| 31 Jan 11 | New transport strikes planned for Monday in Athens -- ATHENS — Mass transit labour unions in Athens said they would stage a series of strikes from Monday to protest a government plan to restructure the debt-ridden public transport sector. ( Laborstart ) |
| 31 Jan 11 | Cerrejon Mine Workers Vote in Favour of Strike Action -- Alvaro Lopez, head of labour relations at the mine said that the negotiations about wages and worker demands will resume next week. He was hopeful that both sides would be able to reach a compromise that would avert the walkout. ( Laborstart ) |
| 31 Jan 11 | Turkey’s labor unions continue to protest against omnibus bill -- Unions and professional chambers have called for people from all 81 Turkish provinces to march in Ankara on Jan. 31 in protest of the draft omnibus bill. The bill is currently being discussed in Parliament and is expected to be approved by Feb. 9. Confederations and organizations will also organize protests against the draft bill on Feb. 3 in Ankara. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Jan 11 | Carrefour China stores busted for overcharging, refusing to hike wages -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- For deceptive pricing practices and refusing to hike wages for more than a decade, French retailer Carrefour has come under criticism in China but is taking measures to soothe public anger. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Jan 11 | BWI condemns violence against demonstrators -- "The BWI condemns the violence against demonstrators in many Egyptian cities rocked by protests in recent days, only weeks after similar disturbances sparked revolution in Tunisia ." says Ambet Yuson, general secretary of the BWI. "We want their immediate release." ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Jan 11 | Political witch-hunting against unionized teachers -- A court ruled to assess fines of 300,000 to 500,000 Won ($269 to $449) to 134 teachers and government employees prosecuted for paying membership dues or giving donations to the Democratic Labor Party (DLP). The sentence stands in considerable contrast to what prosecutors were demanding, which even included jail terms of up to one year. But the question remains as to whether their actions warrant even this level of punishment. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 Jan 11 | Italian commuters hit by transport strike -- This woman, however, says she encounters problems like these on a daily basis. Walking or driving a scooter or “motorino” is another option. But they don't help solve the public transportation woes Italy is currently facing. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 Jan 11 | Iranian Workers Stage Protests Over Nonpayment Of Wages -- Workers in Tehran are continuing to stage protests against nonpayment of salaries that, in any case, do not keep pace with inflation, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 Jan 11 | Algeria/ArcelorMittal resumes work after a week of strike -- Annaba (Algeria) - The subcontracting personal of ArcellorMittal ended Tuesday a week of wildcat strike, to their final hiring by ArcelorMittal, after satisfaction of their claims, said here Tuesday the union. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 Jan 11 | ITUC Calls for End to Attacks on UGTT -- "These physical attacks and the climate of intimidation are inadmissible. At a time when Tunisia is not only full of hope but also full of uncertainty, the UGTT stands as an undisputable force of stability and progress for the future of Tunisian society," said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow. "The international trade union movement once again reaffirms its support for its Tunisian affiliate, the UGTT, which played a key and essential role in the mass revolt that brought down the dictatorship in Tunisia." ( Laborstart ) |
| 24 Jan 11 | Chinese factories hit by strikes over better pay but especially more respect -- Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) – More than 4,000 workers at the Hualong plant in Meishan village have been on strike for the past three days. The handbag factory is owned by South Korea’s Simone Ltd Co and is located in Guangzhou's Panyu district. Its workers want better pay and especially more respect and better working conditions. Workers’ protests are frequent in China. They are usually sparked by demands for higher wages but also for a less inhumane organisation of work. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Jan 11 | UPDATE 1-Kazakh oil workers ask who ordered firing at protesters -- * Protesters ask who gave police orders to fire * Prosecutor-general rejects "rumours" of bigger death toll * Government, metals giants swear loyalty to Nazarbayev ( Laborstart ) |
| 21 Jan 11 | Security a Concern as Indonesian Miners Ready to Return to Jobs -- Leaders of the PT Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union (SP KEP SPSI) and managers of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) will meet today in Timika, Papua province, in efforts to forge fine points and back-to-work terms after a historic three-month strike ended last week at the Grasberg mines, the world’s largest gold and copper deposits. (See ICEM news release on strike terms.) ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 Jan 11 | Hyundai Motor’s New Union Leader Demands End of Overnight Shift -- Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hyundai Motor Co.’s new labor union chief said workers will demand that South Korea’s biggest carmaker end overnight shifts and improve medical benefits. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 Jan 11 | Trade unions threaten large-scale strike if demands unmet -- AMMAN - The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) on Monday threatened that thousands of its members would stage an open-ended work stoppage unless the government responds positively to its demands within the next two weeks. ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Jan 11 | Huawei Algeria strike over dismissals, salary -- Huawei Telecommunications Algeria workers have gone on strike over the sacking of four union representatives for having taken industrial acti on during the week of 22 November, La Tribune reports. Three quarters of the company's 120 employees said they will stay on strike until they receive a positive response from management. They are seeking the rehiring of the four representatives and an increase in basic salary in line with other telecom equipment makers in the country. ( Laborstart ) |
| 05 Jan 11 | Laid-off Zastava workers to decide -- KRAGUJEVAC -- The proposed redundancy program for the workers of Zastava Automobili has so far been accepted by about 200, out of the total of 1,600 workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 05 Jan 11 | Workers at Falmouth pier remain on strike -- Up to news time, workers at the construction site for the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier in Trelawny remained off the job. ( Laborstart ) |
| 05 Jan 11 | Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions -- Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona, are pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing government workers, in collective bargaining and politics. ( Laborstart ) |
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