Tag: workers
Exhibition honors the disappeared postal workers of Leersum: ‘The telephone box is now a junk room’
There has been no post office in Leersum for almost 20 years: the last one closed in 2003. Reason enough for the Historical Association of the village to summarize the…
Felixstowe port workers continue strike
It is the fifth day of strike action at the port of Felixstowe, the largest in the country. Three-quarters of the workers have been on strike since Sunday to demand…
British dock workers strike – affects society in a big way
Dock workers at the Felixstow container port are on strike from today. They demand wage increases beyond what the employer offered in June. The cost of living in Great Britain…
Israel increases number of exit permits for Gaza workers
Just two weeks after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza entered into force, a sign of relaxation: the Israeli military authorities increase the number of…
A strike began at Britain’s largest container port – workers demand bigger pay rises as inflation hits record highs
Almost 2,000 workers are on strike at the Port of Felixstowe because they feel that the seven percent pay rise and lump sum offered are not enough due to the…
Portugal seeks foreign workers for its key sectors
A new law on immigration facilitates the granting of visas to allow foreign labor to run certain sectors essential for the country, such as tourism. From our correspondent in Lisbon,…
Germany, IFO: Mechanical engineering shortage of skilled workers
(Finance) – German manufacturers of machinery and equipment are increasingly short of skilled workers. In the survey conducted by IFO Institute in July, it emerges that 43.0% of participating companies…
Former Whirlpool, Fiom-Cgil: respect for workers
(Finance) – This is not the time for controversy, it is the time for action. We ask for respect for the 311 workers of the former Whirlpool basin which, since…
School, Pacific (Anief): Europe does not ask for an expert teacher, it asks for the stabilization of temporary workers
(Finance) – On the subject of professor expert the leader of the young union Anief come back to have his say. “The expert teacher, are we kidding? He exists only…
Seasonal workers: “We are in a situation where we have to close one or two days a week”
In summer, the little hands essential to run hotels and restaurants are the seasonal workers. While the tourist season is in full swing, many are struggling to find accommodation. Especially…