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DP World buys Prince Rupert Terminal-eNews
April 2, 2015 at 7:31 AM
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April 2 , 2015
DP WORLD ANNOUNCES
PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF
FAIRVIEW CONTAINER TERMINAL
IN PRINCE RUPERT, CANADA
Key gateway port for Trans-Pacific trade between Asia and North America
Dubai, UAE, 2 April 2015: - DP World Limited today announces its agreement to acquire Maher
Terminal's Fairview Container Terminal (Fairview) in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada from
Deutsche Bank. Fairview presents growth opportunity in a market with attractive and growing
demand.
Fairview is a purpose built terminal with an efficient sea-rail link and has a current capacity of
850,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent container units), with a just-announced Phase 2 expansion
that will take capacity to 1.35 million TEU. The concession period runs to 2034 with an extension to
2056 after the completion of Phase 2. Total consideration payable is C$580 million (US$457
million*) for the total outstanding stock of Fairview on a cash-free, debt-free basis (subject to
customary adjustments). The completion of the transaction is subject to applicable Canadian
regulatory approvals and is expected to occur in the second half of 2015.
Click here to read full announcement.
#FIGHTfor15
ITF family; Fast Food Workers on April 15
need your support
Workers all over the world are fighting to turn part-time hours, unstable schedules and low wages
into decent jobs with access to union rights
In 2014, for the first time, workers in over 30 countries and 200 cities held demonstrations and
strikes as part of a Global Day of Action for Fast Food Workers. This year, the ITF is once more
supporting our sister Global Union Federation (IUF) on the Global Day of Action on April 15.
Please organise demonstration, preferably in front of a McDonalds, the worlds second-largest
private-sector employer and a global leader in the proliferation of low-wage, insecure jobs, with
signs bearing a message about fighting against low wages and fighting for union rights. The most
important thing is to photograph the action, please include a national flag, we want to show our
international reach! Please tweet the photo including the hashtags: #FastFoodGlobal and
#FightFor15.
In solidarity
Stephen Cotton
ITF General Secretary
ITF General Secretary
Visit april15.org for more!
National Day of Mourning
Statement
April 28, 2015
For Workers Injured or Killed on the Job
Safer and Healthier Workplaces - Just One Election Away
Every year, thousands of Canadians are killed or injured on the job or die from work-related
diseases. Yet, this is something few of us think about when we mark our ballots at election time.
This year, Canadians have an opportunity to elect a new federal government. Let's make sure that
the people we vote for will go to Parliament and ensure the next government will properly enforce
health and safety laws, including the criminal code when necessary.
In 2013, more than 900 workers died because of something that happened to them at work. That's
just what was reported, but we know the real numbers are higher. Hundreds more die from underreported illnesses and occupational diseases that go unrecognized by unfair government
compensation rules or simply aren't reported because workers can't afford to take the time off.
Workers in Canada today are four times more likely to die because of something that happens to
them at work than to be murdered. Yet, many of the men and women we elected to represent us in
2011, who claim to be "tough on crime," aren't so tough with employers and companies responsible
for workers' injuries and deaths. In fact, many of them have supported new laws that take away
long-standing health and safety rights from working people.
This year, we can change things by electing a new government and by making sure the people we
vote for are committed to improving workplace health and safety.
We need a government that's finally willing to prosecute employers under the Westray laws and
provide leadership and guidance to the provinces and territories.
We need a government that will seriously address the health and safety risks posed by asbestos to
construction, renovation and building trade workers, as well as do-it-yourselfers and finally provide
a registry of asbestos-containing buildings.
We need a government that is committed to creating new jobs that are full-time and safe, instead of
the unstable precarious work that accounted for 75% of the new jobs created in recent years - work
that is more likely to have higher rates of injury, exposure to hazards and risk of disease as well as
a lower knowledge of safety laws, employer responsibilities and worker rights.
Later this year, let's remember those who have lost their lives because of their work, or who have
been injured on the job. Let's vote for the candidate who will commit to safer, healthier workplaces.
Let's vote in a federal government that will enforce the laws that will protect our health and safety at
work.
Safer and healthier workplaces, just one election away. Just think about it.
FIGHT FOR $15 Minimum Wage
It is time to increase the minimum wage and address income inequality in BC.
At $10.25/hr BC's minimum wage is one of the lowest in Canada. As the cost
of living continues to go up, workers earning minimum wage cannot make ends meet.
BC's minimum wage leaves full-time workers living below the poverty line.
The BC Federation of Labour believes that work should lift you out of poverty. It's time for
the BC government to increase the minimum wage so that nobody is left behind.
Help us fight for $15/hr. It's only fair!
Click the image below to visit the Fight For $15 website.
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