South Korean nurses strike after Yoon vetoes bill on pay, working conditions

SEOUL - Tens of thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday (May 19) after President Yoon Suk-yeol vetoed ...

Russia launches mass strikes on Ukraine ahead of May 9 Victory Day holiday

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May 9, 2023

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Russia launched a large-scale wave of strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine sowing destruction and injuries, officials said early on ...

Strikes cripple German rail network, 4 airports

by AsiaOne

April 22, 2023

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BERLIN - Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday (April 21), bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn's services largely ...

‘We are not your enemy’, say South Korean truckers striking for minimum wage protections

by AsiaOne

December 6, 2022

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UIWANG — Inside five white tents outside the Uiwang container depot near Seoul, about 200 striking truckers huddle around gas ...

Yoon’s crackdown on South Korea truckers’ strike leads to ‘dictator’ comparisons

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing heavy criticism for his unprecedented use of an administrative order that forces truckers ...

South Korea orders striking truckers in cement industry back to jobs

by AsiaOne

November 30, 2022

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SEOUL – South Korea ordered about 2,500 striking truckers in the cement industry to return to work on Tuesday (Nov 29), ...

Vladimir Putin says no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine

by AsiaOne

October 17, 2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Oct 14) there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and ...

Tourism workers strike as Indonesia hikes fee to see Komodo dragons

by AsiaOne

August 2, 2022

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JAKARTA- Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers were on strike on Tuesday (Aug 2) over a hefty hike in ticket prices ...

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