by Benjamin Millington on Nov 17, 2009
Workers for Al Hamad Contracting in Bahrain have returned to work today after being promised their wages will be paid on Wednesday, according to sources Continue reading
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Strike threat
By BASMA MOHAMMED
BAHRAIN’S fishermen yesterday threatened a new wave of demonstrations followed by strike action unless they get government support.
Bahraini fishermen want full exemption from the BD10-a-month levy per expatriate worker because they claim they can only find foreign crewmen.
They also want financial compensation for lost earnings, in an industry they say has been decimated by land reclamation and declining catches.
Sitra demonstrations continue
FISHERMEN demonstrated for the second day running yesterday – increasing pressure on the government to find a solution to their plight.
The demonstrations coincide with a nationwide strike, which now looks set to continue indefinitely.
We have suffered too much
By BASMA MOHAMMED
STRIKING fishermen yesterday rejected a government plea to go back to sea to put food on people’s tables.
They said they had suffered too much and it would take a personal promise by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to solve their problems, before they would even consider going back.
Rethink Vision 2030 plea by fishermen
Rethink Vision 2030 plea by fishermen
By BASMA MOHAMMED
STRIKING fishermen yesterday demanded protection for what’s left of their livelihoods and a food source for the nation.They want ports and fisheries excluded from developments being mapped out under the country’s Economic Vision 2030 masterplan.
Fishermen to go on strike today
By BEGENA P PRADEEP
ALMOST 1,700 fishermen will go ahead with a nationwide strike from today and have even offered to give up their fishing licences, campaigners said yesterday.
They hope to force the government to compensate them for losses they claim to have suffered as a direct result of land reclamation.
Fishermen plan national strike
By MOHAMMED AL A’ALI
MANAMA
FISH could virtually disappear from Bahrain’s markets from Sunday when fishermen plan to go on an indefinite nationwide strike. It will be spearheaded by the Bahrain Fishermen Society in collaboration with the Bahraini Fishermen Trade Union and local fish importers.