| 21 Jun 13 | Ford workers in Russia ready for strike -- The IndustriALL Global Union affiliated ITUA reports that Ford management in Vsevolozhsk, 25km east of St. Petersburg, has been informed of the planned strike on 24 June. The strike will begin at 8:30am. ( http://www.industriall-union.org ) |
| 21 Jun 13 | Rieke Questions Saudi Migrant Amnesty Fees -- A legislator and workers’ rights activist has highlighted what she says is a massive scam facilitated by the Manpower Ministry to fleece millions of dollars from Indonesian migrant workers seeking to remain in Saudi Arabia after overstaying their visas. ( http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/rieke-questions-saudi-migrant-amnesty-fees/ ) |
| 19 Jun 13 | Nigeria: Teachers Strike - NUT, Ekiti Govt Meeting Deadlocked -- Ado Ekiti — As the meeting of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT and Ekiti State Government over the payment of 27.5 per cent peculiar allowance was at the weekend deadlocked, the state government has appealed to the striking workers to call off their two weeks old industrial action. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Jun 13 | Renault Samsung union goes on partial strike over basic salaries -- BUSAN, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Renault Samsung Motors Co. went on a partial strike to demand higher wages, a company spokesman said Monday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Jun 13 | Bolivia's child workers unite to end exploitation -- Rodrigo Medrano Calle is a Bolivian labour leader who meets and lobbies top government officials for his constituency's rights. That's not surprising in a country where pay is often low, working conditions harsh and unions play a powerful role in society. What's unusual is that Rodrigo is just 14 years old, and his union's members are all children ( http://www.guardian.co.uk ) |
| 18 Jun 13 | Solidarity with Korean education support workers -- Public Services International has received a request from the Korean Public & Social Services and Transportation Workers’ Union, Education Workers Solidarity Division (KPTU-EdSol), an affiliate of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions KCTU, a member of PSI. They are asking for PSI affiliates to send letters of support in their struggle on behalf of education support workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 Jun 13 | Nearly 300 Cambodian Garment Makers Fired Over Strikes -- Phnom Phenh. Nearly 300 Cambodian garment workers who produce clothing for US sportswear company Nike have been dismissed for taking part in strikes seeking higher pay that turned violent, according to their union and dismissal notices. ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 Jun 13 | Turkish Unions Strike Again, Bolstering Call for Government to Resign -- A growing number of trade unions representing 800,000 Turkish workers, including members of the KESK and DISK labor coalitions, went out on strike again today. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 Jun 13 | apanese Railway Workers Support Dockers Half a World Away - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2013/06/video-japanese-railway-workers-support-dockers-half-world-away#sthash.JBoyQiUI.dpuf -- Railway unionists in Tokyo yesterday protested a lockout nearly 5,000 miles away, of American dockworkers who load grain onto ships headed for Asia. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 Jun 13 | Workers have right to strike: Egyptian court -- An Alexandria misdemeanors court overturned jail sentences for five workers from the Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Company, reported the Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress – comprised of over 271 independent labour unions – on Sunday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 11 Jun 13 | Shwe Pyi Thar factory owners seek decision on strike -- The owners of a factory in Shwe Pyi Thar township will ask the Dispute Settlement Arbitration Council to resolve a dispute with hundreds of its workers, about 30 of whom launched a hunger strike late last month. ( Laborstart ) |
| 11 Jun 13 | Egypt placed on ILO blacklist due to receding workers' freedoms -- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has short-term blacklisted Egypt citing the government violates the workers’ freedom standards, Al-Ahram Arabic-language news website reported on Friday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 07 Jun 13 | Galenika workers protest against privatization -- They rallied against possible privatization of the company in front of the Serbian government. They called on the government to adopt a strategy to make keeping Galenika and having it recover in a majority state ownership possible, to provide guarantees that the rights arising from collective agreements will be honored and to draft a quality social program. ( Laborstart ) |
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