French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault gestures as he speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris November 12, 2013. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauPARIS (Reuters) - France will allow private security forces to protect its shipping fleet against the threat of piracy with armed guards, the French government said on Tuesday.France is one of the main contributors to an international naval force that patrols the waters off Somalia in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean to foil pirate attacks.Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the move would put the French shipping fleet on a stronger footing
英国政府は29日、包括的・先進的環太平洋経済連携協定(CPTPP)に同国が加盟する議定書が、今年12月15日までに発効すると発表した。昨年7月16日の英国議定書署名式、ニュージーランドで撮影。(2024年 ロイター/Lucy Craymer)[ロンドン 29日 ロイター] - 英国政府は29日、包括的・先進的環太平洋経済連携協定(CPTPP)に同国が加盟する議定書が、今年12月15日までに発効すると発表した。CPTPPは、TPPから米国が離脱した後、米を除く日本、オーストラリア、カナダ、チリ、メキシコなど11カ国で2018年に発足した。英国は23年に加盟交渉を終えて同年7月に加盟議定書に署名した。年内に発効するためには、手続き上、10月までに英国に加えて少なくとも6カ国の批准が必要になっていた。英政府は、日本、シンガポール、チリ、ニュージーランド、ベトナムに続き、ペルーが議定書を承認し、6カ国で批准されたと明らかにした。英国はCPTPP発足以来初の新規加盟国で、唯一欧州からの加盟国となる。英政府は、CPTPP加盟が実現すれば、英国からCPTPP加盟国への商品輸出の99%以上の関税が撤廃され、40年までに英国経済を年間約20億ポンド(26億ドル)押し上げる可能性があるとしている。私たちの行動規範:トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」, opens new tab
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said on Friday the union had received fresh contract offers from General Motors <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/GM.N" target="_blank">(GM.N)</a> and Stellantis NV <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/STLAM.MI" target="_blank">(STLAM.MI)</a> in the past 24 hours and all three Detroit automakers had converged on a 23% wage hike, but "there is more to be won".
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford has urged the union to end the strike, which enters its 36th day today, warning of the larger impact to the economy.
General Motors (GM.N) raised its offer to striking auto workers on Friday, matching Ford's (F.N) proposed 23% wage hike and other benefit improvements, hours before the union's chief, Shawn Fain, speaks on negotiations.#RSBI:WORKER-RIGHTS #REPI:LNG #REPI😛IPELINES-TRANSPORT #RATI:SUPPLY-CHAIN #RATI:WORKFORCE #RATI😛RODUCTS #TMLN #AUT #AUTO #AUTOMV #BACT #BIZ #BLR #CARM #CARM1 #CMPNY #CPROD #CYCS #CYCS08 #DISP #ENER #ENFF #ENG #ENQSVC #JOB #LNGTRN #OGTR #PUBL #WPAY #WEU #AMERS #US #EUROP #BLUX #EZC #NAMER #NL #RSBI:LITIGATION #SUSTAINABLE-BUSINESS
GM presents revised offer to UAW with 23% general wage increase
General Motors <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/GM.N" target="_blank">(GM.N)</a> raised its offer to striking auto workers on Friday, matching Ford's <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/F.N" target="_blank">(F.N)</a> proposed 23% wage hike and other benefit improvements, hours before the union's chief, Shawn Fain, speaks on negotiations.
... strike against the group that includes General Motors (GM.N) and Stellantis (STLAM.MI) enters its 29th day. Here is a timeline of events beginning ...
The United Auto Workers (UAW) did not announce new strikes against the Detroit Three on Friday but its president warned of a strategy shift under which the union may call for walkouts at any time.#RSBI:WORKER-RIGHTS #REPI:LNG #REPI😛IPELINES-TRANSPORT #RATI:SUPPLY-CHAIN #RATI:WORKFORCE #RATI😛RODUCTS #TMLN #AUT #AUTO #AUTOMV #BACT #BIZ #BLR #CARM #CARM1 #CMPNY #CPROD #CYCS #CYCS08 #DISP #ENER #ENFF #ENG #ENQSVC #JOB #LNGTRN #OGTR #PUBL #WPAY #WEU #AMERS #US #EUROP #BLUX #EZC #NAMER #NL #RSBI:LITIGATION #TOPNWS #SUSTAINABLE-BUSINESS #EF:BUSINESS-WORLD-AT-WORK #LEGAL #REUTERS-LEGAL
UAW holds off on expanding Detroit Three strikes, changes strategy