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At UN: UNI joins call for full recognition of migrant workers’ right to organize [UNI Global Union] 22-07-2026


Privatisation threatens young children’s rights: Unions and partners call for urgent public investment in early childhood education [EI] 22-07-2026


Global Detention Centres See Surge in Violence as Staff Safety Warnings Mount [Ad Hoc News] 21-07-2026


BRICS Trade Union Forum’s `Hyderabad Declaration’ calls for extending Universal Social Protection Coverage to the last worker [Countercurrents] 19-07-2026


Five areas where intersectionality changes union work [IndustriALL] 16-07-2026



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  JOB   Oceania Operations Coordinator [Freelance] 2026-07-26 [FIFPRO]

Global COTU (K) participates in the 64th sessions of the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies climate meetings 2026-07-26 [COTU]

Global Cambodia moves to register informal workers for social security For more info 2026-07-26 [The Labour Pulse]

Global Kenya, ILO open workshop on seafarer labour convention For more info 2026-07-24 [The Labour Pulse]

Global ILO-Backed AI Tools Aid Viet Nam SMEs, Census For more info 2026-07-23 [The Labour Pulse]

Global ILO Chief Praises Bangladesh Labour Reforms in Dhaka For more info 2026-07-22 [The Labour Pulse]

Privatisation threatens young children’s rights: Unions and partners call for urgent public investment in early childhood education 2026-07-22 [EI]

At UN: UNI joins call for full recognition of migrant workers’ right to organize 2026-07-22 [UNI Global Union]

Where do we turn in a world without truth? 2026-07-21 [Education International]

Global Detention Centres See Surge in Violence as Staff Safety Warnings Mount 2026-07-21 [Ad Hoc News]

PISA 2025: Education unions get ready for action on new data 2026-07-20 [Education International]

No country on earth fully respects workers’ rights, and it’s getting worse 2026-07-19 [CounterPunch]

BRICS Trade Union Forum’s `Hyderabad Declaration’ calls for extending Universal Social Protection Coverage to the last worker 2026-07-19 [Countercurrents]

USA ITUC Says Delegates Engaged UN Forum on Development Goals For more info 2026-07-19 [The Labour Pulse]

Türkiye ITUC Seeks Expert to Draft Union Paper Ahead of COP31 Climate Talks For more info 2026-07-18 [The Labour Pulse]

Global ITUC Renews Right-to-Strike Defence After Court Ruling For more info 2026-07-18 [The Labour Pulse]

Global Rights Official Cites Record Defender Killings At UN Forum For more info 2026-07-17 [The Labour Pulse]

BRICS Labour Ministers Meet in Hyderabad to Shape Future of Work 2026-07-16 [The Chronicle]

India chairs Brics labour meet, trade unions say AI must not replace workers 2026-07-16 [The Times]

Declaration of 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum calls for human-centric AI, universal social security & labour cooperation 2026-07-16 [The Organiser]

Five areas where intersectionality changes union work 2026-07-16 [IndustriALL]

Global South Australia South Flank Workers Back BHP Deal With 58% Vote For more info 2026-07-16 [The Labour Pulse]

PSIRU Summer School 2026 strengthens research and organising for quality public services 2026-07-16 [EPSU]

Research, solidarity, and union action: ResNet charts a path to strengthen the status of the teaching profession 2026-07-16 [Education International]

Global PIT‑CNT Urges Uruguay To Widen Labor Rights At UN Review For more info 2026-07-16 [The Labour Pulse]

Africa Address to 15th BRICS Trade Unions Forum, India 2026, by Overall Coordinator of Organised Labour at NEDLAC, Gerald Twala 2026-07-16 [COSATU]

Global Crackdown on Migrant Worker Exploitation Intensifies 2026-07-15 [Ad Hoc News]

Global Hyundai Motor Union Starts Partial Strike in South Korea For more info 2026-07-15 [The Labour Pulse]

Stop killing transport workers: ITF sounds alarm as attacks on shipping and transport workers escalate again 2026-07-15 [ITF]

Global ILO adopts first global convention for platform workers For more info 2026-07-14 [The Labour Pulse]

Technology in healthcare must serve workers, TUAC tells OECD Forum on Gender Equality 2026-07-14 [TUAC]

Global ITUC Cites Spain Policy Ahead Of UN Development Forum For more info 2026-07-14 [The Labour Pulse]

Global ILO's ACTRAV Director Opens Montevideo Mission With Regional Union Leaders For more info 2026-07-14 [The Labour Pulse]

Transforming Education Summit +4: Building resilience starts with supporting teachers 2026-07-13 [Education International]

Funding the future: Education unions, students, and civil society mobilise to boost global education financing 2026-07-13 [Education International]

Indonesia ILO Warns Mineral Boom Risks New Labour Vulnerabilities For more info 2026-07-13 [The Labour Pulse]

Global England Aegis Union Marches at Durham Miners' Gala For more info 2026-07-12 [The Labour Pulse]

Uncovering the ‘billionaire coup against democracy' 2026-07-12 [MR online]

Global England Solidarity has never mattered more: unionists ahead of Durham Miners Gala 2026-07-11 [IndustriALL]

Global Massachusetts 4,500 Brigham and Women's Nurses Strike and Face Lockout in Largest Healthcare Walkout in Massachusetts History For more info 2026-07-11 [The Labour Pulse]

Global Fast Fashion's Dirty Secret Is in Ethiopia: How Global Brands Are Profiting From Poverty Wages For more info 2026-07-11 [The Labour Pulse]

BRICS Trade Union Forum to prioritise AI governance and inclusive policies 2026-07-09 [Metro India]

IndustriALL child protection policy 2026-07-09 [IndustriALL]

Health Sector Unions and the Changing Landscape of International Health 2026-07-09 [PSI]

Education unions demand a human centred AI with the teacher-student relationship at its core 2026-07-09 [Education International]

ILO Gender Equality Agenda: A workers’ victory 2026-07-09 [IUF]

The teacher shortage is not gender-neutral: Researchers call to address inequality 2026-07-08 [EI]

Employment Outlook 2026: low unemployment masks deepening challenges for workers 2026-07-08 [TUAC]

Nigeria ITUC Releases Free Just Transition Training Materials for Workers Across Africa For more info 2026-07-08 [The Labour Pulse]

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25-07-1867 Marx completes the preface to volume 1 of Capital, scheduled to be published in September of the same year. [more]