Global Dockworker Strikes Disrupt Major Ports
Dockworkers across twenty two countries went on strike to protest the use of ports for arms shipments and rising seafarer casualties in active conflict zones. Strikers also demanded better pay and enhanced safety measures aboard vessels.
Dockworkers across 113 ports in 22 countries launched a strike on Friday morning to protest arms shipments and maritime war casualties. The coordinated walkout disrupted shipping operations from Europe to Asia. Activists estimate the protest will halt 52,000 containers and snarl $2.8 billion in cargo.
