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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
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Behind Rishi Sunaks UK Polls Plan, A Hope That Economy Can Only Get Better
Standing in the rain and being drowned out by protesters playing the Labour Party's 1997 victory anthem "Things Can Only Get Better" will not have been Rishi Sunak's preferred backdrop for his announcement naming the date of the next UK election.
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Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Trinamool Protests Near Minister's House For Man Shot Dead By Border Police
Mr Barman was gunned down, allegedly by a BSF constable, in Dinhata block near the India-Bangladesh border in December 2022. Family members had claimed that the 24-year-old was a "migrant labourer who had returned home a few days before the tragedy".
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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After Violent Protests At iPhone Plant In China, Foxconn Promises $1,400 Payment To Workers
Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, claimed in an online notice that the money, which will be paid out in two installments, will help employees travel home more easily.
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"Technical Error": Foxconn On Pay After Protests At China iPhone Factory
Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.
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Thousands Of Protesters March In Paris Over Soaring Prices
Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred demands for a general strike.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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London Public Transport To Grind To A Halt Amid Worker Strikes
London's transport network will grind to a halt on Friday as tube and bus workers strike over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages.
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"Hope PM Modi Has Learnt Lessons, Leave Aside Arrogance": Sonia Gandhi
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday night hailed the Modi government's decision to cancel the three farm laws, calling it "the victory of the struggle of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers (and) sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families".
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Violent Protests In Bihar After 4 Workers Die from Toxic Gas Inhalation
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, triggering violent protests by a mob which vandalised a private clinic,
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Behind Rishi Sunaks UK Polls Plan, A Hope That Economy Can Only Get Better
Standing in the rain and being drowned out by protesters playing the Labour Party's 1997 victory anthem "Things Can Only Get Better" will not have been Rishi Sunak's preferred backdrop for his announcement naming the date of the next UK election.
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Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Video: Bihar Farmers Dump Hundreds Of Potato Sacks On Road, Demand This
The situation has worsened so much that the farmers are not even getting labourers to extract potatoes from the potato fields.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Trinamool Protests Near Minister's House For Man Shot Dead By Border Police
Mr Barman was gunned down, allegedly by a BSF constable, in Dinhata block near the India-Bangladesh border in December 2022. Family members had claimed that the 24-year-old was a "migrant labourer who had returned home a few days before the tragedy".
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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After Violent Protests At iPhone Plant In China, Foxconn Promises $1,400 Payment To Workers
Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, claimed in an online notice that the money, which will be paid out in two installments, will help employees travel home more easily.
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"Technical Error": Foxconn On Pay After Protests At China iPhone Factory
Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.
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Thousands Of Protesters March In Paris Over Soaring Prices
Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred demands for a general strike.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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London Public Transport To Grind To A Halt Amid Worker Strikes
London's transport network will grind to a halt on Friday as tube and bus workers strike over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages.
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"Hope PM Modi Has Learnt Lessons, Leave Aside Arrogance": Sonia Gandhi
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday night hailed the Modi government's decision to cancel the three farm laws, calling it "the victory of the struggle of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers (and) sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families".
