Toyota workers approve temporary layoff plan, union says
- 29-Sep-2025
SAO PAULO: Workers for Toyota in Brazil voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to approve a plan for temporary layoffs following storm damage to one of the Japanese carmaker’s factories in the state of Sao Paulo, according to a statement from the workers union. Heavy rain and winds on September 22 severely damaged Toyota’s Porto Feliz factory, […]
Workers to get 1,220 flats in Punjab
- 06-Aug-2025
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the provision of 1,220 flats to the industrial workers. The decision was taken during the 28th meeting of the provincial cabinet held with Maryam Nawaz in the chair, where 130 key agenda items were discussed and approved. Among the major decisions, the cabinet approved the provision of 1,220 […]
UK introduces e-visa system for Pakistani students, workers
- 15-Jul-2025
ISLAMABAD (July 15, 2025): The UK High Commission has announced the launch of the e-visa system for Pakistani students and workers seeking education or employment in the United Kingdom. According to the UK High Commission, most Pakistani students and workers will no longer require a visa sticker in their passports. Instead, they will be able […]
13 abducted mango orchard workers recovered in Sadiqabad
- 04-Jul-2025
SADIQABAD: Punjab Police have successfully rescued 13 abducted agricultural workers, including two children, in Sadiqabad, ARY News reported on Friday. Police conducted a targeted joint operation with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in the Kacha area of Sadiqabad to recover the workers. Their families expressed immense relief and happiness upon their safe return home. The […]
Punjab to introduce ‘Ration Card Scheme’ for 1.5mn workers, laborers
- 24-Apr-2025
LAHORE: Punjab Cabinet has decided to introduce ‘Ration Card Scheme’ to provide relief to one point five million workers and laborers across the province. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore. Monthly assistance of ten thousand Rupees will be provided to laborers under the scheme. The Cabinet […]
5,000 Starbucks workers to walk off the job
- 24-Dec-2024
A strike at Starbucks’ US stores will expand to over 300 stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job, before the five-day work stoppage ends later on Christmas Eve, the workers’ union said. Starbucks Workers United, representing employees at 525 stores nationwide, said more than 60 U.S. stores across […]
Apple accused of silencing workers, spying on personal devices
- 03-Dec-2024
Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar Bhakta, who works in digital advertising for Apple, claims the company […]
Canada Post workers go on nationwide strike ahead of holiday season
- 15-Nov-2024
About 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike Friday after their union said it had failed to reach a pay deal with the postal operator in the run-up to the holiday season. The union is demanding, among other things, wage increases in line with inflation, cost-of-living adjustment payments to be rolled into the basic wage […]
Boeing strike ends as workers accept new contract
- 05-Nov-2024
Boeing’s US West Coast factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, ending a bitter seven-week strike that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled planemaker. The union said members voted 59% in favor of the new contract, which includes a 38% pay rise spread over four years, easing […]
US companies to hire thousands of workers
- 21-Sep-2024
U.S. companies from Target and Macy’s to package delivery firm UPS plan to hire thousands of seasonal workers ahead of the all-important holiday season. Retailers are expected to add fewer seasonal jobs this holiday season than last year due to a softer labor market and tighter consumer spending heading into the shopping period, according to […]