| 29 Sep 10 | Lagos staff unions set to join strikes -- SAM OTTI writes on the latest threat by workers in tertiary institutions in Lagos to join their counterparts in the South-East to embark on strik ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 Sep 10 | Gordon Campbell on the trade unions vs The Hobbit -- If the production of The Hobbit does finally move to eastern Europe, it would not be because of the actors’ wage bill or any fresh royalties deal on residuals – it would be because the producers stood to get a sufficiently better financial deal from doing so. That possibility would have at least crossed the minds of the number crunchers at Warners given (a) the relatively high currency rate at present in New Zealand and (b) the higher incentives that are now on offer in the Czech Republic here, and in Serbia here, to name just two of the eastern European contenders. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Sep 10 | Steel strike in Germany could get worse -- Six hundred workers walked out at ThyssenKrupp in the western German industrial city of Duisburg last week, when short term contract employees said they wanted the same pay as full time employees. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Sep 10 | Metalworkers from Africa and Europe discuss EPAs and industrial jobs for Africa -- AFRICA: The leaders of metalworkers' unions affiliated to the IMF in Europe and in 14 countries of English- and Portuguese-speaking Africa, and the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) met in Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 21 to 23 to discuss the repercussions of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and African countries on jobs and industrialization in developing and emerging countries. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Sep 10 | Workers fired for illegal strike -- MORE than 3,300 garment workers have been fired from three factories in Kandal province after striking in defiance of court orders, union representatives said yesterday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Sep 10 | PALEA marks 64th anniv amid threats of mass layoffs -- The organization of the ground crew of flag carrier Philippine Airlines marked its 64th founding anniversary on Tuesday, September 21, amid threats of mass layoffs that might lead to the demise of arguably the oldest existing labor union in the country. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Sep 10 | Siemens promises workers jobs for life -- Siemens’ German workers have struck a deal that will see their jobs secured indefinitely, in an arresting move that highlights how the financial crisis has triggered a fresh consensus between labour and management in corporate Germany. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Sep 10 | France faces more mass protests against retirement at 62 -- PARIS — French unions stage another day of mass street protests and strikes Thursday to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to hike the retirement age from 60 to 62. ( Laborstart ) |
| 21 Sep 10 | Wages uncertain for Chile's trapped miners -- The 33 miners who are trapped 700 metres underground in northern Chile are not sure they will get paid in the coming months, says a trade union spokeswoman. ( Laborstart ) |
| 21 Sep 10 | Los Mineros fighting for justice in Mexico -- Workers have little to celebrate on Mexico' 200th Day of Independence, as the Mexican Miners' Union holds its 15th National Forum in Cananea to show support for striking workers who suffered their most recent violent attack on their rights one week earlier. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 Sep 10 | Strike called off early -- A UNION leader said yesterday that he had called off a mass garment sector strike that began on Monday -- and was originally scheduled to last for five days -- after the government indicated a willingness to negotiate benefits for workers earning the minimum wage. ( Laborstart ) |
| 17 Sep 10 | Cambodian unions say garment strike could go on for weeks -- PHNOM PENH — A mass strike by tens of thousands of Cambodian garment workers entered its third day Wednesday, with unions warning the stoppage could go on for weeks if employers ignored their wage demands. ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Sep 10 | Workers in three metal sectors get nine per cent rise in Brazil -- BRAZIL: A wage increase of nine per cent, the largest real increase in the last ten years representing approximately 4.5 per cent, was agreed to for metalworkers in three main metal sector groups including: ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Sep 10 | Unionists to reconsider strike plan -- A PROMINENT labour leader said yesterday that he would consult with workers this week to consider calling off a strike scheduled to begin next Monday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 07 Sep 10 | Strike suspended -- It was the tales of suffering of parents, pupils and hospital patients during the three-week public servants' strike that inspired union members to suspend the stayaway, union leaders said yesterday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 07 Sep 10 | Trade unions go on a 24-hour nationwide strike -- New Delhi: Trade unions are going on a 24-hour nationwide strike against price rise on Tuesday. Nearly six crore workers under the banner of 8 trade unions will be participating in the strike. They are demanding a control on price rise, streamlining of the rationing system and proper implementation of Labour laws. ( Laborstart ) |
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