South Korean truckers vote to end strike for minimum wage protections
South Korean truckers voted to end their strike today as it entered a third week with public support waning and the govt refusing to budge.
Fri Dec 09 2022
South Korea orders striking steel, petrochemical truckers to return to work
Tens of thousands striking truckers are demanding a minimum wage programme be permanent and broader.
Thu Dec 08 2022
South Korea warns of supply disruptions, economic damage if truckers strike
South Korea's prime minister urged unionised truckers on Tuesday to scrap plans to go on strike this week to spare the economy of irreversible damage.
Tue Nov 22 2022
South Korea trucker strike poses early test for new president
Thousands of truckers went on strike for a fourth day on Friday in a protest over pay as fuel costs surge, disrupting industrial production.
Fri Jun 10 2022
New Zealand police dismantle tents, tow vehicles to clear anti-vaccine protests
Several fires broke out among tents just metres from the parliament building, sending up billows of smoke before being doused by police.
Wed Mar 02 2022
Police close in on protesters blockading Canada's capital
Hundreds of officers moved in despite frigid temperatures and freshly fallen snow, slowly clearing one part of the city.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Police warn Canada protesters of 'imminent' action to clear them
Truckers opposing coronavirus mandates have blocked roads in downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks.
Fri Feb 18 2022
Canada-US border city seeks court order to remove truck protesters
Trudeau said he was working with municipal leaders to do what was necessary to end the bridge blockade.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Canada's Trudeau 'not intimidated' by truckers' COVID protest
Trudeau said Canadians were disgusted by the behavior of some people protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Ottawa.
Tue Feb 01 2022
Britain puts military on standby as panic buying leaves pumps dry
An acute shortage of truckers triggered panic buying that left fuel pumps dry across the land.
Tue Sep 28 2021
Stranded truckers spend Christmas in their cabs
Besides the occasional miniature tree and paper chains hung from cabs, there was little festive cheer for the thousands of truckers stuck on an old airfield in southeast England on Christmas Eve.
Fri Dec 25 2020
Anger boils over in Dover as stranded truckers demand to leave UK
Paris and London agreed that drivers carrying a negative COVID-19 test result could board ferries for Calais.
Wed Dec 23 2020