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Small demo on eve of crucial clash between England and Uruguay
A Brazilian homeless workers group which had said it would not stage protests during the World Cup nevertheless held a demonstration in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, a day before the city hosts its second match there.
Several thousand members...
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Amnesty staff in 24-hour walkout in row over restructuring
1. Various of striking workers from Amnesty International along with other protesters gathered outside Amnesty International's central offices in London, holding placards and chanting: (English) "Workers rights are human rights"
2....
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Striking workers marching, travellers angry as flights cancelled
Services across Greece shut down on Wednesday as unions held a 24-hour general strike to protest against further austerity cuts in the cash-strapped country.
The strike disrupted public transport, halted ferry and train services, shut...
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Egyptian security forces prevent planned textile strike, workers riot
Cairo
1. Wide pan across bridge in Cairo showing lighter traffic than usual
2. Various of demonstrators outside lawyer syndicate in downtown Cairo protesting against low wages and rising prices
3. Top shot of riot police outside lawyer...
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Demos across region calling for better pay and conditions
Jakarta, Indonesia
1. Various of police pushing protesters who are trying to enter presidential palace complex
2. Police with shields guarding front of palace
3. Mid of burning tyres
4. Wide of protesters and fire, palace in the...
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Air France strike as Europe faces low-cost shakeup
Air France continued to cancel flights around the world on Tuesday as pilots staged the second day of a weeklong strike, highlighting the trouble Europe's flagship airlines face in keeping up with low-cost competitors.
Passengers were...
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+4:3 Iraqi workers in Labour Day march, large rally in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
1. Pan of people gathered for May Day in Cairo's Tahrir Square
2. Close up of Egyptian worker holding red flag and mock tool in his had
3. Egyptian workers chanting slogans for more jobs and higher wages
4. Close up of...
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RUSSIA: MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS
Russian/Nat
Russian/Nat
Tens of thousands of trade union members, communists and other hard-line critics of President Yeltsin's government marched Monday in May Day demonstrations in Russia.
The message from the protestors was clear --...
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Air France estimates that it will operate 40% of its flights on Wednesday due to pilots' strike
Air France continued to cancel flights around the world on Tuesday as pilots staged the second day of a week-long strike, highlighting the trouble Europe's flagship airlines face in keeping up with low-cost competitors.
Catherine Jude,...
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Demonstration outside UK embassy over Falklands row
1. Wide of protest group gathered near British embassy in Buenos Aires with riot police blocking their route
2. Mid of protest group chanting and walking towards the embassy carrying banners and signs
3. Close of banner reading...
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Union reax to ongoing debt talks, financial analysis
Athens, Greece
1. Various of people walking
2. Man sitting at cafe
3. Wide of man looking at headlines of newspapers hanging at kiosk
4. Close-up of headline reading (Greek) "Endless thriller for Greece's future"
5. Mid of headlines...
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USA: MIAMI: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AL GORE
English/Nat
It may be the middle of the night, but Al Gore is still running and running hard, early on Election Day.
In a post-midnight rally in Miami Beach, the Democratic presidential nominee pointed to the economic boom of the last...
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Singapore PM meets with Bush and Powell
1. Still photo of Bush and Goh
2. Wide shot Goh leaving White House
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
"We discussed developments in east asia, in china, in indonesia, in ASEAN, and I was delighted that he...
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French strike grounds hundreds of flights
1. Interior terminal, pan to departure board
2. Close up departure board showing cancellation
3. Mid shot of seated couple waiting
4. Wide shot inside terminal, information screen on right with strike information
5. Close up information...
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SOUTH KOREA: SEOUL: CAR WORKERS RENEW STRIKES
Korean/Nat
Thousands of workers have marched in Seoul and other South Korean cities, pledging to continue a week-old strike that has paralysed the county's car factories.
Car workers have renewed their strikes after breaking for the New...
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Thousands of young people celebrated on the streets of Lima on Monday after Peru's congress revoked a law that eliminated various labour rights for workers aged 18 to 24.
Thousands of young people celebrated on the streets of Lima on Monday after Peru's congress revoked a law that eliminated various labour rights for workers aged 18 to 24.
Crowds of people who had been marching towards the Congress...
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Police clash with protesters during demo against reforms on labour law
1. Wide shot of demonstration
2. Various of demonstrators
3. Close up of fire burning on street
4. Various of demonstrators next to burning tyre
5. Demonstrators hanging off parliament gates
6. Wide shot of demonstrators shaking the...
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SOUTH KOREA: SEOUL: WORKERS CONTINUE CRIPPLING NATIONWIDE STRIKE
Korean/Nat
Workers across South Korea continued their crippling nationwide strike Tuesday, but South Korean President Kim Young-sam remains defiant over the controversial new labour bill that sparked the current unrest.
The new...
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Ryanair suspends bookings for Brussels flights from Nov 12, labour dispute
1. Wide shot Ryanair planes at Charleroi Brussels South Airport
2. Ryanair plane taxiing
3. Exterior of terminal at Charleroi Brussels South Airport
4. Interior of terminal
5. Passengers at Ryanair check-in counter
6. Ryanair...
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Workers stage mass protest against government's labour reform package
Hundreds of thousands of workers from all over Italy gathered in Rome on Saturday to protest against the government's labour reform package.
Organised by Italy's largest trade union - Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) - the...
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PHILIPPINES: ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST APEC SUMMIT IN VANCOUVER
Tagalog/Nat
Hundreds of protestors broke through a police blockade outside the U-S Embassy in Manila on Tuesday during a demonstration aimed at the APEC leaders meeting in Vancouver.
The protestors say proposals for free trade among...
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Protesters demonstrate in support of striking port workers
1. Various of supporters of striking port workers marching in Piraeus port area
2. Mid of protesters with arms linked marching in port area
3. Wide of protesters marching, some holding flags
4. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Savvas Siboglou,...
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Thousands march during general strike as unions protest income cuts
Thousands of protesters marched through central Athens Wednesday as part of an anti-austerity general strike that halted trains and island ferries while disrupting state hospitals and other public services.
The 24-hour strike also...
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May Day marches and protests in Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia
Labour Day rallies were held across Asia on Thursday as protesters used the May holiday to call for better treatment for workers.
In the Philippines, thousands marched through the streets of the capital Manila.
Meanwhile, security forces...