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ILWU presenta demanda contra el gobierno de Costa Rica

El IDC (Consejo Internacional de Trabajadores) es una asociación formada por organizaciones de trabajadores portuarios de todo el mundo.

[This Spanish article is based on a news release that can also be read in English.]

La ILWU, sindicato afiliado a IDC y que representa a 25.000 trabajadores portuarios en la Costa Oeste de Estados [...]

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Port of San Diego appoints director of maritime operations

Joel Valenzuela has been named director of maritime operations at the Port of San Diego. Valenzuela was previously the department manager of maritime industry and trade relations at the Port. He assumed his new role July 19.

Valenzuela will direct the operations, maintenance and development of the Port’s maritime facilities and infrastructure, including the Port’s [...]

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Real sustainability: Jobs must remain focus of Hayden Island-Port of Portland plan

This opinion piece is by Tom Chamberlain, president of the Oregon AFL-CIO, regarding the development of West Hayden Island, directly across from Portland’s container terminal 6.

Tom Chamberlain, Oregon AFL-CIO president, says Portand must respect West Hayden Island's designation as industrial land and support port use as well as preservation.

Sustainability is two-pronged: it [...]

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ILWU demanda al gobierno costarricense por violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos laborales

Los trabajadores portuarios de SINTRAJAP

“Los estadounidenses quieren creer que Costa Rica es un paraíso,” dijo Robert McEllrath, Presidente Internacional de ILWU.  “Pero Costa Rica se está transformando en un país en el que la policía rompe ventanas y puertas en los locales donde los trabajadores realizan asambleas pacíficas, en el que el gobierno [...]

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