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Workers begin strike at UK’s largest shipping container port

Workers at the United Kingdom’s largest container port have begun what they say will be an eight-day strike, becoming the latest workers in the country to take action to demand higher pay amid rising inflation and the soaring cost of living.

New rail strike disrupts UK train services - China.org.cn

More than 40,000 railway workers across Britain are taking a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, bringing another day of widespread delays and cancellations.

Record UK Petrol Price Risks A Mass Exodus of Essential Workers - Tasnim News Agency

The record increase in fuel prices could spark a mass exodus of staff who rely on their vehicles for work, trade unions and drivers warned.

UK Dock Workers Refuse To Unload Russian Gas Tanker - Trade Union - UrduPoint

UK dock workers in Kent, southern England, have refused to unload a Russian gas tanker in solidarity with Ukraine following Russia's military operation in that country, the Trade Union Congress confirmed on Friday.

China defends North Korea efforts in response to Trump tweet

 China defended its response to North Korea after U.S. President Donald Trump commented on Twitter that China's pressure on North Korea has not worked.

EU Court rules private companies banning religious attire not discriminatory

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that it was not discriminatory for private companies to ban their employees from wearing anything with religious, political or philosophical meaning.

British immigration minister proposes levy on skilled EU workers after Brexit

Britain's Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill on Wednesday proposed a levy of a 1,000 pounds (about 1,220 US dollars) a year on skilled workers in the European Union employed by British companies after Brexit.

No army statement yet on the fate of cement workers kidnapped by ISIS

Military sources denied Friday releasing any statement on the whereabouts and fate of the cement workers kidnapped by ISIS.

ISIS massacres 175 kidnapped cement factory workers in northeast Damascus

The Syrian army reported on Friday that the Islamic State group has executed 175 of the 300 cement factory workers kidnapped on Thursday northeast of Damascus.