Sénégal: entire workforce fired for wildcat strike

jef costello — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:07:54 +0000

Workers arrived at the factory gates this morning to find this notice:

"Management informs the entire staff, both permanent and contract staff that, following the ilegal strike action which paralysed the company, a collective dismissal has been decided upon. Dismissal letters have been passed to human resources."

Senegal: Strike at national airline

jef costello — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:11:13 +0000

Staff, backed by the unions claim that the company is too influenced by Royal Air Maroc (the majority shareholder with 51%, with 49% held by Senegal) and that their salaries are much lower than those of workers at equivalent airlines.