Strike at Rotterdam port to go into 2nd day

Workers at port services group Smit in Rotterdam have voted unanimously to continue their 24-hour strike over pay into a second day. A spokesman for the Rotterdam port users association said dozens of ships had not been handled. The strike was causing ‘enormous financial damage’ as well as damaging the port’s image, he told ANP.

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