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Labour News from Africa

Zimbabwe IFJ calls for re;ease of newspaper editor in Zimbabwe [IFJ]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe Protest Arrests of National Trade Union Leaders in Zimbabwe [IUF]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe 40,000 Farmworkers Victims of Latest Government Violence [IUF]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe Violence hits teachers [EI]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe Election controversy spills over into union repression [ITUC]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Bittersweet medicine [Al-Ahram]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Striking contrast [Al-Ahram]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Namibia Zinc miners poised to strike [Business Week]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

Namibia Skorpion Zinc strike to start Saturday [Reuters]  09-May-2008   Pass it on!

UK/Zimbabwe Unite and UNI - Protest to Standard Chartered Bank chairman over Zimbabwe sacking [Amicus Unite]  08-May-2008   Pass it on!

Indonesia/Somalia Empat TKI Asal Tegal Disandera di Somalia [Kompas]  06-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Fresh Industrial Action Looms in NITEL Over Pay [AllAfrica]  05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Ending workers’ nightmare [The Sun]  05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Strikes loom as unions fight for better pay [The Business Daily]  05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Uganda Medical Workers to Strike [AllAfrica]  05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria ExxonMobil Upstream Strike Settled, but Problems Persist in Downstream Sector [ICEM] For more info   05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria PENGASSAN Elects New President [ICEM] For more info   05-May-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa 14 Killed Inside Gold Fields Mines Last Week [ICEM] For more info   05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Niger Free RFI reporter Moussa Kaka [IFJ]  05-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Egyptian activists set to strike [Radio New Zealand]  04-May-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Labour movement needs urgent fundamental reforms [The Nation]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya New labour laws will violate historical meaning of May Day [The Daily Nation]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Imo varsity lecturers begin strike [The Tide]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria May Day: Rivers workers list expectations [The Tide]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Opposition Call Again for General Strike, Civil Revolt [MEMRI]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zambia Zamtel Workers Panic As Layoffs Hit [CIO]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Ghana May Day Celebrations From the Regions [AllAfrica]  03-May-2008   Pass it on!

Canada/Zimbabwe Solidarity Statement with Zimbabwean Workers [CLC/CTC]  02-May-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa SAMWU celebrates court ruling on water meters [CUPE]  02-May-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Canada Union partners meet in Johannesburg [CUPE]  02-May-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco Rage and sadness at this weekend's Casablanca factory fires [Global Voices]  02-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Facebook ban after strike organizers arrested for 'virtual subversion' [Al-Ahram Weekly]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Doctors stage protests across the country [Al-Ahram Weekly]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Oil falls as Nigeria strike ends [BBC]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria/USA Exxon reaches deal with union to end Nigeria strike [Reuters]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria/USA Exxon meets Nigeria union as strike cripples oil flow [Bloomberg Business News]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria/USA Oil is little changed as Exxon, union bid to end Nigeria strike [Bloomberg Business News]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Senegal Doléances des travailleurs - la CNTS de Ziguinchor innove face à "l'immobilisme" de l'Etat [AllAfrica]  01-May-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe UNI Global Union condemns situation [UNI]  29-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Algeria IFJ welcomes statute for Algerian journalists that opens the door to better working conditions [IFJ]  29-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe IFJ urges South African president to ensure mediation in Zimbabwe will end media repression [IFJ]  29-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe IFJ urges South African president to ensure mediation in Zimbabwe will end media repression [IFJ]  29-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco Owner, manager held over Morocco fire deaths [ABC News]  28-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco Murder charges demanded for all those responsible for Casablanca factory fire [ITGLWF]  28-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco Garment factory fire kills 55 [Philly.com]  27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco Fire in mattress factory kills 55 [The Daily Star]  27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African Dockers refuse to unload China arms shipment for Zimbabwe [The Times of London] For more info   27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African Dockers refuse to unload China arms shipment for Zimbabwe [The Times of London] For more info   27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms ship 'on the move' [BBC News] For more info   27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms ship 'on the move' [BBC News] For more info   27-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Cameroon Unions march for National Day of Mourning [The Daily Press]  26-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Morocco/Europe Trade union delegation visits occupied territories in Western Sahara [PDF] [CCOO]  25-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe COSATU plots weekly anti-Mugabe protests [ZimOnline]  25-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe COSATU plots weekly anti-Mugabe protests [ZimOnline]  25-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe/Global TUC urges Namibia to turn Zimbabwean arms ship away [TUC]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Canada/Egypt CUPE condemns killings, arrests in Egypt [CUPE]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe/South Africa COSATU mobilises against “illegal Zim regime [ZimOnline] Images   24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe/South Africa COSATU mobilises against “illegal Zim regime [ZimOnline] Images   24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Global/South Africa PSI supports union stand on Zimbabwe arms shipment [PSI]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Wilting workers: horticulture industry blooms... under dismal working conditions [The Hindu]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Oil Workers To Decide On Length Of Exxon Strike Thursday [CNN]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Mauritius Government snubs labour laws [Afrol News]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria ExxonMobil workers begin strike [AFP]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Namibia Rio Tinto says strike didn't go ahead at Rossing [Market Watch]  24-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Africa Migrant workers need to be protected [glabour writers]  23-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Somalia IFJ calls on Somali primw minister to end media crackdown [IFJ]  23-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa Union targets Woolies and Pick n Pay [The Times]  22-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Telkom Workers may go on strike [UNI]  22-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Displaced civil servants told to return to bases [The Daily Nation]  22-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe Strikers accused in court as recount drags into third day [Monsters and Critics]  22-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

