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China in rare ruling favouring strikers - report
By Agencies Job Market Trend Report
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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.
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South African wage strikes threaten to spread
By Agencies Job Market Trend Report
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labour union
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President Jacob Zuma
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Volkswagen
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
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Unionisation poses rising challenge for Chinese employers
By Contributor Legal Case studies for employers
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Freshfields
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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.
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Gulf building boom may be undermined by labour unrest
By Agencies Featured stories and job trends
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Migrant Workers
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Bahrain
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Saudi Arabia
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
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