Workers and members of the RMT union stand on a picket across the street from Victoria railway station in London on June 21, 2022. (MATT DUNHAM / AP PHOTO) LONDON – Strikes crippled Britain's rail network on Thursday as union bosses, train operating firms and the government faced off over demands that workers' pay increases […]
Trains stand stationary on tracks by platforms in Waterloo railway station in London on June 21, 2022. (MATT DUNHAM / AP PHOTO) LONDON – Britain's biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has received its first “post-pandemic batch” of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday (June 23), paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease a severe labour crunch after bureaucratic hiccups. The world’s second-largest palm oil producer lacks at least 1.2 million […]
KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – A hoped-for recovery in Malaysian palm oil output in the second half of the year is looking unlikely as the world’s second-biggest grower continues to struggle with shortages of fertiliser and workers. The price of fertilisers, which make up about 40 per cent of palm oil’s production cost, surged over the […]