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Japan, Taiwan and South Korea want to ease rigid labor practices, which could introduce income inequalities in what are now solidly middle-class societies.There is a last-minute rush by three advanced economies in East Asia to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement that could be concluded this spring. Japan barely made the deadline to become a negotiating member last summer, while Taiwan and South Korea have announced interest in joining once a trade pact is established.
But there are pitfalls. Japan, Taiwan and South Korea want to ease rigid labor practices to make their economies more dynamic. There lies the danger of introducing income inequalities in what are now solidly middle-class societies.
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After the group began digging in the Pacific zone of the canal, the basalt they found there was not right for the mix of concrete they planned for the locks, so they had to bring in basalt from elsewhere, resulting in higher costs, said Jose Pelaez, head of the GUPC section building the Atlantic locks.Flawed geological studies of the terrain of the Panama Canal by its operator has led to big cost overruns in the project to expand the waterway, the building consortium at the center of a dispute with Panama’s government over the plan said on Saturday.
Earlier this week, the consortium led by Spanish builder Sacyr said the scheme to build a third set of locks for the canal had incurred additional costs of $1.6 billion, and demanded Panama foot the bill or work would be suspended.
The consortium known as Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), told reporters that when excavations to build the locks began, they found the geology of the area was more complex than had been made clear when the project was tendered.
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[ENGLISH SUMMARY: Port workers in San Antonio, Chile, stopped work after talks broke down over pay for meal breaks. The local president of the Union of Dock Workers (FTP), Sergio Vargas, said, "If someone wants to force us to go back to work, they will have to bring the police and catch us with clubs."]
Los funcionarios del puerto de San Antonio no volverán a sus puestos hasta que el gobierno se siente a dialogar.
Empresa portuaria STI está preocupada por el paro de trabajadores en San Antonio
El paro indefinido de los trabajadores portuarios de San Antonio cumplió 48 horas desde que se inició la tarde del viernes. La paralización, que se originó luego de que no se llegara a un acuerdo de cómo pagar la media hora de colación, no se detendrá hasta que el gobierno retome las conversaciones con los dirigentes sindicales.
Según el presidente del Frente de Trabajadores Portuarios (FTP) de San Antonio, Sergio Vargas, los trabajares no retomarán sus labores “ni a palos”. “Si alguien quiere obligarnos a volver a trabajar, van a tener que traer a los carabineros y que nos agarren a palos”, dijo el dirigente a soysanantonio.cl
Según Vargas, en los dos días...
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