Labor Strikes and Disputes
Tens of thousands join British budget day strike
Mar 20, 2013 11:41 EDT
At least 95,000 civil servants went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, closing courts and museum galleries in a dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions timed to coincide with the government's annual budget.
South Yemen radicals stage strike in Aden, call protests
Mar 17, 2013 12:41 EDT
Hardline southern separatists staged a general strike in the port city of Aden on Sunday and called for protests later in the day against a national dialogue that they are boycotting, activists said.
Aden strikes in protest at Yemen national dialogue
Mar 16, 2013 09:34 EDT
Residents of the port of Aden staged a general strike on Saturday after a call by southern separatists in protest at the start of a national dialogue aimed at ending Yemen's political crisis.
Iberia strike called off after deal: company
Mar 13, 2013 15:08 EDT
Workers of Spanish airline Iberia called off a third five-day strike in a dispute over thousands of job cuts after unions accepted a mediation plan, the company said on Wednesday.
3,000-plus coal workers strike in South Africa
Mar 11, 2013 11:12 EDT
Over 3,000 workers at five Exxaro coal mines in South Africa were on strike Monday over unpaid bonuses, a company spokesman said, prompting fears electricity supplies could be hit.
Mali media to strike over journalist's arrest
Mar 11, 2013 10:53 EDT
Mali's media announced on Monday the launch of a nationwide strike to protest against the arrest of a reporter by the war-torn country's intelligence services.
Indonesians working for China's Huawei on strike
Mar 08, 2013 06:51 EST
Indonesians working for Chinese telecom firm Huawei joined a strike Friday over claims their employer broke labour laws, in the latest industrial action to hit a foreign company in Indonesia.
One dead in clashes as strike hits Bangladesh
Mar 07, 2013 06:05 EST
A young ruling party activist was beaten to death during clashes in northwestern Bangladesh Thursday as a nationwide strike called by the opposition shut schools and businesses across the country.
Striking Iberia workers protest against job cuts
Mar 06, 2013 13:26 EST
Hundreds of striking workers of loss-making Spanish airline Iberia protested in Madrid Wednesday against the company's plans to slash 3,800 jobs and cut salaries following its merger with British Airways.
Politicians call off indefinite strike in Karachi
Mar 06, 2013 12:12 EST
An indefinite strike in Pakistan's port city of Karachi was called off just hours after it began Wednesday when a major political party withdrew its call for the shutdown.
Politicians call indefinite strike in Karachi
Mar 06, 2013 09:35 EST
Karachi went on an indefinite strike Wednesday, with businesses, shops, schools and transporters ordered to shut down until police arrest those responsible for the city's worst bomb attack in years.
Spain's Iberia cancels 239 flights due to strike
Mar 05, 2013 07:49 EST
A strike by workers at loss-making Spanish airline Iberia against mass job cuts forced the cancellation of 239 flights on Tuesday, the company said.
7,000 strike at S.Africa's restive Marikana mine
Mar 05, 2013 07:01 EST
Around 7,000 workers at Lonmin's strike-torn Marikana mine in South Africa, where police shot dead over 34 people in clashes last year, briefly went on strike in a union dispute early Tuesday, the company said.
Strike cripples Bangladesh as death toll rises to 80
Mar 04, 2013 03:52 EST
Schools and businesses were shut Monday across Bangladesh on the second day of a general strike called by Islamist protesters, as three more demonstrators died in the deadliest violence since independence.
Police out in force as strike cripples Bangladesh
Mar 04, 2013 02:10 EST
Schools and businesses were shut Monday across Bangladesh on the second day of a general strike as huge numbers of police were deployed to put a halt to the deadliest bout of violence since independence.
Fresh Iberia strike cancels 1,370 flights
Mar 01, 2013 09:45 EST
Workers at Spanish airline Iberia plan a second five-day strike against mass job cuts from Monday, forcing the cancellation of 1,370 flights, the company and unions said.
Strike paralyses Bangladesh ahead of war crimes verdict
Feb 28, 2013 01:34 EST
A nationwide strike left Bangladesh paralysed Thursday, ahead of a verdict against a senior Islamist opposition leader accused of genocide during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.
Egypt protesters shut doors to Cairo administrative hub
Feb 24, 2013 09:50 EST
Protesters on Sunday blocked the doors to Cairo's main administrative building as part of a growing campaign of civil disobedience around the country against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
Three shot dead in Bangladesh protest over bloggers
Feb 24, 2013 03:40 EST
Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday in clashes with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least three protesters and injuring dozens.
Malawi police fire tear gas at school demo
Feb 21, 2013 14:28 EST
Police in Malawi on Thursday used tear gas to disperse school pupils marching against a public workers strike, police said.
