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Labour News from Africa
Zimbabwe IFJ calls for re;ease of newspaper editor in Zimbabwe [IFJ] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Protest Arrests of National Trade Union Leaders in Zimbabwe [IUF] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe 40,000 Farmworkers Victims of Latest Government Violence [IUF] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Violence hits teachers [EI] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Election controversy spills over into union repression [ITUC] 09-May-2008
Egypt Bittersweet medicine [Al-Ahram] 09-May-2008
Egypt Striking contrast [Al-Ahram] 09-May-2008
Namibia Zinc miners poised to strike [Business Week] 09-May-2008
Namibia Skorpion Zinc strike to start Saturday [Reuters] 09-May-2008
UK/Zimbabwe Unite and UNI - Protest to Standard Chartered Bank chairman over Zimbabwe sacking [Amicus Unite] 08-May-2008
Indonesia/Somalia Empat TKI Asal Tegal Disandera di Somalia [Kompas] 06-May-2008
Nigeria Fresh Industrial Action Looms in NITEL Over Pay [AllAfrica] 05-May-2008
Nigeria Ending workers’ nightmare [The Sun] 05-May-2008
Kenya Strikes loom as unions fight for better pay [The Business Daily] 05-May-2008
Uganda Medical Workers to Strike [AllAfrica] 05-May-2008
Nigeria ExxonMobil Upstream Strike Settled, but Problems Persist in Downstream Sector [ICEM] For more info 05-May-2008
Nigeria PENGASSAN Elects New President [ICEM] For more info 05-May-2008
South Africa 14 Killed Inside Gold Fields Mines Last Week [ICEM] For more info 05-May-2008
Niger Free RFI reporter Moussa Kaka [IFJ] 05-May-2008
Egypt Egyptian activists set to strike [Radio New Zealand] 04-May-2008
Kenya Labour movement needs urgent fundamental reforms [The Nation] 03-May-2008
Kenya New labour laws will violate historical meaning of May Day [The Daily Nation] 03-May-2008
Nigeria Imo varsity lecturers begin strike [The Tide] 03-May-2008
Nigeria May Day: Rivers workers list expectations [The Tide] 03-May-2008
Egypt Opposition Call Again for General Strike, Civil Revolt [MEMRI] 03-May-2008
Zambia Zamtel Workers Panic As Layoffs Hit [CIO] 03-May-2008
Ghana May Day Celebrations From the Regions [AllAfrica] 03-May-2008
Canada/Zimbabwe Solidarity Statement with Zimbabwean Workers [CLC/CTC] 02-May-2008
South Africa SAMWU celebrates court ruling on water meters [CUPE] 02-May-2008
South Africa/Canada Union partners meet in Johannesburg [CUPE] 02-May-2008
Morocco Rage and sadness at this weekend's Casablanca factory fires [Global Voices] 02-May-2008
Egypt Facebook ban after strike organizers arrested for 'virtual subversion' [Al-Ahram Weekly] 01-May-2008
Egypt Doctors stage protests across the country [Al-Ahram Weekly] 01-May-2008
Nigeria Oil falls as Nigeria strike ends [BBC] 01-May-2008
Nigeria/USA Exxon reaches deal with union to end Nigeria strike [Reuters] 01-May-2008
Nigeria/USA Exxon meets Nigeria union as strike cripples oil flow [Bloomberg Business News] 01-May-2008
Nigeria/USA Oil is little changed as Exxon, union bid to end Nigeria strike [Bloomberg Business News] 01-May-2008
Senegal Doléances des travailleurs - la CNTS de Ziguinchor innove face à "l'immobilisme" de l'Etat [AllAfrica] 01-May-2008
Zimbabwe UNI Global Union condemns situation [UNI] 29-Apr-2008
Algeria IFJ welcomes statute for Algerian journalists that opens the door to better working conditions [IFJ] 29-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe IFJ urges South African president to ensure mediation in Zimbabwe will end media repression [IFJ] 29-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe IFJ urges South African president to ensure mediation in Zimbabwe will end media repression [IFJ] 29-Apr-2008
Morocco Owner, manager held over Morocco fire deaths [ABC News] 28-Apr-2008
Morocco Murder charges demanded for all those responsible for Casablanca factory fire [ITGLWF] 28-Apr-2008
Morocco Garment factory fire kills 55 [Philly.com] 27-Apr-2008
Morocco Fire in mattress factory kills 55 [The Daily Star] 27-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African Dockers refuse to unload China arms shipment for Zimbabwe [The Times of London] For more info 27-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African Dockers refuse to unload China arms shipment for Zimbabwe [The Times of London] For more info 27-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms ship 'on the move' [BBC News] For more info 27-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms ship 'on the move' [BBC News] For more info 27-Apr-2008
Cameroon Unions march for National Day of Mourning [The Daily Press] 26-Apr-2008
