Bulgarian workers demand hike in night time wages
Bulgarian workers in the security, coal mining, arms and medical care sectors, among others, are mobilizing for sustainable wages under the banner of the Podkrepa Labor Confederation and other unions
US-Taliban talks to resume today after 2-day intra-Afghan summit
The discussions among various Afghan groups that began on July 7 was noteworthy for the participation of two government officials, although they attended the meeting in their private capacity
Three more Palestinians prisoners join hunger strike against administrative detention
Mohammed Nidal Abu Aker, Mohammed Attia Hassanat and Huzaifa Halabiya, who are detained in the Negev prison without charges or evidence, joined the hunger strike
82 refugees missing after boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
The people on the boat had set off from Zuwara in Libya towards Europe in an inflatable boat, which sank nine miles away from the Tunisian port town of Zarzis.
Sudanese civilian protesters, military junta reach agreement on transitional government
The civilian protesters, represented by the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces, and the Transitional Military Council have reached an agreement on the composition of the presidential council, which was the main point of contention for months
Protests break out in Norway over decision to shut down Nord University campuses
The campuses of Nord University at Sandnessjøen and Nesna will be closed and many of the faculty and workers will have to shift to other locations
British power plant workers to strike over inadequate wage hike
The workers of the Drax power plant in Yorkshire rejected a 2.8% wage offered by the company terming it as inadequate. They will conduct a series of six 48-hour strikes
Labor organizations protest persecution of Kazakh trade union leader
Erlan Baltabay faces an eight-year jail term on charges of misappropriation of funds although he has time and again argued that he was only in possession of the money since the dissolution of his union in 2015