Tag: strike
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72-hr Strike at Buenos Aires Port
March 27-30: Workers associated with the Port and Maritime Federation of the Naval Industry (Fempinra) launched a 72-hour strike at the port of Buenos Aires. The strike was called in […]
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Sintraport Ends Strikes at Barcelona Port
March 20: Spanish autonomous truck drivers association Sintraport has decided not to call new mobilisations and to sit down again on the negotiating table. Making the decision had been difficult, as […]
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Nigerian Customs Speaks on Threat by Agents to Shut Down Ports of Apapa and Tin Can Island Over Multiple Checks
March 26: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reacted to concerns raised by clearing agents operating at the nation’s ports over multiple customs checkpoint, which they said is impacting on […]
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Potential Brexit Delay Unlikely To Stop French Customs Agents’ Strike
March 22: A possible extension to the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will not make French customs officers remove their demands for additional staff and […]
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Port Workers in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth To Strike Beginning March 19
Operations at DP World Australia (DPWA) container terminals could suffer significant disruptions due to the upcoming industrial action of local stevedores. Up to 1,800 workers will go on strike at […]
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Strike Blocks Container Trucks at Barcelona Port
March 12-15 2019: The autonomous container transporters of the port of Barcelona started their first day of work stoppages, with slow marches of trucks in the morning and in the […]
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Work to Rule Protests Continue, Impacting French Ports
Work-to-rule protests by customs officials continue to cause disruptions to passenger and freight transport between France and the UK, and travel chaos at airports and Eurostar services, while union representatives […]
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Possible U-Turn on Sudanese Port Privatization Plan, Amid Port Worker Strikes
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has said that a deal to transfer Port Sudan’s container terminal to International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is being reviewed following a protest strike by […]
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Nationwide Strike Impacts Algerian Ports
Large parts of Algeria were brought to a standstill on Sunday as tens of thousands of workers joined the start of a five-day general strike to demand an end to […]
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Customs Officers at Calais and Dunkirk Port Strike Over Brexit
French customs officials warned of lengthy delays at the port of Calais on Tuesday as their work-to-rule strike snarled traffic for a second day, leading to queues of trucks several […]
