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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
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Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
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Rahul Gandhi To Join Patna Protest Over Labour Code On July 9
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Patna on Wednesday for a "chakka jam" against the new labour code and special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, leaders of the INDIA bloc said.
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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
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Behind Rishi Sunaks UK Polls Plan, A Hope That Economy Can Only Get Better
Standing in the rain and being drowned out by protesters playing the Labour Party's 1997 victory anthem "Things Can Only Get Better" will not have been Rishi Sunak's preferred backdrop for his announcement naming the date of the next UK election.
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Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Trinamool Protests Near Minister's House For Man Shot Dead By Border Police
Mr Barman was gunned down, allegedly by a BSF constable, in Dinhata block near the India-Bangladesh border in December 2022. Family members had claimed that the 24-year-old was a "migrant labourer who had returned home a few days before the tragedy".
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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After Violent Protests At iPhone Plant In China, Foxconn Promises $1,400 Payment To Workers
Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, claimed in an online notice that the money, which will be paid out in two installments, will help employees travel home more easily.
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"Technical Error": Foxconn On Pay After Protests At China iPhone Factory
Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.
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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
-
UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
-
Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
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Rahul Gandhi To Join Patna Protest Over Labour Code On July 9
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Patna on Wednesday for a "chakka jam" against the new labour code and special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, leaders of the INDIA bloc said.
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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
-
Behind Rishi Sunaks UK Polls Plan, A Hope That Economy Can Only Get Better
Standing in the rain and being drowned out by protesters playing the Labour Party's 1997 victory anthem "Things Can Only Get Better" will not have been Rishi Sunak's preferred backdrop for his announcement naming the date of the next UK election.
-
Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Trinamool Protests Near Minister's House For Man Shot Dead By Border Police
Mr Barman was gunned down, allegedly by a BSF constable, in Dinhata block near the India-Bangladesh border in December 2022. Family members had claimed that the 24-year-old was a "migrant labourer who had returned home a few days before the tragedy".
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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After Violent Protests At iPhone Plant In China, Foxconn Promises $1,400 Payment To Workers
Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, claimed in an online notice that the money, which will be paid out in two installments, will help employees travel home more easily.
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"Technical Error": Foxconn On Pay After Protests At China iPhone Factory
Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.
