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ECtHR rules in favour of independent media against billionaire 2026-07-14 [IFJ]

ILO Adopts First Global Treaty for Gig Workers For more info 2026-07-12 [The Labour Pulse]

Pay Gaps Are Widening Again 2026-07-08 [Finimize]

Unions launch referendum against a minimum-wage reform they describe as attack on women 2026-07-04 [Le News]

Business, unions unite against Swiss immigration cap push 2026-06-09 [The Australian]

Five Guys franchise found responsible in sexual harassment case in Switzerland 2026-03-27 [IUF]

Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack 2026-03-11 [EFJ]

New jobs: Global Climate Justice Program Coordinator, Global Communications Officer 2026-03-05 [BWI]

US analytics firm takes Republik magazine to court 2026-02-17 [EFJ]

Starbucks: Ethical Sourcing or Swiss Swindle? 2026-02-12 [IUF]

Victory! After massive protests, Swiss construction workers win historic gains 2026-02-04 [BWI]

IFATCA Spotlight Podcast – Switzerland 2025-12-21 [IFATCA]

Swiss health workers rally in Bern to protest staff shortages 2025-11-28 [UNI Global Union]

Public broadcaster SBC to cut 900 jobs 2025-11-26 [EFJ]

BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers 2025-11-10 [BWI]

Nestlé Waters workers demonstrate in Vevey: Our future is not for sale! 2025-09-29 [IUF]

Article 47 of the Banking Act must be amended to include strong public interest protections 2025-07-07 [EFJ]

Women's pay report: large companies disregard equal pay 2025-06-10 [Blue News]

Legal challenge against Five Guys for failing to stop sexual harassment 2025-03-07 [IUF]

Trade unions unhappy with new Swiss-EU agreement 2025-01-06 [SWI]

People of the Union: Joao Paiva 2024-08-18 [FIFPRO]

French investigative journalist silenced by justice 2024-08-09 [EFJ]

Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won 2024-07-03 [Social Europe]

Billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting domestic workers 2024-06-25 [Stuff]

Billionaire Hindujas sentenced to jail for exploiting Indian workers 2024-06-24 [TNM]

Interview with Giorgio Tuti: “Europe Needs to Invest In Its Railway System” 2024-05-17 [ETF]

Giorgio Fonio: a Ticinese trade unionist in the Swiss parliament 2024-03-24 [SwissInfo]

Country accepts historic social solidarity initiative 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension 2024-03-04 [BBC]

UNIA pushes for decent pensions, better wages and reduced working hours 2023-11-06 [BWI]

Better work conditions demanded to attract more workers for just transition 2023-10-11 [BWI]

Workers hit the streets for climate justice 2023-10-05 [BWI]

When Diplomats Are Traffickers, Migrant Domestic Workers Are Enslaved 2023-09-01 [Pulitzer Centre]

Towards climate justice: Swiss citizens approve net zero climate law 2023-06-24 [BWI]

Hundreds of thousands of women strike for gender equality 2023-06-21 [UNI Global Union]

Women take to streets to fight inequality and sexism 2023-06-14 [SwissInfo]

IFJ Gender Council supports feminist strike 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Women journalists on strike for better working conditions 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Unions demand hard line with EU over wages 2023-06-03 [SwissInfo]

Journalist Pehiran Kaya’s asylum request must be granted 2023-05-23 [EFJ]

Unions blast low wages for ‘women’s jobs’ 2023-05-16 [SwissInfo]

40% of workers in Switzerland feel exhausted 2023-05-12 [SwissInfo]

Why do the Swiss strike less than other Europeans? 2023-04-13 [The Local]

Credit Suisse workers need a rescue package 2023-03-30 [UNI Global Union]

Google workers stage walkout as job cuts hit Europe 2023-03-16 [O Canada]

BWI close ranks with striking masons 2022-11-09 [BWI]

‘Severely disrupted’: Geneva’s Léman Express hit by strike action 2022-10-18 [The Local]

Women At The Heart Of Swiss Pension Reform Vote 2022-09-22 [Barron's]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-07-1876 Death in Bern of Mikhaïl Bakounine, revolutionary, theorist of anarchism and philosopher who wrote particularly on the role of the state. In his writings he lays the foundations of libertarian socialism. [more]

28-07-1875 Göschenen massacre. 2000 workers digging the Gotthard tunnel, almost all of them Italian, demanded breaks because of the arduous nature of the work. The militia opened fire: 4 dead, ten wounded, 13 prisoners. [more]