Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine. Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine in the town of Stilfontein in South Africa. Local…
The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last month that US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly will begin a five-year trial in Greater Manchester to test if the company’s weight loss drug could curb…
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says. Canada’s labour minister is intervening to end the lockouts of workers at the country’s two biggest ports. Minister of Labour Steven Mackinnon said on Tuesday that the negotiations had reached an…
The dispute between port foremen and their employers could disrupt crucial international shipments. Employers at Canada’s largest port have said they would lock out their workers after a negotiating deadline with the union had passed, potentially disrupting key shipments of the country’s coal, potash and beef. The BC Maritime Employers…
Early voting is under way across the United States ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both made last-minute efforts to court union voters – a core voting bloc, especially in swing states like Michigan, where groups like the United Auto Workers…
Striking workers to vote Monday on contract that includes 38 percent pay rise and $12,000 ratification bonus. Striking Boeing workers in the United States are set to vote on a new contract deal after a previous offer by the company failed to get them back to work. The offer to…
In a move to shore up its sagging finances, Boeing has announced plans to raise up to $25bn through stock and debt offerings and a $10bn credit agreement with major lenders amid a production and regulatory crisis. Boeing announced its plans on Tuesday. It was not clear when and how…
Julie Su’s intervention comes days after Boeing unveiled plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as labour negotiations came to a halt. United States Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su has flown to Seattle to meet with Boeing and the union representing about 33,000 striking workers to nudge both sides…
The strike is costing Boeing $1bn a month, making it critical for the firm to end the work stoppage. United States-based plane maker Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its global workforce, delay first delivery of its 777X jet by a year and announced substantial new losses…
US President Joe Biden welcomes agreement to end three-day strike, saying dockworkers ‘deserve a strong contract’. US dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement that will end a three-day strike that shut down shipping on the east and Gulf coasts of the United States – and had threatened…
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