Portugal faces 'general strike'
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Portugal braces for strikes as unions protest against reforms aimed at making the economy more competitive.
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Nigerian oil workers' unions are to stage a brief strike protest at the lack of security in the Niger Delta.
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Nigerian unions have decided to hold an indefinite general strike on November 16 to protest against rising fuel prices in the world&#39;s eighth largest oil exporter.
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A four-day general strike begins against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer.
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A major clash is expected between the government and a civil servantsâ union Monday when the union pledges to launch a general strike as scheduled, despite government crackdowns on its move to demand full labor rights.
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Nigeria's main umbrella union said Sunday  it would go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil  producer Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.
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A general strike in Africa&#39;s top oil  producer began on Wednesday after unions rejected government  concessions on fuel prices as too little too late.
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Civil servants and teachers are the latest to go on strike,  as protests against public sector job cuts continue.
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Swaziland's main trade union begins a two-day general strike to press for the reduction of the monarch's power.
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Dacia-Renault factory workers in Romania plan to strike Monday following failed negotiations for salary increases, the company's management said Saturday.
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Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.
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A general strike in Africa's top oil producer began on Wednesday after unions rejected government concessions on fuel prices as too little too late.
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ABUJA - Nigeria was braced for a nationwide general strike on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices as trade unions launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his economic reforms.
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BBC staff are to strike later this month in a row over jobs and conditions, broadcasting union Bectu says.
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Nigeria's main trade union says it will hold a second general strike which could target oil production.
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Up to 130,000 British postal staff will stage a 24-hour strike next Friday -- their first in more than a decade -- in a row over pay and conditions, union leaders said on Thursday.
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Up to 23,000 civil servants in Wales are set to take strike action at proposed job losses over the next few years.