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invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Protests in Khartoum, Sudan, as government and International Monetary Fund step up attacks Mass protests took place in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on June 30, against high inflation and the removal of fuel subsidies, which are increasing food prices and causing further cuts in living standards. Inflation hit 341 percent in March. Fuel will increase from around 35 cents to nearly 70 cents per litre, and the price of diesel will more than double. On June 29, the International Monetary Fund approved a $2.5bn loan, with strings attached. Demonstrators outside the presidential palace shouted, “We want the fall of the regime,” and “Bread for the poor.” Police used tear gas against crowds who burned tyres in the streets. ....
Renault strike stokes political fear for auto jobs Renault strike stokes political fear for auto jobs Caudan foundry closed following a boss-napping incident Bloomberg REUTERS Workers demonstrated against a plan by Renault to sell the Caudan foundry that makes cast-metal parts for combustion engines. Renault workers blocked a car-parts site in western France for a third day in a standoff that could jeopardize cost-cutting plans as the government grows anxious over automotive jobs. Workers led by the CGT union demonstrated on Thursday against a plan by Renault to sell the Fonderie de Bretagne in Caudan that makes cast-metal parts for combustion engines. ....
invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Miners in Chiatura, Georgia strike to demand pay increase and improved conditions Over 3,000 workers in the Georgian mining town of Chiatura joined an indefinite walkout on April 23 to demand Georgian Manganese grant a 50 percent pay rise, health insurance and environmental protections for the area near the mine. According to the Governance Monitoring Center, drivers working for the company in Chiatura wrote to the Minister of Health listing their demands hiring a lawyer to represent them rather than acting through the union and walked out on April 19. They were joined on April 23 by miners and other workers at Georgian Manganese. ....
Around 350 workers are continuing to blockade the Fonderie de Bretagne in Brittany, in an attempt to prevent the closure of the foundry that makes car parts for the French car giant. However, the aforementioned hostages were released at approximately 10:30pm local time. The blockade reached a head on Tuesday when the protesting workers refused to let the seven managers leave the factory, in a move “strongly condemned” by Renault. “The Renault Group strongly condemns these actions and requires the lifting of the blockage and a direct return to calm,” the carmaker said in a statement. But the call for ‘calm’ has not been heeded, with Nicolas Guillemette, a representative for the union representing the workers, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), telling French radio, I think that if this is to be our last stand, I assure you that everyone will remember it.” ....