A major labour dispute is brewing at Samsung Electronics, as more than 45,000 workers prepare for what could become the largest strike in the company’s history over disagreements related to bonus payouts linked to the global AI boom. The planned 18-day strike is scheduled to begin on May 21 and has raised concerns among South […]
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Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains
BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) – Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions of people during one of the largest walkouts in decades in Europe’s biggest economy as soaring inflation stokes wage demands. The 24-hour “warning” strikes called by the Verdi union and railway and […]
Sri Lanka’s public workers strike to press for lower taxes, power bills
COLOMBO: Public employees at Sri Lanka’s ports, hospitals, schools, and railways went on strike on Wednesday to protest against high costs of living as the country struggles to recover from a severe financial crisis. Thousands of members belonging to more than 40 trade unions refused to report to work or took sick leave in the […]
Services affected as thousands of doctors go on strike in UK
UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week that will also see teachers, train staff and civil servants walk out, in the latest wave of industrial action. The doctors say years of below-inflation pay increases mean they have effectively had a 26% pay cut since 2008. […]
Striking French refinery workers defy government threats
Paris: Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing. The industrial action to demand pay hikes has paralysed six out of the seven fuel refineries in France, leading […]
Nationwide wheel-jam strike by public transporters
LAHORE: A nationwide wheel-jam strike transport owners have announced observing from today. The strike is against the increase in taxes, including income tax, token tax and toll tax. In a video message, the Central leader of Transport Association Rana Latif said that announced observing a nationwide wheel-jam strike. As per details, the owners of vans […]
Strike threatens to cut Norway gas exports by nearly 60 percent
OSLO: A Norwegian oil and gas industry group said Tuesday that a strike by oil and gas workers, which has already closed three fields, could cut Norway’s gas exports by more than half by Saturday. “Almost 60 percent of gas exports from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) will be affected when the strike action is […]
Ryanair, Brussels Airlines strikes disrupt Europe air travel
MADRID: Strikes by staff at Ryanair and Brussels Airlines over pay and working conditions on Friday forced the cancellation of dozens of flights in Europe as the busy summer travel season gets underway. The strikes are adding more headaches to passengers and the aviation sector, which has struggled with staff shortages as it struggle to […]
Saudi airstrike kills 12 Yemeni troops by mistake: officials
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly hit a camp of allied Yemeni pro-government forces, killing at least 12 troops, Yemeni military officials said on Friday. The strike, which took place on Thursday in the province of Shabwa, also wounded at least eight Yemeni troops, the officials said. They spoke on condition of […]
Nigerian doctors begin strike over pay, inadequate facilities
Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals on Monday began a strike over pay, insurance benefits and poor facilities, union leaders said, as the country faces a third wave of coronavirus. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents around 40 percent of doctors in Africa’s most populous country, is the latest in […]