India Govt., Truckers Fail to End Strike
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The government and India&#39;s main truckers group were unable to reach agreement in talks Friday to halt a weeklong strike that has caused shortages and higher prices for vegetables, fruits, milk and other commodities.
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The nationwide indefinite strike of truck operators entered the second day today due to the deadlock in talks between the Finance Ministry and truck operatorsâ associations.
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Indian automakers are plagued by a shortage of skilled workers, inferior product quality and deficient highway infrastructure, among other challenges.
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Government-licensed "fair price shops" go on strikes in India's West Bengal state in protest against attacks.
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An indefinite strike by the main labour unions in Nigeria entered its fourth day Saturday with no immediate hope of an agreement with the government on the contentious issue of petrol prices.
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THE STRIKE against General Motors ought to end quickly, and the company can make that happen with a concession on job security. But the United Auto Workers has to realize that any victory in current talks will be temporary, and that job losses are inevitable as General Motors spreads its work across the globe in an attempt to stay in ...
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"The blockades are still there despite the ministry's decision. We'll have to see what to do today ... It's too soon for the moment to talk about using force."  By Robin PomeroyROME  - Italian truckers defied a government demand that they end their three-day-old strike on Wednesday, keeping in place road blockades that have dried up fuel supplies and stopped fresh food reaching shops and markets.The strike, in protest against high fuel costs and poor working conditions, meant supermarket shelves in places that are usually crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables were bare, and most filling stations were closed.By blockading motorways at strategic points across the country since Monday, the truckers have brought parts of the economy to a standstill. Carmaker Fiat closed down factories for lack of parts and told thousands of workers to stay at home. Read more
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NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners&#39; Federation has decided not to support the strike call given by All India Motor Transport Congress against levy of a 10 per cent service tax on freight booking agents.
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NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Pakistan and India on Wednesday ended their first meeting on the proposed bus service traversing the Line of Control indicating there was no agreement, although they stopped short of saying so.
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NEW DELHI: Over three million trucks went off the Indian roads on Saturday as truckers launched their indefinite nationwide strike to protest against the imposition of a service tax on transport booking agents.
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France's public transportation network came to a halt Thursday as public sector workers staged a series of strikes in what is seen as the first big test for President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
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A dawn-to-dusk strikeÂ call to protest a tribunal order on sharing of river waters brought work at Bangaloreâs IT companies, including outsourcing companies, to a halt Monday.
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Truckers have threatened to sharply escalate a week-old strike on Friday by vowing to disrupt supplies of essential commodities if the Government did not scrap a service tax on booking agents and release arrested leaders.
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New Delhi: The indefinite nationwide truckers strike protesting against the imposition of 10 per cent service tax entered the third day on Monday with a likelihood of fresh talks between AIMTC and Union Finance Ministry.
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NEW DELHI: The truckers strike was called off early on Saturday following a settlement reached with the government. The settlement was arrived at after a marathon meeting lasting over nine hours, where the
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An Indian transport union spearheading a truckers' strike has called off its week-long agitation after reaching an agreement with the government to form a panel to study a controversial tax, an official said.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Another attempt to end a month-long strike by Quebec Liquor Corp. workers failed on Sunday.