Unions demand enhanced safety measures for transport workers in London
Trade unions including Unite the Union, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), among others, have raised concerns about the rising number of deaths of transport workers due to COVID-19. 14 transport workers have died in London alone as of April 8
Thousands of TSRTC transport workers dismissed for taking part in strike in India
Under the leadership of TSRTC Joint Action Committee (JAC), union of TSRTC’s employees and workers, around 49,340 workers have been striking since October 5.
State of emergency declared in Ecuador amid mass protests
Thousands mobilized today across Ecuador in rejection of the new set of neoliberal economic measures announced by Lenin Moreno on Tuesday, 277 were detained
Colombian transport workers’ strike enters fifth day
The workers are demanding that the government revoke the suspension of driving licenses of thousands of drivers and take measures to ensure the safety of drivers
Taxi drivers across the world protest against Uber’s unfair practices
Uber and multinational cab aggregators have been accused of engaging in unfair practices for profit making.
Venezuelan transport workers’ hit the streets in solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution
Gladys Suarez, leader of transport workers’ union speaking to Peoples Dispatch at the demonstration warns that they are ready to defend the country’s constitution and the Bolivarian revolution.
- Cuba demands an end to the US embargo at the UN General Assembly
- US ‘seizes’ Iranian and other regional news sites, cites ‘disinformation’ and ‘national security threats’
- Fatiha Briki is the latest Algerian human rights activist under detention
- Israeli settlers, security forces invade Sheikh Jarrah, leave several Palestinians injured
- UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children’s rights
