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Updated: Saturday 14 November 2026, 01:05:02
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Canada / Manitoba Health-care unions want stronger response to increasing workplace violence [CBC] 2026-11-13

India / Goa Illegal worker housing thrives despite audits, inspections at Cuncolim estate [The Goan] 2026-11-13

Canada / Manitoba Violence-related injuries in health care spike as enforcement flatlines: report [The Free Press] 2026-11-13

UK Wessex Water pleads guilty to health and safety charges after four killed in blast [BBC] 2026-11-13

Palestine / UK Palestine: journalists arrested by Israeli forces [NUJ] 2026-11-13

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Iceland Decriminalising Sex Work: Is This Feminism? [The Grapevine] 2026-11-13

UK Union members keep Britain running as massive Microsoft outage disrupts police, NHS and schools [Morning Star] 2026-11-13

UK Airport workers meet with MPs as Unite campaigns for airport bans for abusive passengers [Morning Star] 2026-11-13

Australia SDA members agree: it’s time to act on workplace protection orders [SDA] 2026-11-12

Australia / South Australia Injured workers deserve better: Unions welcome independent review of Return to Work scheme [SA Unions] 2026-11-12

South Africa / Gauteng COSATU statement on the ammonia leak at Festive Chicken that left 24 workers hospitalised [COSATU] 2026-11-12

UK / England MPs to meet Newcastle Airport workers over abuse from passengers [Unite] 2026-11-12

Türkiye At least 193 workers died in Turkey in October, 2026 toll hits 1,930: report [SCF] 2026-11-12

New Zealand The Warehouse denies union claims distribution centre staff are defecating in aisles [RNZ] 2026-11-12

New Zealand Fire and Emergency considers how to cover for striking fire crew [RNZ] 2026-11-12

Spain Train drivers strike in Spain after two deadly crashes in a year [Reuters] 2026-11-11

Canada / Ontario Union representing WSIB workers says an AI chatbot is replacing them, after workforce cut [CBC] 2026-11-11

UK Workplace stress: the hidden health and safety crisis in defenceWorkplace stress: the hidden health and safety crisis in defence [PCS] 2026-11-11

New Zealand The Warehouse staff defecating in distribution centre isles, union alleges [RNZ] 2026-11-11

USA / California Thousands Of Sailors Stranded In The Gulf: Stop US War On Iran-Report By ITF Agent Samantha Levens [LVP] For more info 2026-11-10

Canada / Global Equality at work starts with a safe washroom [Unifor] 2026-11-10

Australia TWU alleges potential WorkSafe breaches after Hungry Panda food delivery rider killed [TWU] 2026-11-10

Europe EFBWW POSITION PAPER on Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) [EFBWW] 2026-11-10

Australia / Victoria Gig worker protections under scrutiny after Melbourne rider killed [HRD] 2026-11-09

Australia / Victoria TWU Alleges WorkSafe Breaches After HungryPanda Rider Killed [TWU] 2026-11-09

Netherlands 21 percent of Dutch feeling mentally fatigued by work, especially women aged 25 to 35 [NL Times] 2026-11-09

Bangladesh / Saudi Arabia Bangladeshi women in Saudi Arabia: Back home dead or scarred [The Daily Star] 2026-11-09

Republic of the Congo ILO launches two projects in Republic of the Congo with France and Eni S.p.A. to improve OSH and extend social protection for forestry and agricultural workers [fundsforNGOs News] 2026-11-09

UK Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Sandilands tram crash [ASLEF] 2026-11-09

UK RMT agree deal with Northern over the role of the guard [RMT] 2026-11-09

UK Customers urged to show respect to retail workers [Morning Star] 2026-11-09

UK Home Office consultation into spycops inquiry is attempt to shut it down, campaigners say [Morning Star] 2026-11-09

UK COP explained: the negotiations, the unions and the climate crisis [Unison] 2026-11-09

Zimbabwe Statement on fatal workplace accident at Good 5 Investments (pvt) Limited [ZCTU] 2026-11-08

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Wants More Improvements for Injured Workers [VOCM] 2026-11-08

Australia / Victoria Premier vows to make 'whatever changes' after delivery driver fatal stabbing [ABC] 2026-11-08

Bangladesh Social Dialogue for Inclusive and Decent Workplaces [The Daily Star] 2026-11-08

Singapore Abuse Towards Public Transport Workers Condemned By Union [Tabla] 2026-11-08

Montenegro ZHMP Employees' Union: Prosecutor's Office to react without delay regarding attack on doctor [Vijesti] 2026-11-08

UK Great Ormond Street Hospital school teachers call off strike as headteacher quits [My London] 2026-11-08

India / Kerala Keralam panel recommends free medical checks for workers in hazardous jobs, safeguards for women under new labour codes [Onmanorama] 2026-11-08

Australia / Victoria Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne [The South China Morning Post] 2026-11-07

Singapore Union condemns abuse towards public transport workers after commuter allegedly threatens bus driver [The Straits Times] 2026-11-07

Australia / Western Australia Contract worker killed in accident at remote Regis gold mine [The Nightly] 2026-11-07

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Victory for Workers as Government Tables Bill to Increase Income Replacement Rate for Workers’ Compensation to 90% [NLFL] 2026-11-07

Global Democracy, a just transition and a world of work free from violence [ITUC] 2026-11-07

Gabon Rig disaster kills five as union demands inquiry [IndustriALL] 2026-11-06

UK NEU survey finds unsustainable conditions for school support staff [Morning Star] 2026-11-06

India / UK ‘Every day, someone loses a hand or a leg’: the brutal reality of India’s textile recycling industry [The Guardian] 2026-11-06

