Kuwaiti oil and gas workers carry on with their three-day-old strike
Kuwait— Thousands of Kuwaiti oil and gas workers continued their strike for the third consecutive day. A spokesperson said on
UGTT criticizes the policy of dealing with the social funds deficit
TUNIS— The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) criticized Minister of Social Affairs for launching a media campaign providing wrong information
RJ employees protest decision to fire colleague
JORDAN— Around 200 of the Royal Jordanian (RJ) airlines employees protested on Saturday the airlines decision to terminate the services
Contractual teachers take to the streets, reject use of force to disburse them
ALGERIA— More than 1,000 contractual teachers in Algeria took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the use of
ATUC calls for solidarity with the Algerian contractual teachers
The Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) and the Independent Trade Union Confederation in Algeria called for solidarity with some 2,500
An Egyptian worker wins a case against his company
EGYPT— Shubrah Appeal Court has ruled that a worker at the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company is entitled to receive
Iraq Bar association says the Green Zone Protest is Legal
IRAQ— Iraq Bar Association President Mohammad Feisal said that the protests held in front of the Green Zone in Baghdad
Some 90 per cent of domestic workers excluded from social protection
GENEVE— Sixty million of the world’s 67 million domestic workers – 80 per cent of whom are women – lack
Economic and Social Council commends collective agreements as a regulatory tool
Jordan— A recent study showed that 360 collective agreements were signed between trade unions and corporates’ management over the past
A committee for holders of university certificates in Solengaz established
ALGERIA— The independent national union for workers in gas and electricity has found a national committee for holders of university
Doctors in Egypt protest; human rights organizations support them
EGYPT— Thousands of doctors in Egypt staged a protest against police abuses after accusations that two doctors were beaten up
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre says thousands of Syrian refugees are working illegally in Turkey
TURKEY— High-street clothes retailers Next and H&M found Syrian refugee children being employed in Turkish factories that supply them, according