Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Thousands of car workers at Mercedes factories and car dealerships in Germany strike and protest the threat of 8,000 job losses; number of oil and gas contractors on strike in Iran grows to 30,000, alongside strikes across sectors and continuing retiree protests over collapsing living standards; Nigerian health workers on seven-day warning strike in Oyo state over pay blamed for cholera outbreak due to run-down of health system