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China in rare ruling favouring strikers - report

A Chinese committee has ruled against an employer who fired 40 workers for going on strike, state-media said Wednesday, highlighting rising labour activism in the country. ...

South African sugar workers to down tools over wages

Over 5,000 workers in the South African sugar industry will embark on a wage strike on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia gas station workers on strike

Cambodian workers at US-owned Caltex gas stations went on strike demanding higher wages. ...

World's largest branded shoemaker shares fall amid strikes

Yue Yuen falls most in a year as workers strike at Nike supplier. ...

Greek media workers walk off job ahead of general strike

Journalists, producers and technical staff at Greece’s newspapers, radio stations and TV channels protest against massive layoffs and austerity measures. ...

Impala bonds shield finances amid strikes

Over 70,000 miners at three biggest producers have stopped work since Jan demand doubling of monthly pay. ...

South African wage strikes threaten to spread

Africa’s largest economy is facing a wave of wage-increase demands and strikes by increasingly militant workers in the motor-industry, auto-manufacturing, construction and aviation industries, renewing a challenge to South African President Jacob Zuma after violent mines strikes last year dented growth and led to sovereign credit downgrades ...

Workers at Brazil port to resume strike on Thursday

Dock workers at Santos, Brazil pause strike but resume to a broader union protest on Thursday. ...

Unionisation poses rising challenge for Chinese employers

The recent Hong Kong dock workers' strike, which was settled on the 40th day of industrial action, was a timely reminder to employers in China that employees, if they join forces, can cause a significant amount of disruption, loss of earnings and adverse publicity, writes Kathleen Healy. ...

Gulf building boom may be undermined by labour unrest

As wages remain static despite labour shortage, rising industrial activism risks disrupting building projects. Rights groups say governments should make strikes and unions legal, as lack of rights make Gulf Arab region less of a draw for migrant workers ...