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Three workers rescued from collapsed Honduras mine: officials
Rescuers freed three of 11 laborers trapped in a collapsed mine in southern Honduras, two days after the men became trapped.
05 July 2014
China workers strike over Japanese boss' war denial
Around 1,000 Chinese workers went on strike after their Japanese boss denied Tokyo had invaded China and said its 1930s actions were to "help" the country escape colonial rule, state-run media reported.
02 July 2014
40 Indians in northern Iraq 'uncontactable'
Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are "uncontactable", the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction workers have been kidnapped.
18 June 2014
Two aid workers killed in Mali landmine blast: officials
Two Malian aid workers were killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine in restive north-west Mali, officials told AFP.
31 May 2014
Fast-food workers strike in US for pay, union rights
Fast-food workers in Miami and New York went on strike Thursday to demand pay hikes and the right to unionize in a protest also observed in other cities around the world.
17 May 2014
Five MSF aid workers freed in Syria
Five aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
16 May 2014
Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensation
Brazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.
15 May 2014
One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in Vietnam
Anti-China riots at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as unrest triggered by an escalating territorial dispute spreads across the communist country.
15 May 2014
Samsung promises compensation over cancer claims
Samsung Electronics promised on Wednesday to pay compensation to a number of employees who claim they contracted cancer from working at the company's semiconductor plants.
14 May 2014
48-hour strike begins on London Underground
Workers on London's Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal's match with Newcastle.
29 April 2014
Most back to work after China shoe factory strike
A nearly two-week strike at a huge shoe factory in southern China appears to have ended after the Taiwan-backed company agreed to meet some of the workers' demands, including raising their living allowance and benefit payments.
27 April 2014
Most Bangladesh factory survivors still too sick to work
Most survivors of the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed 1,138 garment workers are still too traumatised or injured to work 12 months after the tragedy, AFP reports according to a survey.
22 April 2014
Over 100 workers go on strike demanding higher wages in Western Kazakhstan
More than one hundred employees of Techno Trading LLP refused to continue working in demand of an increase in wages.
04 April 2014
No migration of workforce from China to Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has dispelled rumors about migration of work force from China and South Kazakhstan to Kazakhstan's northern regions.
01 April 2014
Indian Toyota workers down tools despite end to lockout
Employees at Toyota's auto assembly plants in southern India failed to return to work Monday at the end of a week-long lockout after refusing to sign codes of conduct, their union said.
24 March 2014
Workers sue McDonald's for stealing wages
US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald's of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime.
14 March 2014
Over 2,000 workers injured in factory accidents every year in Kazakhstan
Occupational morbidity rate is growing in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan.
25 February 2014
ArcelorMittal Temirtau to start axing 2500 workers in spring 2014
ArcelorMittal Temirtau is going to start dismissing 2500 workers of its metallurgical plant in spring 2014: HR Director Andrzej Wypych.
17 February 2014
Labor Minister of Kazakhstan comments on Abu Dhabi Plaza strike
Kazakhstan Labor Minister Tamara Duisenova has commented on yesterday's strike of the workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza skyscraper in Astana.
11 February 2014
Kazakhstan PM calls to prevent labor conflicts in oil and gas
Oil and gas companies are going to be held responsible for the labor conflicts occurring on their sites.
28 January 2014