Germany's Deutsche Bahn rail operator and the GDL train drivers' union have reached a deal in a wage dispute that has caused months of crippling strikes in the country, the union said on Monday."The German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) and Deutsche Bahn have reached a wage agreement," GDL said in a statement.
Razekuzzaman Ratan, assistant general secretary of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD), takes a deep dive into issues with labour courts in the country in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
Amanda Simpson is an employment associate. Collective actions, wage disputes, discrimination, and other employment issues, are among the cases she handles.
this is covid related. foxcomm, the largest iphone factory in the world, has been dealing with worker protests. why are employees pushing back there and what is the result? reporter: yeah, this comes after weeks of chaos at foxcomm. the world s largest iphone factory located in central china. the workers are protesting against wage disputes, against unfair treatment as well as chaotic covid restrictions. it really all boiled to these violent protests this week. some videos, you can see groups of law enforcement in hazmat suits, beating the workers. other videos show workers tearing apart the covid barriers made out of metal and throwing and hurling them at law enforcement. at one point workers pushing over a police car. this follows a closed loop system that s been put in place on this campus because of a covid outbreak in mid-october,
Amanda Beckwith is a member of the labor/employment practice group. She works with wrongful termination, discrimination, hourly disputes, and harassment cases.