Day: September 3, 2010

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court Restores Limón Port Union Leaders

Sep 3, 2010

The ouster of democratically elected leaders of the SINTRAJAP union prompted the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU’s) Coast Longshore Division to charge Costa Rica with “serious and repeated failures by the...

Japan plays key role in Alaska mining

Sep 3, 2010

Japan is an important player in Alaska’s mining industry. In 2009, mining products accounted for about 14 percent of the US$981 million in commodities the Far North state shipped to the island nation. Japan is nearly 100 percent...