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FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Ford suspends US worker who heckled Trump, says union

US President Donald Trump (centre) touring the Ford Motor Company's complex in Dearborn, Michigan., on Jan 13.

Why a labour union vest still turns heads in South Korea

The store apologised to the union members, saying, “We will revise our customer service guidelines to prevent similar cases from recurring.”

Backlash grows in South Korea after Lotte department store asks customer to remove union vest

The store apologised to the union members, saying, “We will revise our customer service guidelines to prevent similar cases from recurring.”

Louvre trade unions call for rolling strike next week

The unions said that parts of the Louvre were being regularly closed because of “insufficient staff numbers, as well as technical failures and the building’s ageing condition”.

Thousands of doctors launch strike over pay and jobs in England

Resident doctors picketing outside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Nov 14 as part of Britain's 13th walkout by medics since March 2023.

‘Grand Theft Auto’ studio says fired employees were leaking information

Rockstar Games, which produces the hit Grand Theft Auto franchise, had fired between 30 and 40 employees across the UK and Canada last week.

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The flight took off from Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou.

Italians take to the streets for Gaza flotilla general strike

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator attends a protest during a nationwide strike called by the USB union to condemn the Israeli forces' interception of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Rome, Italy, October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Trump’s environment agency terminates contract with unionised employees

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

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