Labour
All issues linked to staff/workers employment. The hiring of employees, redundancies and labour strikes.
End of U.S. East Coast ports’ strike
New York, United States (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) trade union agreed on October 3 to suspend a...
European Commission challenges Malta on port labour law
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The European Commission has decided to send a “reasoned opinion” to Malta for incorrect...
Italy’s Spediporti concerned by U.S. port strike
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – Spediporto, the association of freight forwarders of Genoa, has highlighted the possible effects on Italy...
Portuguese port pilots call off strike
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – Port pilots have called off a strike scheduled to start today following a new proposal from the Port...
Update: Further strikes planned by Portuguese port pilots
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots are on the second day of a strike for better retirement terms. The current...
Port and harbour pilots in Portugal on strike
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots in Portugal started a strike today at 0700, which will last 48 hours. They...
Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...
Israel begins general strike, ports affected
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Yesterday, a countywide strike started, affecting many sectors in the country. The action is part of a...
Verdi organises demonstration against proposed MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Last Saturday, the German trade union Verdi organised a demonstration in Hamburg against the planned...
Enel workers continue strike at Port of Brindisi
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – For nearly two weeks, the Port of Brindisi has been affected by a strike of workers from Enel. Picketing...
Anti reservoirs protest blocked briefly La Pallice terminal of La Rochelle port
La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) July 21, 2024 – Demonstrators who blocked the La Pallice agricultural export terminal of the French Port Atlantique La...
German seaport operators submit new offer to union
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...
Draft agreement should ends strikes in Italian port sector
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Today, at the Confitarma headquarters in Rome, the draft agreement for the renewal of the single national...
Port of Marseille strike ends
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The strike that started on July 2 by maritime traffic controllers ended on July 5. Another labour action...
Hamburg port workers start strike action
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Workers at the Port of Hamburg have started a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages. Strike...
Workers support move to MSC from Wartsila in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Most workers at the Wartsila plant in Trieste support a move to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A....
Many port workers join strikes – Uiltrasporti
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Uiltrasporti, the trade union representing port workers, has claimed that the participation in strikes by...
Sicilian Port of Milazzo short of work
Milazzo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Sicilian Port of Milazzo is seeing decreased employment and there is a sense of a lack of...
Strikes at Italian ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – There have been several strikes at Italian ports. This is a response to the failure of talks to renew the...
Strike action hits Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Yesterday, strike action started at the Port of Marseille. It is organised by Force Ouvrière...