Australia / Western Australia Nurses raise alarm over ‘chronic understaffing’ as report reveals alarming surge in self-harm in hospitals [The West Australian] 2026-11-06

USA Amtrak workers’ union denounces plan to let passengers bring guns on trains: ‘Sheer lunacy’ [The Guardian] 2026-11-06

Bangladesh Labour Exploitation in the Garment Industry: What Would It Take to Protect Workers? [Impakter] 2026-11-06

Korea (South) Teacher allegedly bitten by student faces abuse complaints by child’s parents [JoongAng Daily] 2026-11-06

India Invisible and Unprotected: India’s New Labour Codes Fail Domestic, Home-Based Workers [The News Minute] 2026-11-06

Poland Period of mandatory hot meals for some workers begins in Poland [RMF24] 2026-11-06

Japan / Myanmar Six Myanmar Specified Skilled Workers put under protection after alleging physical violence and sexual harassment; incl. co. non-response [BHRC] 2026-11-06

Bangladesh Protests over the minimum wage in the textile sector – one worker killed and 57 arrested [La Republica] 2026-11-06

USA Child Labor Enforcement: Keeping Young Workers Safe [US DOL] 2026-11-06

Bangladesh Heavy Crackdown On Bangladesh Garment Workers As Tarique Rahman Govt Faces Mass Economic Unrest [CNN-News18] 2026-11-06

USA Workers will likely have to shoulder more of their healthcare costs, employers say [HRDive] 2026-11-06

UK / Scotland Carmont: Response to the Fatal Accident Inquiry determination [ASLEF] 2026-11-05

UK RMT welcomes seafarer’s charter [RMT] 2026-11-05

UK / Scotland RMT backs findings of Carmont train disaster enquiry [RMT] 2026-11-05

UK Derby food couriers win 'dignity' [GMB] 2026-11-05

Canada / Ontario Road worker struck and killed by dump truck in Pickering [CP24] 2026-11-05

UK British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) Statement on recent bomb threats [BALPA] 2026-11-05

UK RMT Union calls for track body to dispense with contractors after fatal derailment [Scotsman] 2026-11-05

Indonesia Nickel Workers Call for Reforms as Deaths and Injuries Add Up [Warthworks] 2026-11-04

India The Gig Economy's Gender Blind Spot: Why India's Labour Codes Fail to Protect Women Workers [Devi Discourse] 2026-11-04

Palestine At least 200 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza [IFJ] 2026-11-04

Somalia Only one in ten women journalists feel safe at work, says NUSOJ [IFJ] 2026-11-04

Nigeria ITF signs first agreement in Africa protecting seafarers’ mental health [ITF] 2026-11-04

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola nurse death: PSI Calls for action to protect workers [PSI] 2026-11-04

Bangladesh ‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs [Al Jazeera] 2026-11-03

Pakistan IFJ welcomes verdict in Mureed Abbas murder case [IFJ] 2026-11-03

Yemen FAPaJ calls for urgent protection of journalists amid increased threats [IFJ] 2026-11-03

UK Majority of airport workers abused at work, Unite survey finds [Unite] 2026-11-03

UK / Scotland Scottish cabin crew speak about shocking abuse from drunk and racist passengers [The Daily Express] 2026-11-03

Ukraine Ukraine’s new occupational safety law: European integration or a step backward? [IUF] 2026-11-03

UK Trades councils support climate change agit-prop show [Morning Star] 2026-11-03

UK RMT urges LNER not to ignore ‘systemic racism’ on rail services [RMT] 2026-11-03

UK NUJ advice on covering protests [NUJ] 2026-11-02

UK / Northern Ireland NUJ seeks meeting and publication of key report in letter to police ombudsman for Northern Ireland [NUJ] 2026-11-02

UK / Global End impunity for crimes against journalists worldwide [NUJ] 2026-11-02

UK Train lines risk closure while nine in 10 prisons overheat, first government climate reports reveal [Morning Star] 2026-11-02

Canada / Ontario OFL statement on death of City of Toronto traffic agent [OFL] 2026-11-02

Australia / New South Wales Container operator fined $800,000 in SafeWork NSW prosecution after reversing crane killed worker on pedestrian crossing [On Notice] 2026-11-01

Australia Why some workers don't feel comfortable taking leave for period pain [ABC] 2026-11-01

Spain Adif rail controllers prepare strike action and dispute leaked audio: 'They are not complete' [Todo Alicante] 2026-11-01

Australia / New South Wales SafeWork NSW prosecution ends with Fenner Dunlop fined $212,500 after a worker was struck by metal debris on a pre-heater tower [On Notice] 2026-10-31

Russia Novaya Gazeta shuts down as press freedom faces its darkest hour [IFJ] 2026-10-31

Global Impunity: Justice for journalists demands accountability for criminal masterminds [IFJ] 2026-10-31

Maldives MJA seeks police investigation over online harassment of journalists [IFJ] 2026-10-31

Ethiopia / Africa FAJ survey reveals poverty, fear and censorship have pushed African journalism into crisis [IFJ] 2026-10-31

Tunisia Four years’ imprisonment for journalist Zied El-Heni, convicted of terrorism [IFJ] 2026-10-31

Kenya Trade unions demand timeline for ratification of ILO convention on workplace harassment [The Standard] 2026-10-31

Ghana Breast Cancer ICU-Ghana urges women to prioritise regular breast checks [3News] 2026-10-31

Europe / UK Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres [The Guardian] 2026-10-30

Australia Burnout warning as AI rolled out for public servants [AAP] 2026-10-30

Australia ETU exposes long wait times for sexual harassment complaints [ETU] 2026-10-30