Unions for Major Industries in India Call for Strike. Due to rising discontent among India's population over economic issues the unions for the major industries, banking and transport included, have decided to go on strike Wednesday February 20th, 2013 and Thursday February 21st, 2013. MUMBAI—Millions of workers from India's banking, transport, manufacturing and other … [Read more...]
Iberia Airline Workers Strike in Madrid
Iberia Airline Workers Strike in Madrid. Starting Monday February 18th, 2013 in Madrid, Spain many workers for Iberia Airlines, which is owned by The International Airlines Group, began a planned week long strike to fight for the jobs that Iberia plans to cut this year. The International Airlines Group has been looking toward these job cuts since November 2012 when … [Read more...]
EU, US Fully Implement Mutual Recognition Decision
Good news for C-TPAT members who are also exporters. The exports by C-TPAT members will receive expedited customs clearnace in the EU. This final phase (implemented on January 31, 2013) allows reciprocal benefits for C-TPAT members when exporting to EU member states and AEO members exporting to the US. The goal of these arrangements is to link the various international … [Read more...]