VALE INCO

That this House notes that since its privatisation in 1997, the global mining giant Vale Inco has undermined health and safety standards in Brazil; further notes that it is also undermining health and safety standards in Canada, despite over $13 billion net profits in 2008; supports 3,500 mineworkers who are members of the United Steelworkers union and have been on strike in Canada since July; and supports the decision by LabourStart to launch the first ever global union Twitter petition campaign urging Chief Executive Officer Roger Agnelli to return to negotiations and make fair offers in Brazil and Canada.