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Beirut airport shut on pay scale strikeLebanese air traffic controllers seeking a pay rise halted flights at Beirut's international airport for four hours on Thursday as the cabinet met to discuss a new public worker salary scale. Around 4,000 people also protested More… |
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Workers end strike at Oman airport siteThousands of South Asian labourers working on the expansion of Muscat airport resumed work on Wednesday after authorities agreed to improve safety conditions at the site, workers said. A company More… |
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Thousands of workers strike at Oman airport siteThousands of South Asian labourers working on the expansion of Muscat airport downed tools on Tuesday in a rare strike to demand better safety conditions after a worker died in an accident, a company official and workers said. More… |
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Egypt bakers threaten strike over paymentsEgyptian bakers are threatening strike action unless the government meets demands including back-payment of financial incentives, raising the prospect of fresh unrest in the crisis-ridden north African country. &nb More… |
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Strike by Indian unions hits transport, bankingMany Indian banks were closed and public transport disrupted on Wednesday because of a strike by trade unions protesting against high prices but the capital, New Delhi, and business centre, Mumbai, were mostly unaffected and fi More… |
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Strike hits Sabic's Europe plant outputA strike by workers at the Sabic Europe Chemicals Geleen plant in the Netherlands has lowered production, the company's Saudi Arabian owner said on Saturday, without specifying by how much. Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) More… |
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Alexandria judges strike over Mursi decreeJudges in the Egyptian city of Alexandria decided to go on strike on Saturday in protest at a decree issued by President Mohamed Mursi which shields his decisions from judicial review, the state news agency reported. The judges More… |
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Europe protestsA policeman charges at protesters during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in central Madrid November 14. Police and protesters clashed in Spain and Italy on Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike across Europe to protest against spen More… |
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Strike threat by Bahrain butchersAngry butchers in Muharraq, Bahrain, are planning an indefinite strike from today over claims they have been sidelined in the distribution of up to 5,000 live sheep in the buildup to Eid Al Adha. They are sharpening their knives o More… |
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Egypt strike disrupts work at DP World portIndustrial action has significantly disrupted operations at an Egyptian port run by DP World, the third largest port operator in the world, a union representative and the operator said on Saturday. Angered at the dismissal of eight of t More… |
