| 29 Aug 13 | Tanzania Zambia Railway Fires 1,000 Workers for Striking -- KAMPALA, Uganda--In a crackdown targeting an impasse that has paralyzed copper exports from land-locked Zambia, the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority on Tuesday fired more than 1,000 workers who have been on strike since last week over a pay dispute. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 Aug 13 | The right to form trade union? Not in RMG -- Garment workers are being dismissed from their jobs as their efforts to form trade unions, a right assured by the law, are being noticed by factory owners, labour organisation leaders allege. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Aug 13 | 78 Chilean hospitals hamstrung as health strike enters second day -- Demanding improved working conditions including more specialists, updated technology and a fairer distribution of resources, the National Federation of Health Workers (FENATS) went on strike Wednesday across the country. ( Laborstart ) |
| 07 Aug 13 | Manpower Organization workers protest labor mobility scheme -- Dozens of the workers for Greece's state-run Manpower Organization (OAED) staged a rally on Monday that kicked off a 48-hour strike, in protest at government plans for streamlining the public sector, in line with demands from the country's creditors. ( Laborstart ) |
| 07 Aug 13 | Panel to propose hike in minimum wage by 14 yen -- A government panel agreed Tuesday to recommend that the country’s minimum hourly wages be raised by 14 yen to 763 yen on average in fiscal 2013, which ends in March next year. ( http://the-japan-news.com ) |
| 05 Aug 13 | SAA strike called off -- The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) said at the weekend the strike action by its members at South African Airways (SAA) has been called off. ( Laborstart ) |
| 05 Aug 13 | Rana Plaza survivors block Dhaka-Aricha highway -- At least 15 people were injured as police charged batons on the survivors of Rana Plaza collapse, who blocked Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on Sunday demanding Eid bonus and salaries from the month of May. ( Laborstart ) |
| 02 Aug 13 | Chinese workers strike over takeover of US firm -- BEIJING — More than 5,000 Chinese workers at a Sino-US joint venture tyre manufacturer have gone on strike against the American parent company's $2.5 billion takeover by an Indian firm, state media reported. ( Laborstart ) |
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