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Article: ICEM protests two mine disputes in Botswana; Wage issue, sacking of Union Committee concerns GUF.
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- August 20, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 August 2004-ICEM: ICEM protests two mine disputes in Botswana; Wage issue, sacking of Union Committee concerns GUF(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The 20-million-member ICEM has added its voice to fairness and equity in Botswana. Standing firmly behind its mining affiliate, the Botswana Mining Workers' Union (BMWU), the Brussels-based Global Union Federation has lodged two formal complaints in separate mining disputes with the government of President Festus Mogae and the world's leading diamond producer DeBeers Group SA.
The mining disputes revolve around one of the world's richest diamond operations called ...