Showing posts with label Holcim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holcim. Show all posts
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Holcim (US), Inc. Agrees to Pay $36,500 Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations in Florence, Colorado
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a Combined Complaint and Consent Agreement (CCCA) with Holcim (US), Inc. (Holcim) in response to alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its limestone and silica quarry and Portland cement plant located in Florence, Fremont County, Colorado.
Read the official EPA press release.
Holcim (US) is a subsidiary of Swiss Holcim Ltd. (HOLN:SIX), a Global Compact participant since 2003/03/06. Holcim Ltd. was a 'Silver' Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2011 and 2010.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Holcim Cement Tainted in Switzerland by Work Rights Abuses in India
The ICEM-affiliated Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh (PCSS) conducted a two-week tour of activities in Switzerland that concluded, educating trade union colleagues on the grave violations of work rights abuses by Holcim Cement of contract workers in India’s Chhattisgarh region.
More on the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions(ICEM) website.
Holcim Ltd. (HOLN:SIX) is a Global Compact participant since 2003/03/06. It was a 'Silver' Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2011 and 2010.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Holcim’s Violations in India Taken to OECD
On 12 January, the ICEM joined a complaint to the OECD submitted by the local union Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh (PCSS). PCSS is a member of the ICEM global family and represents 1,500 contract workers in the state of Chhattisgarh.
The complaint focuses on a number of breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises at Holcim’s cement companies. Other than the clear violation of the contract workers’ right to organise and bargain collectively, Holcim is also cited for refusing to engage in collective bargaining with PCSS, which is officially registered as the trade union representing workers at the cement installations.
More on International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions website. Holcim was a 2011 Siver Contributor of the Foundation for the Global Compact'
The complaint focuses on a number of breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises at Holcim’s cement companies. Other than the clear violation of the contract workers’ right to organise and bargain collectively, Holcim is also cited for refusing to engage in collective bargaining with PCSS, which is officially registered as the trade union representing workers at the cement installations.
More on International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions website. Holcim was a 2011 Siver Contributor of the Foundation for the Global Compact'
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