Canadian Court Clears HD Mining in Worker Dispute
A federal Canadian court has dismissed a
complaint filed by two unions against HD
Mining International alleging the company
hired 201 unqualified short-term Chinese
employees for a coal mine in British
Columbia in lieu of Canadians. Representa-tives of International Union of Operating
Engineers and the Construction and
Specialized Workers Union both claim HD
Mining granted work permits for the
Chinese after rejecting numerous Cana-dians with exemplary qualifications. The
high court, however, sided with a decision
by immigration authorities to allow the
workers into the province.
As featured in Womp 2013 Vol 06 - www.womp-int.com