Dock strikes and shippers eyeing rate renegotiation add pressure on carriers
The threat of dock strikes at Felixstowe and Liverpool next month, together with the potential ...
The three-week long truck strike in South Africa, which has led to one death, several injuries and damage to trucks, finally ended this morning with a deal between unions and management. But diamond miners and clothing workers are among those groups continuing to down tools, in a series of actions that has seen 100,000 workers strike in the country since August.
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