Strike to hit Sweden's Gothenburg Port

Swedish port workers in the city of Gothenburg are set to go on strike on Tuesday after negotiations between unions and employers failed, a union representative said.

The strike will likely hit trading hard since the Gothenburg port handles over half of Sweden's container traffic. It is Scandinavia's largest port.

The Swedish Dockworkers' Union said on its home page that a series of periodic strikes, which are expected to bring operations to a standstill while carried out, would be held from Tuesday at 1300 GMT through Friday.

Union members are demanding better working conditions and a healthier working environment.

Reporting by Helena Soderpalm