Shipping & handling
Greece: Cosco allegedly does not allow unions or collective bargaining - includes company response
Louisa Lim, NPR, 8 Jun 2011
So. Africa: Union accuses DHL of suspending manager because of union membership & intimidating workers who attempt to join unions – includes company response & rejoinders
Intl. Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), 6 May 2011
India: Intl. Transport Workers' Federation alleges that Maersk contractor SC Thakur beat up union workers in Mumbai - includes company response
eyefortransport, 19 Nov 2009
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Anti-union "purge" at DHL in South Africa
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ITF tells Møller-Maersk to dump violent contractor [India]
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