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TRUCKERS' STRIKES * WORLDWIDE
* India - Truckers not to withdraw strike call from July 2
Chandigarh,Punjab,India -Press Trust Of India/The Hindustan Times -June 27, 2008: -- Truck operators body All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Friday said that it will not withdraw its indefinite nationwide strike call from July 2 unless the government agrees to its all demands... The Finance Ministry on Thursday exempted truck operators from the payment of 12.5 per cent service tax on the supply of goods carriage to goods transport agencies (GTA)... Giving details about truckers' other demands, Lohara, who was in Ludhiana on Friday, said that the government should abolish toll tax on truck operators, rationalise the duty structure on diesel and exclude truckers' booking agents from the preview of service tax...
* South Korea - Auto workers vote in favor of strike
Seoul,S.Korea -The Joong Ang Daily -June 28, 2008: -- Workers from Kia Motors Corp., GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. and Ssangyong Motor Co. approved plans to strike to seek pay increases and to oppose various government policies... About 70.2 percent of Kia’s workers, 65.2 percent of GM Daewoo’s and 66 percent of Ssangyong Motor’s voted in favor of the strike plans, the unions said on their Web sites... The union at Hyundai Motor Co., the only automaker in the country that is bigger than Kia, may release the results of a vote early tomorrow... The walkouts will be another blow to President Lee Myung Bak, whose public support rate plunged following protests over the resumption of U.S. beef imports. A strike by truckers earlier this month cost South Korea $7.26 billion in lost trade...
* North Ireland - Truckers postpone planned strike over diesel prices
Belfast,N.Ireland,UK -The Belfast Telegraph -June 26, 2008: -- Truckers have postponed a planned nationwide strike to highlight the threat posed to their livelihoods by the spiralling cost of diesel... Members of the Irish Road Haulage Association had threatened to go on strike from tomorrow unless the Government came up with measures to ease the pressure they are under... However, they decided last night to delay a decision on whether to press ahead with the strike for a fortnight...
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