Trade unions

French PM to meet unions as government prepares for more protests

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has acknowledged that the security response has fallen short after riots broke out across cities over the weekend.

Micron union in Taiwan to launch one-day strike as bonus dispute escalates

Mediation between Micron and the Taoyuan union ended without an agreement in September.

SM Lee calls for renewed tripartite ties to safeguard port jobs amid AI, trade headwinds

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on unions and the leaders at the Port of Singapore Authority to work with the government help workers adapt through continuous reskilling just like in the past.

Evicted pensioner, 87, who sparked Spain housing protests dies, says tenant union

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, is transported on a stretcher to an ambulance, after she was evicted from the Madrid home where she had lived for more than seven decades.

Spanish unions call general strike for November 11, weeks before snap election

FILE PHOTO: People hold a banner reading \"End profiteering from housing\" and \"General strike\" during a protest demanding political action to alleviate Spain's housing crisis in Barcelona, Spain, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

Tens of thousands protest across Spain over housing crisis

Protesters carry a banner that reads “Towards the general strike” as they demand political action to stop evictions and alleviate the housing crisis, in Madrid, Spain, on Oct 3.

HK court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for blocking ex-reporter from union role

Former Wall Street Journal journalist Selina Cheng speaking to reporters outside the courts in Hong Kong on Sept 10.

Hyundai Motor’s South Korean union approves wage deal

Hyundai Motor says 61.55 per cent of participating union members voted in favour of the agreement on Sept 1.

South Korea’s SK Hynix union members reject wage agreement in vote

The agreement included a 6.3% wage increase and a revision to the chipmaker’s profit-sharing bonus scheme.

Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

Hyundai Motor told AFP that it could not “accept the union’s demands” without a solid legal or rational basis.

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