archive of ICEM is housed in the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam and is open to the public. Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia ( Russian : Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России, ФНПР , romanized : Federatsiya Nezavisimykh Profsoyuzov Rossii , FNPR )
60-544: A manner similar to soviet era unions. Members included both workers and management, and often labour unrest was aimed at the government, rather than employers, in an effort to preserve the command economy , as opposed to a free market system. Boris Yeltsin , former President of Russia , set up the Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labour Relations in 1992. The FNPR was given 9 of
80-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers%27 Unions The federation was founded in 1995 in Washington, DC, when the Miners' International Federation merged with the International Federation of Chemical and General Workers' Unions . In 2000, the small Universal Alliance of Diamond Workers merged into
100-665: Is technically the equivalent of the former. The FNPR is closely affiliated with ruling Russian party called United Russia and is notable for fraudulent activity with real estate property it had inherited after dissolution of the USSR. In February 2022, FNPR supportned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and relevant decision of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Because of this, FNPR
120-579: Is the largest post-Soviet national trade union center in Russia , with a membership estimated between 28 and 31.5 million (down from 70 million at its formation). The FNPR is widely recognized as the de facto successor to the Soviet era trade unions system, although the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GFTC), as the umbrella organization of trade unions in the former Soviet Republics,
140-569: The 14 labour seats on the board, and the government soon recognized the union as its primary social partner, elevating its status against that of other trade unions. During the Russian political crisis of October 3, 1993 the FNPR, under the leadership of Igor Klochkov , called for the defense of the Russian White House in support of Aleksandr Rutskoy and the illegally dissolved Supreme Soviet of Russia and Congress of Soviets . There
160-742: The FNPR. These programs wound down with a change of leadership in the AFL–CIO in 1995, and in 1997 Shmakov was invited to attend the AFL–CIO congress. The FNPR was granted observer status in the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (now the International Trade Union Confederation ) in April, 2000, and was accepted as an affiliated member in November of the same year. Since affiliation
180-515: The dismissed prime minister, and the Otechestvo coalition. However, this support appears to have been relatively weak, as regional trade unions had their own positions and interests, and it was Vladimir Putin who was appointed prime minister, and then acting president, four months later. In 2001 a new labour code was introduced in the State Duma . It was strongly opposed by all but one of
200-549: The federation, while in 2007, the World Federation of Industry Workers joined. In June 2012, affiliates of ICEM merged into the new global federation IndustriALL Global Union . The organization represented workers employed in a wide range of industries, including energy , mining , chemicals and bioscience , pulp and paper , rubber , gems and jewellery , glass , ceramics , cement , environmental services and others. The international headquarters of ICEM
220-626: The hurried removal of Klochkov from leadership. He was replaced on October 11, by Mikhail Shmakov , who has maintained the post through to the present date. Although the control of the Social Insurance fund was placed with the Labour Ministry, in reality there was little change to the administration. In 1998 Russia was hit by a severe financial crisis , and the FNPR was again at odds with Yeltsin, calling for his resignation in an open letter. The union preferred Yevgeny Primakov ,
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#1732775337521240-577: The organization. Every four years, starting in 1995, a worldwide congress was organized in which new committee members were elected and policies were changed. The congresses were held in the following order: The regional offices dealt with specific geographical areas such as Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. The regional office of the Asia Pacific area
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280-459: The time was known to be a member of the ruling United Russia party. Earlier he had criticized government's decision to sign pension bill into law. Previously, the head of the Union used to be routinely invited to attend such meetings for almost every 25 years. Tatyana Golikova denied all allegations saying that the cabinet "didn't make any discriminating decisions". It was also said that the FNPR's
300-548: The trade unions. As well, in a July 9 speech to the Federal Assembly, Putin stated that there was no longer a need for the Trade Unions to perform state functions such as the distribution of social benefits. In June 2018, the Russian cabinet denied access to Mikhail Shmakov [ ru ] , the head (chairman) of the FNPR to a meeting it was holding between its officials and replaced him by deputy who at
320-531: Was assumed to arrange fake protests in order to "deflate" people's anger over upcoming pension law changes. When tensions between the USSR and the United States grew there was a considerable level of suspicion directed by western trade unions toward the FNPR. The AFL–CIO , through its Free Trade Union Institute , operated within Russia, running programs to support independent unions that were opposed to
340-540: Was expelled by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The FNPR was established in 1990, one year before the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. After the breakup, excepting military, the FNPR was one of the few national institutions to retain its power and functions. These abilities included control over the disbursement of social insurance funds, the right to contest and veto dismissal of workers, and automatic deductions, or check-offs , from employee wages. The FNPR continued to operate in
360-942: Was housed in Seoul, South Korea. This regional office was one of the most active offices of ICEM. ICEM supported many strikes in various regions including the strike of 7 October 1998 in Russia by communists and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia during the 1998 Russian Financial Crisis . Affiliates of ICEM have also organized protests in South Africa. ICEM worked together with human rights and environmental activists who were in conflict with multinationals such as Rio Tinto by raising awareness and funding research. ICEM published two quarterly bulletins called ICEM Info and ICEM Global which merged in 2002 to become ICEM Global Info . Richard Croucher and Elizabeth Cotton's book Global Unions, Global Business contains
380-491: Was little response from workers to this call, and the consequences for the union were swift. Having passed a motion of their support for Rutskoy on September 28, Yeltsin passed a presidential decree the same day - stripping the union of its right to control and dispense social insurance funds and other benefits. Following Yeltin's victory in the White House showdown, further threats to end mandatory wage check-offs resulted in
400-533: Was variously based in Brussels , Belgium, and Geneva , Switzerland, where meetings of the Presidium and the executive committee were held. These governing bodies organized activities on a higher level while the regional offices organized regional conferences, workshops and solidarity actions. The Presidium oversaw the grand line of ICEM whilst the executive committee was more involved in the day-to-day routine of
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