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February 23, 2005IFTU strike action at Baghdad Hotel
IFTU web site (see bottom of this page) reports that "400 hundred workers are staging strike action at one of Baghdad’s top hotels. The Public Service Workers’ Union committee (an IFTU-affiliated union) in the Palestine Hotel called for strike action on 20th February 2005 after negotiations with the hotel management for a wage increase had failed. Negotiations have resumed between the management and the union today. The workers have said that they will continue their strike until their demands are fully met. The IFTU supports the action of the hotel workers' union committee and stands in solidarity with the Public Service Workers' Union demands. Workers at the nearby Sheraton 'Baghdad Hotel' have staged a successful strike recently in which they won a wage increase and better working conditions. |