Britain's biggest trade union, Unite, is calling for a 24-hour general strike against austerity measures.
The TUC voted to examine the feasibility of holding a general strike last year.
Jamaat and Ms Zia's party have called for a three-day nationwide general strike starting Sunday.
On Wednesday, the first general strike has been called since Antonis Samaras became prime minister.
He has cut civil-service pay by 5%, raised VAT and ridden out a general strike.
But, besides that, the government backed a campaign of passive resistance in effect, a general strike.
In 1991, after a 20-day general strike, the communist government in Albania under Fatos Nano resigned.
The prime minister, the chancellor and others condemn talk of a general strike as futile and irresponsible.
The latest general strike is the 30th in Greece since the economic crisis began three years ago.
The country's largest trade union, the General Union of Tunisian Workers, called a general strike for Friday.
On July 8th-9th trade unions staged a general strike, claiming the government had reneged on various promises.
And on Wednesday the 14th, a general strike in Spain and Portugal is likely to reverberate across Europe.
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Otherwise, the opposition threatens an indefinite general strike to force Mr Chavez out.
Meanwhile, the first general strike by Tunisia's trade unions in three decades closed shops, cafes and other businesses Friday.
From December 2002 to February 2003, a crippling general strike pressured the president.
That violence came after a general strike by Palestinians protesting an Israeli tunnel.
Trade unions in Peru held a general strike against President Alberto Fujimori's plans to run for a third term.
Italy's three main labour groups jointly declared a general strike for next month.
Eight months later came the general strike, which also failed to shift him.
As I write, about 80 people have been arrested on the streets of Madrid, as the general strike hots up.
And though the TUC voted for a campaign on pay, it rejected a firebrand amendment calling for a general strike.
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It paralysed the country's vital oil industry with a two-month general strike, and even succeeded in briefly ousting the president.
Mr McCluskey also played down talk of a general strike before a debate on the issue by TUC members on Wednesday.
So in the week of a general strike that will be witnessed around the world what do you make of it?
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On Friday, a general strike called by the rebels brought life in many parts of the country to a virtual standstill.
The country's second-biggest union, Unison, which has 1.3 million members, says it supports the idea of a general strike "in principle".
The French government raised wages for the low-paid, a key demand of the protestors, who ended a general strike in March.
The Confederation of Venezuelan Workers has been threatening a general strike such as the one that preceded the April coup attempt.
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The country is showing signs of a wage-price spiral, with annual inflation touching 26%, labour unrest and a threatened general strike.
About an equal number of protestors marched nearby in Oakland, Calif. as part of a daylong general strike called by Occupy Oakland.
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