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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (left) and Finnish President Alexander Stubb stand on board the Norwegian ship KV Bjørnøya, in connection with the NATO military exercise Nordic Response, outside Alta, Norway, on March 7, 2024
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SOUTH KOREA: Hur Young In, chairman of Seoul baking giant the SPC Group, was arrested today on charges of coercing workers to leave the militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and join the employer-friendly Federation of Korean Trade Unions between 2019 and 2022.
The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for the chairman on charges of violating the Trade Union aAt and citing concerns about him attempting to destroy evidence.
NORWAY: The government said today that it plans “a historic increase” in defence spending of 600 billion kroner (£44bn) over the next 12 years.
Spain has joined South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel while imposing weapons bans and port restrictions, moves partly driven by trade unions — proving just how effectively civil society can reshape government policy, writes RAMZY BAROUD
