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Colombians resume anti-government protests in the new year

01:49 The unions and student groups that organized the protests have a list of more than a hundred key points they want the Colombian government to address.But according to Reuters, pr

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As anti-reform protests endure, Macron says "results are here"

Amid continued opposition to his efforts to reform the economy, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday defended his economic and fiscal policy which, he said, started bearing fruit. "The good ne

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French police use tear gas to end protest over pension reform

French police used tear gas to disperse protesters blockading a Paris bus depot on Thursday, the latest confrontation between the authorities and unions over plans to r

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French hardline union calls for more strikes to counter Macron's pension reform

French hardline union CGT called on Wednesday for more strikes in France this month after president Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension s

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Hundreds stranded as train operators go on strike in Sri Lanka

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.12(APD)--HundredsofpassengerswerestrandedonThursdayastrainoperatorsinSriLankalaunchedanunannouncedstrike.TransportMinisterNimalSi

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Macron's reputation on the line with flagship reform

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'sgovernmentissettounveilThursdaywhatisintendedtobeoneofhissignatureeconomicreformsaimedatcreatingjobsandunderlininghisbusiness-fri

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200 flights cancelled in Italy due to Alitalia strike

Twounionscalledthestriketourgethegovernmenttonationalizethecompany,whichwasputintoadministrationearlierthismonthafteryearsoflosses.Thegovernmenthasalreadyruledo

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Macron tries to sell plan to reform France’s labor market

French President Emmanuel Macron is holding meetings with unions and business organizations to discuss reforming the country’s labor market, which many blame for France’s sub-par economic performance over recent years.

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Macron tries to sell plan to reform France’s labor market

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronisholdingmeetingswithunionsandbusinessorganizationstodiscussreformingthecountry’slabormarket,whichmanyblameforFrance’ssub-pareconom

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Londoners face Tube misery as workers set to strike from Sunday

Londoners face transport chaos at the start of the working week after two unions representing workers on the London Underground said they would go ahead with a 24-hour strike from Sunday evening.

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Millions of Indian workers strike over higher wages, labor reforms

​Millions of workers across Indian states Friday observed a day-long strike demanding better wages and new labor reforms.

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Street protests, strike present harsh test to proposed labor reform in France

As the showdown between officials and unions over labor reform heat up, hundreds of thousands of students on Thursday walked out from universities and secondary schools across France's main cities to show their determination to protest reform.

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Greek media unions call 24-hour strike

​Greek media unions called a 24-hour strike on Thursday evening as French President Francois Hollande was paying an official visit to Athens.

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Cambodian trade unions campaign for minimum wage

​Cambodia's trade unions campaigned on Wednesday to demand the monthly minimum wage of 160 U.S. dollars for the garment and footwear sector as negotiations between the unions and the employers have reached no agreement.

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London tube, rail company workers to stage strikes

​Workers of London tube network and First Great Western, a main rail company in Britain, will stage a series of strikes for separate reasons in August, unions said Monday.

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Cambodian opposition-aligned trade unions call for strike after Lunar New Year

Representatives of 18 opposition-aligned trade unions and associations on Wednesday called a weeklong strike scheduled for April 17-22.

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Chinese trade unions set up communications

Qiao Hao, a trade union leader at a foreign-funded high-tech company in Shanghai, uses three phrases to describe trade unions in China.