World Cup Security Guards Strike

“Dozens of security workers walked off the job hours before the Brazil-North Korea soccer match Tuesday night here, the latest in a series of labor strikes that have challenged organizers of the World Cup in South Africa. With the latest strike at Ellis Park stadium, soccer’s governing body FIFA has now been forced to ask the police to take over security at four World Cup stadiums around the country. The other three stadiums are located in the cities of Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Durban and Ellis Park — as well as Soccer City in Johannesburg — had contracted security services to Stallion Security Consortium, the local World Cup organizing committee said.” (WSJ)

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