A dockers’ union won recognition from global terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT) in Port Said, Egypt, after two days of strike action.
Workers at the Suez Canal container terminal, owned by APM Terminals, took strike action on 27 February in protest over management’s refusal to negotiate with the union committee. The deal was won in the aftermath of the death of a crane driver, Mohammad Ali Fajeah, who died during the protests. It was reported that port authority representatives, the public manager of manpower and the military ruler in Port Said intervened to resolve the matter.
Read more at the International Transport Workers’ Federation web site