Tag: strike
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Protests/Strikes Continue in Colombia, Potentially Impacting Port Access and Operations
December 04: Following recent nationwide protests and strikes in Colombia, a nationwide general strike and accompanying demonstrations continued and are ongoing on December 04. In the capital, Bogota, there is […]
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Colombia Follows Latin American Wave of Rage With Nationwide Strike and Protests
November 21: A general strike took place in Colombia on Nov. 21, paralyzing the country. […] Strikers blocked major streets, ports and airport entrances. The Central Union of Workers (CUT) […]
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Chile’s National Dockworkers Union Begins 48-Hour Strike Monday-Tuesday
November 25: Further to precious reports of widespread strikes impacting Chile, “The Chilean Dockworkers Union announced on Friday that its members would strike on Monday and Tuesday, paralysing ports up […]
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Finnish Seafarer’s Union Begin Strike in Solidarity With Ongoing Postal Workers’ Strike
November 24: Finland’s national air carrier Finnair canceled 276 flights scheduled for 24 and 25 November after the Finnish Aviation Union announced its members would join an ongoing strike by […]
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Dockworker Strikes Hit Chile’s Ports as Civil Unrest Continues
November 18: Chile’s dockers have joined the widespread protests sweeping the South American nation, disrupting commerce at multiple ports up and down its coastline. Protesters representing a broad range of […]
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Iraq’s Main Port Reopens, 4 Protesters Killed in Baghdad
November 07: Iraq’s main port reopened on Thursday after being blocked by protesters for five days, while in Baghdad, four protesters were shot dead while trying to remove security barriers […]
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Operations at Iraqi Port of Basra Halted by Protesters
October 30: Operations were at a near standstill at Iraq’s Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra on Wednesday after protesters blocked its entrance. Umm Qasr receives imports of grain, vegetable […]
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Port Strikes Impact Ports Nationwide in Ecuador Amid Protests of State of Emergency
October 22: In the face of an ongoing state of emergency imposed by Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, members of the Dockworkers’ Union of Chile (UPC – Unión Portuaria De Chile) […]
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Barcelona Stevedores Vote to Join Strike on Friday
October 15: Local reports that stevedores in Barcelona port have voted to join a general strike on Friday, in defense of the labour and civil rights of all citizens of […]
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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 […]
