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VENEZUELA: OIL WORKERS CALL OFF STRIKE
Spanish/Nat
A nationwide strike by thousands of oil workers in Venezuela has been called off.
Union representatives claimed that they cut the action short so as not to allow the state oil monopoly to implement its contingency plan,...
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AFL-CIO Meets with Trump on Labor
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - February 1, 20171. Trumka at desk2. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO"We talked about (President Donald Trump and I) a lot of...
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Divided Supreme Court Spars Over Unions
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
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Washington, DC - 26 February 2018
1. Pan of protesters outside US Supreme Court
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CHINA: BEIJING: PLIGHT OF MIGRANT WORKERS
Mandarin/Nat
China is preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of its economic reform policy, but many sectors of the population have little cause to rejoice.
The reforms, instigated by Deng Xiaoping, have led to an...
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German chancellor faces protests as she visits for talks with PM
October 8, 2012
1. Waitress pouring draft beer into a beer glass at Cargo bar
2. Close of glass filling with beer
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Athanasios Syrianos, President of "Eza" Hellenic brewery:
"Merkel's visit is a positive sign that...
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US Assistant Secretary of State urges Bangladesh's feuding politicians to hold talks
A US official on Monday said more needed to be done to improve the safety conditions and labour rights in the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh.
On a visit to Dhaka, the US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal said...
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Reaction in Bangladesh after US suspends trade privileges
1. Various of front view of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) building
2. SOUNDBITE: (Bangla) Kazi Ifterkhar Hossain, President of the Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association:
"Years have passed...
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Social movements stage anti-World Cup march in Sao Paulo
About 4,000 protesters in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo marched peacefully on Wednesday night toward the stadium that will host the World Cup's opening match next week, calling on the government to provide more low-income housing.
In...
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Labour union stage protest against Qatar WC in respect to human rights of workers
Members of trade unions and other activists staged a protest in the form of a mock football match in Brussels on Monday to draw attention to what they said was Qatar's violation of worker's rights, as the Gulf nation prepares to host the...
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Are workers' right in the UAE improving?
LEAD IN:The United Arab Emirates is trying to make its labour laws more understandable for its vast population of foreign workers.The Minister responsible even attended an event at one of the labour camps.But human resources workers and...
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Labour union protest Greece austerity measures
Around 5,000 people gathered in downtown Athens on Tuesday evening to protest against the latest round of austerity measures approved by the Greek government and its European creditors.The demonstration, organised by the Greece Communist...
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Lula supporters angered by decision to keep ex-president in jail
Supporters of former Brazilian president President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed anger on Monday after an appeals court ordered that he remain in custody.
They gathered outside the federal police headquarters where da...
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WEF releases annual Global Competitiveness Report
Organizers of the annual Davos conference say the United States is atop their list of the world's most competitive economies for the first time in a decade, reflecting a new methodology and long-term factors more than recent policies of...
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Migrant workers admitted into National People's Congress for first time
29 February 2008
1. Wide of migrant worker using electric cutter machine
2. Close up of worker's face
3. Close up of blade and sparks flying out
4. Mid of worker's face with sparks flying out
5. Mid of migrant worker pan to machine...
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South Korea - Industrial unrest intensifies
There has been a mixed response in South Korea to calls for a mass public sector walkout on Tuesday (14/1) by the Federation of Korean Trade Union (FKTU).
The finance sector was only marginally affected by the participation in the strike...
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Activists rally against crackdown on labour protests in Cambodia
Dozens of labour rights activists rallied in Bangkok on Friday to condemn the Cambodian government following a violent crackdown that cleared anti-government protesters and striking garment workers from the streets of the Cambodian...
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Congress passes SKorea, Panama and Colombia trade bills
1. Exteriors of Korean restaurant where Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ate dinner
2. Obama and Lee Myung-bak exiting restaurant and getting into car
3. Wide of House floor
4. SOUNDBITE: (English): Senator Mitch...
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US Secretary of Defence meets Singapore prime minister
1. US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong emerging from Department of Defence
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Goh Chok Tong, Singapore Prime Minister
"The US presence has given...
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British man goes on trial accused of defaming food company over its treatment of workers
A British human rights activist who investigated alleged abuses at a Thai fruit processing factory went on trial on Tuesday in the first of a series of criminal lawsuits filed against him by the company.
Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. is...
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SOUTH KOREA: WORKERS STAGE ONE DAY STRIKE AS PART OF NEW STRATEGY
Eng/Kor/Nat
Thousands of workers put down their tools Wednesday for a weekly one day strike, a new strategy aimed at forcing the government to repeal a labour law passed four weeks ago.
It was the first strike since union leaders...
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US officials in talks on China-US trade
1. US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao welcomes US Commerce Secretary Donald Evans onto stage amid applause
2. Evans onstage
3. Photographer
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Evans, US Commerce Secretary:
"We need to see tangible results and a...
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First general strike in Italy for 20 years
Rome
0000 Empty station lobby
0004 Train departure board - with sign reading 'suspended'
0007 Close shot suspended on board
0010 Stationary trains
0013 Close shot of trains
0016 Thousands taking part in protest at Barberini Square
0021...
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Colombian President Santos visits Portugal
1. Wide of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos getting out of car and shaking hands with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva
2. Wide of Santos and Cavaco Silva walking up red carpet
3. Wide of photocall with Santos, Cavaco Silva...
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Greece planning to grant refugees labour rights
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Athens - 23 August 20161. Greek Migration Minister, Ioannis Mouzalas, entering room for news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Ioannis Mouzalas, Greek Migration...