Factory fires
Public safety risked to undermine strike at munition factory, alleges South African union
Members of NUMSA have been on strike since February 11 at the Rheinmettal Denel Munition production factory, the company has employed un-trained temporary workers to undermine the strike, putting public safety at risk
Bangladeshi workers continue to die under abysmal working conditions
Last week, a fire at an illegal plastic factory claimed the lives of 17 workers in Dhaka district.
Ten more workers engulfed in Bangladesh’s factory fires
With another incident of factory fire reported in Bangladesh on Monday, the total number of accidental deaths in the country registered in the month of December so far has risen to 27
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
