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300 workers protest in Abu Dhabi over expired labour cards

Migrant workers have little protection in the UAE

Migrant workers from a major engineering firm held a protest in Abu Dhabi City on Sunday, demanding their visas be renewed.

The workers, from the General Construction Engineering Company (GCE) gathered outside the Ministry of Labour, demanding their employers took action to renew their visas and labour cards.

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31 Oct 2006 by zobag

British gas engineers out on strike

British Gas engineers are out on the first of five strikes to protest against the closure of the companies final salary pension scheme to new entrants.

Further 24 hours strikes are planned for 19 and 21 December, and 6 and 9 January, although the engineers have agreed to provide emergency coverage to vulnerable customers - they are front-line engineers who mend people's boilers.

6,000 workers are taking part, all of whom are GMB members.

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13 Dec 2005 by Steven.
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