The centenary of a famous Belfast labour strike when Catholic and Protestant workers united briefly will be marked in Dublin tomorrow.

There is no greater way to capture the attention of the public, and the powers that be, than a general labour strike.

Commuters walk in front of an immobilised ferry boat during a 24-hour labour strike in the port of Piraeus near Athens October 18, 2012.

The singularity of this unequal division of labour struck me at once.

What to watch: -The tenor and frequency of student and labour strikes.

Some businesses closed for the day, and labour strikes and class boycotts were called.

Some businesses also closed for the day, and labour strikes and class boycotts were called.

A lunar colony is just a London mogul's subterranean basement, without the crusties or the labour strikes.

- Annual wage talks, and whether labour strikes are successful in winning hefty pay rises for workers.

Business officials say regular shutdowns and labour strikes have sapped business confidence and the government must revive investment in industry to create jobs.

- Labour strikes, and whether they turn violent, or are successful in winning hefty pay rises for workers.

Government salaries and army payrolls are likely to be among the first cuts, raising the spectre of labour strikes and riots by unpaid soldiers.

South Africa's Reserve Bank will probably leave interest rates on hold, preferring to spur the economy after labour strikes hurt growth in the first quarter.

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Hyundai, South Korea's biggest carmaker, posted operating profit that missed estimates after labour strikes hurt production at home and incentive spending in the US increased.

Maruti lost $500 million in production due to labour strikes that shut down its factories for weeks last year amid an overall slowdown in sales.