The Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara region, which is expected to begin production in 2014/15, is one of the biggest resource projects underway in the booming Australian state. A spokesman for the development said earlier this week that around 2,000 Australians would be recruited for “highly paid” permanent positions by the time the mine opens, but that a further 8,000 workers could be needed during the construction period. Read article
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Tourism bosses in Northern Ireland are confusing potential visitors from North America because they don’t understand that there is a border, the industry has been told. Marketing ‘Northern Ireland’ instead of ‘Ireland’ can befuddle would-be visitors from the US and Canada, a tourism conference in Belfast has been told. Read article
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MUMBAI, March 23 (UPI) — Swine flu has claimed the lives of 12 people in India since the beginning of March, health officials said.Six of the deaths were reported in the western state of Maharashtra, while Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have also reported deaths due to swine flu, the BBC reported Friday. Read article
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From media reports: The Connexion reported dozens of flights to and from Lille Airport in northern France were disrupted on Thursday because of a strike by local air traffic controllers. The striking staff began the industrial action to push their demands for a new radar control room and more controllers to handle an increased work […]
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A wildcat strike by Air Canada ground workers that started in Toronto and spread to other airports ended Friday, several hours after Canada’s largest airline was forced to cancel more than two dozen flights. At least 50 Air Canada flights and some from other airlines to Canadian and U.S. destinations were delayed or canceled after […]
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Gulf passengers travelling to Germany face delays and flight cancellations as a result of strikes by baggage handlers and security staff at the country’s main airports. Around a third of flights were cancelled at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s biggest and the third busiest airport in Europe, operators Fraport said on Tuesday. Airports in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, […]
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Canadians are advised to exercise a high degree of caution due to high levels of crime and public demonstrations that may occur periodically throughout the country. Canadians are reminded that it is a legal requirement in Ecuador to carry identification with them at all times. OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against […]
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Train, bus and air traffic will be severely limited in Spain on Thursday during a general strike called by unions to protest at high unemployment and changes to labour laws that will make it cheaper for companies to lay off employees. Read article
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The result of a strike ballot by baggage handlers at a leading airport in a row over pay will be announced this week. Members of the GMB union at Stansted Airport in Essex have been voting on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action,raising the threat of possible walkouts over Easter. Read article
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Air Canada’s customers are becoming collateral damage in a labour standoff between the country’s largest carrier and its biggest unions. Even after the federal government rushed to Air Canada’s aid with a back-to-work bill, passengers still faced flight cancellations as ground-crew employees staged wildcat strikes on March 23. Read article
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