Strikes / Civil Unrest
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Local Media Reports Disruption to Operations at Indian Jawaharlal Nehru Port Due to Strike
October 04: Local media is reporting that the transportation of container goods has been severely impacted and even totally disrupted by a strike at Jawaharlal Nehru (JNPT) Port . The […]
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Cyprus Port Workers Strike Averted
September 26: Cyprus Ports Authority workers have called off a 24-hour-strike planned for Thursday after they received assurances from the authority that their demand for continuation of health insurance coverage […]
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Environmental Activists Block Cunard Cruise Ship with Kayaks at Hernesaari Port in Helsinki
September 25: A group of approximately nine environmental activists in kayaks have blocked the departure of a Cunard cruise ship from the Port of Helsinki‘s Hernessari harbour. The Extinction Rebellion Finland group […]
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Strike in Greece Impact Island Ferries and Athens Transport Network
September 24: Greek island ferries are tied up in port and Athens public transport, hospitals and state schools face disruption after unions went on strike against proposed labour reforms. Police […]
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Port Truck Drivers Who Haul Boron From Rio Tinto Mines to Port of Los Angeles Continue Strike
September 12: Port truck drivers employed by NFI Industries’ California Cartage Express (CCX) subsidiary, who claim the company illegally classifies them as “independent contractors,” walked off the job early Monday […]
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Cyprus Port Workers Strike Over Health Insurance Coverage Demands; Further Strike Expected Sept 26
September 16: Cyprus Port Authority workers stopped work for two hours on Monday and announced a 24-hour strike on September 26 to press their demands for continued health insurance coverage. […]
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Initial Reports of Strike at Bejaia Port in Algeria, Halting Corn and Soymeal Operations
September 10: Initial reports on social media suggest that there is an ongoing strike at the Algerian port of Bejaia, which is halting corn and soymeal operations. Source: Twitter / […]
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Argentine Oil Workers At Grains Port Begin Strike
September 06: An Argentine union for oil workers has kicked off a national strike over wages, complicating grains crushing and exports in the main agricultural province of the South American […]
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NFI/California Cartage Express Drivers on Strike; Picket Lines at Port of Los Angeles
September 09: Drivers demanding an end to unfair and illegal discrimination for aspiring to form a union at their company; picket lines to extend from Port of Los Angeles to […]
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Strike Over Murder Case Halts Container Movement at Chattogram Port, Bangladesh
September 03: Container movement at the Chattogram port remained suspended for nine hours yesterday as workers associated with articulated lorries went on strike demanding the arrest of a fellow’s killer. […]
