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4 Jul 2022

Author:
Crisis24

Jordan: Port workers in Aqaba likely to continue ongoing labor strike into at least early July

...Workers affiliated with the Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and Management will likely continue to strike in Aqaba into at least early July. The group launched its current labor action June 28, one day after a winch dropped a storage tank filled with chlorine gas onto the deck of a ship at the Port of Aqaba, causing a gas leak that killed at least 13 people and injured more than 250 others. Strike participants are calling for improved safety standards and increased pay...

Localized transport disruptions could occur in areas subject to protest activity and heightened security...