| 23 Apr 13 | Hong Kong dockers call for international solidarity action -- The dock strike at Hong Kong International Terminals has entered its 26th day. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Apr 13 | Airport strike ends after security costs agreement -- El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) and the Ministry of Finance have reached agreement over the higher security costs that the airline is required to pay as an Israeli carrier, thus ending the strike that began Sunday in protest against the Open Skies agreement. The security costs agreement was hammered out between Ministry of Finance officials and El Al executives. Treasury officials said that, "El Al understood that the Open Skies agreement is a fait accompli." ( Laborstart ) |
| 11 Apr 13 | Obama Tries To Revive Gutted Labor Board -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would nominate three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a move to restore the beleaguered agency to normal working order. The announcement comes as the board is being hammered by political and legal attacks that have severely damaged its ability to function. ( http://inthesetimes.com ) |
| 11 Apr 13 | Workers strike against mistreatment in Hanoi industrial park -- Nearly one thousand workers went on strike on April 8 against alleged mistreatment and the unreasonable policies of a Korean company in Hanoi. ( Laborstart ) |
| 11 Apr 13 | Hundreds of Amazon workers in Germany demonstrate -- Hundreds of workers at the biggest German-based site of online retailer Amazon demonstrated on Tuesday, according to a trade union which plans strike action over better working conditions. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 09 Apr 13 | Railway drivers’ strike continues for a second day -- A strike by railway drivers reached its second day on Monday, as drivers and authorities traded accusations on the responsibility for the strike. ( Laborstart ) |
| 09 Apr 13 | Chile port workers end strike -- SANTIAGO: A deal has been reached to end much of the massive port strike that has slammed exports from the world’s top copper metal producer Chile but two ports are still negotiating, a union leader said on Saturday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 09 Apr 13 | Dockers' strike cuts port cargo 'in half' -- The volume of cargo handled by port operator Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) has halved in the 12 days since dockers walked off the job, as more vessels turn to other ports, insiders say. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 Apr 13 | Minister of Labour ignored minimum wage advice -- Labour Minister Simon Bridges ignored advice from Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment to raise the minimum wage to between $13.80 and $13.90 an hour. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 Apr 13 | Railway workers threaten full strike -- Negotiations between the Cabinet, the Ministry of Manpower, and railway workers have resulted in the latter suspending their strike until next Saturday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Apr 13 | Sterlite workers petition TN Govt for reopening plant -- MADURAI, MARCH 31: A day after the copper smelter unit of Sterlite Industries was shut down in the wake of alleged leak of noxious gas, employees of the Vedanta group company today appealed to the Tamil Nadu Government to facilitate its reopening by saying their livelihood was at stake. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Apr 13 | Back to life after the Great East Japan Earthquake -- KAMAISHI CITY, Japan (ILO News) – Ms Maekawa, who is over 60 years old, is busily cooking a dish to serve her customers in a bistro in Kamaishi City, a small coastal town in Iwate Prefecture famous for its steel production, fishing industry and eco-tourism. When not cooking she comes out to greet her customers, who have also become her friends. ( http://www.ilo.org ) |
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