Zim teachers lead civil servant strike for 150% pay rise
Civil servants in Zimbabwe began an indefinite strike on Wednesday, demanding a pay hike of at least 150% and action against militants targeting teachers in rural areas. The public sector industrial...
View ArticleEgypt: Striking teachers decry harassment by security forces
The Independent Union of Egyptian Teachers complained Sunday of harassment by security forces on the second day of a nationwide teachers strike. Egyptian teachers kicked off their strike on...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s 300 Day Aerial Sit-in Strike Highlights Plight of Precarious...
From atop the No. 85 crane’s cab 35 meters above Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction’s (HHIC) Yeongdo Shipbuilding Yard in Busan, Kim Jin Sook has been protesting the company’s December 15, 2010...
View ArticleSex Workers Take to the Streets in Honduras to Protest Murders and...
Cries for justice rang out in the streets of the Honduran capital on June 2 as several dozen women of all ages, some with young children in tow, had gathered in a nearby...
View ArticleMayan People’s Council Organizes National Strike in Guatemala
On Monday, June 23 in Guatemala, the Mayan People’s Council, known as CPO, declared a national strike in support of, and in solidarity with, the Mayan people of Guatemala. Local...
View ArticleBusinesses strike in Israel over Gaza
Thousands of businesses across the country join strike in protest over the Israeli offensive on Gaza. The main commercial street in this majority-Palestinian city was shuttered on Monday, as residents...
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