Morocco/Europe Trade union delegation visits occupied territories in Western Sahara [PDF] [CCOO] 25-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe COSATU plots weekly anti-Mugabe protests [ZimOnline] 25-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe COSATU plots weekly anti-Mugabe protests [ZimOnline] 25-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe/Global TUC urges Namibia to turn Zimbabwean arms ship away [TUC] 24-Apr-2008
Canada/Egypt CUPE condemns killings, arrests in Egypt [CUPE] 24-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe/South Africa COSATU mobilises against “illegal Zim regime [ZimOnline] Images 24-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe/South Africa COSATU mobilises against “illegal Zim regime [ZimOnline] Images 24-Apr-2008
Global/South Africa PSI supports union stand on Zimbabwe arms shipment [PSI] 24-Apr-2008
Kenya Wilting workers: horticulture industry blooms... under dismal working conditions [The Hindu] 24-Apr-2008
Nigeria Oil Workers To Decide On Length Of Exxon Strike Thursday [CNN] 24-Apr-2008
Mauritius Government snubs labour laws [Afrol News] 24-Apr-2008
Nigeria ExxonMobil workers begin strike [AFP] 24-Apr-2008
Namibia Rio Tinto says strike didn't go ahead at Rossing [Market Watch] 24-Apr-2008
South Africa/Africa Migrant workers need to be protected [glabour writers] 23-Apr-2008
Somalia IFJ calls on Somali primw minister to end media crackdown [IFJ] 23-Apr-2008
South Africa Union targets Woolies and Pick n Pay [The Times] 22-Apr-2008
Kenya Telkom Workers may go on strike [UNI] 22-Apr-2008
Kenya Displaced civil servants told to return to bases [The Daily Nation] 22-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe Strikers accused in court as recount drags into third day [Monsters and Critics] 22-Apr-2008
China/Zimbabwe China says arms for Zimbabwe may be recalled [Reuters] 22-Apr-2008
Kenya Union discusses strike action for Telkom Workers [KBC] 21-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe IFJ calls on Zimbabwe government to end harassment of media after attack on Journalists union leader [International Federation of Journalists] 21-Apr-2008
Sudan IFJ welcomes Sudanese agreement to end sensorship [IFJ] 21-Apr-2008
Liberia IFJ supports Liberia Journalist's campaign to reform media laws [IFJ] 21-Apr-2008
South Africa UNI unions communicate to Organise [UNI] 21-Apr-2008
New Zealand/South Africa South African dock workers commended for stand [NZCTU] 21-Apr-2008
Tunisia/UK TUC, UGTT Launch New IT Laboratory [Al Arab] 21-Apr-2008
Rwanda Workers union to fight for employees' rights [New Times/allAfrica] 20-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Dock workers and police send China arms shipment packing [Sunday Herald] 20-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Dock workers and police send China arms shipment packing [Sunday Herald] 20-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe President of Journalists' Union Brutally Assaulted; Freelance Journalist Abducted [All Africa] 20-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South Africa turns back ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe [Reuters] 19-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South Africa turns back ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe [Reuters] 19-Apr-2008
Mauritania Secondary Teachers Strike for 3 Days [WFTU] 19-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] 19-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] 19-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms shipped by China spark an uproar: dock workers refuse to unload arms [New York Times] 19-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe Zimbabwe arms shipped by China spark an uproar: dock workers refuse to unload arms [New York Times] 19-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe Mbeki 'not man for Zim job' says ZCTU [News24] 18-Apr-2008
Nigeria Nitel workers' strike paralysed communication services [UNI] 18-Apr-2008
South Africa SAA workers prepared to strike in pay dispute [pretorianews] 18-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] For more info 18-Apr-2008
South Africa/Zimbabwe South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment [ITF] For more info 18-Apr-2008
South Africa SAfrican unions protest mounting food prices [AFP] 17-Apr-2008
South Africa South Africa: Food And Electricity Prices Spark Union Protest [AllAfrica.com, Washington] 17-Apr-2008
Zimbabwe IFJ calls for release of journalist detained in Zimbabwe [IFJ] 17-Apr-2008
Egypt Parallels between the Solidarity Revolution and Egypt’s Mahalla Riots [The Diplomatic Courier, DC] 16-Apr-2008
Egypt Egyptian govt arrests 9 Journalists as media workers groan [Afrique en ligne, France] 13-Apr-2008
Egypt Egypt Releases ‘Riot Journalists’ [The Media Line, NY] 13-Apr-2008
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