China/Zimbabwe China says arms for Zimbabwe may be recalled [Reuters]  22-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Kenya Union discusses strike action for Telkom Workers [KBC]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe IFJ calls on Zimbabwe government to end harassment of media after attack on Journalists union leader [International Federation of Journalists]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Sudan IFJ welcomes Sudanese agreement to end sensorship [IFJ]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Liberia IFJ supports Liberia Journalist's campaign to reform media laws [IFJ]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa UNI unions communicate to Organise [UNI]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

New Zealand/South Africa South African dock workers commended for stand [NZCTU]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Tunisia/UK TUC, UGTT Launch New IT Laboratory [Al Arab]  21-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Rwanda Workers union to fight for employees' rights [New Times/allAfrica]  20-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Dock workers and police send China arms shipment packing [Sunday Herald]  20-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Dock workers and police send China arms shipment packing [Sunday Herald]  20-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe President of Journalists' Union Brutally Assaulted; Freelance Journalist Abducted [All Africa]  20-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South Africa turns back ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe [Reuters]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South Africa turns back ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe [Reuters]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Mauritania Secondary Teachers Strike for 3 Days [WFTU]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms shipped by China spark an uproar: dock workers refuse to unload arms [New York Times]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms shipped by China spark an uproar: dock workers refuse to unload arms [New York Times]  19-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe Mbeki 'not man for Zim job' says ZCTU [News24]  18-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Nigeria Nitel workers' strike paralysed communication services [UNI]  18-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa SAA workers prepared to strike in pay dispute [pretorianews]  18-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] For more info   18-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] For more info   18-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa SAfrican unions protest mounting food prices [AFP]  17-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

South Africa South Africa: Food And Electricity Prices Spark Union Protest [AllAfrica.com, Washington]  17-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Zimbabwe IFJ calls for release of journalist detained in Zimbabwe [IFJ]  17-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Parallels between the Solidarity Revolution and Egypt’s Mahalla Riots [The Diplomatic Courier, DC]  16-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Egyptian govt arrests 9 Journalists as media workers groan [Afrique en ligne, France]  13-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

Egypt Egypt Releases ‘Riot Journalists’ [The Media Line, NY]  13-Apr-2008   Pass it on!

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