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The CFMEU has made more progress this week in our fight against exploitation of casual labour hire workers in the mining industry.

BHP’s headline profit for the year ending June may be down – but that’s mostly to management mistakes in the USA. The company is making loads of money out of iron ore and coal.

The Full Federal Court has today upheld a decision that casual workers may be entitled to paid leave if they work in on-going, regular arrangements.

Glencore is one mining company among many announcing great profits on the back of sharply higher mineral prices since mid-2016.

Australian coal exports reached $60.1 billion in 2017-18, the highest ever level and only just behind iron ore exports at $61.4 billion.

Colombia is one of the resource-rich, conflict-ridden countries favoured by Glencore.

31 July is the anniversary of Australia's worst industrial disaster, in 1902, when 96 miners lost their lives in an explosion at Mt Kembla Colliery in NSW.

CFMEU members affected by privacy breaches at BHP and Glencore are encouraged to take steps to prevent potential misuse of their personal details following a privacy breach.

The Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, has ruled that an employer cannot employ a worker for more than three months without a permanent contract.

This is a major victory for workers after years of a bitter union campaign against labour brokering. The victory is the result of a relentless campaign by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), who took the issue to the courts.

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