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Updated: Tuesday 10 March 2026, 14:13:19
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South Africa / Northern Cape Rescue efforts continue after body found at Kimberley Mine [OFM] 2026-03-10

South Africa SAFTU welcomes WHO recognition of South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme [SAFTU] 2026-03-10

Greece Greece’s Seasonal Workers Are Walking Away [ToVima] 2026-03-10

Barbados Air traffic controllers face mounting pressure amid chronic staffing shortage [Today] 2026-03-10

Australia After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government [The Guardian] 2026-03-10

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Australia An extra week's annual leave anyone? ACTU says yes [Region] 2026-03-10

Australia Carnival’s “Home Port” Rort Exposed: MUA Demands Cruise Giant Obey Australian Safety Laws [MUA] 2026-03-10

Australia / Victoria A safer Victoria: union calls for urgent security review [UWU] 2026-03-10

UK Nautilus marks International Women's Day with a call to modernise maritime workplaces [Nautilus] 2026-03-10

UK Advice to UK shipowners operating in the Persian Gulf following 'Warlike' designation [Nautilus] 2026-03-10

UK Security guards fear more deaths after fatal stabbing [BBC] 2026-03-09

UK Thousands gather for annual march against violence against women [Morning Star] 2026-03-09

UK / Wales Abergele teachers to strike after intimidation and bullying [Morning Star] 2026-03-09

Europe Campaigning for Strong Unions and Safer Jobs in Battery Production [IndustriAll Europe] 2026-03-09

Europe Safety Must be the foundation of Europe’s Railway future [ETF] 2026-03-09

Europe Women’s Day: Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists [EFJ] 2026-03-09

Italy The hidden reality of Italy's migrant domestic workers [The New Internationalist] 2026-03-09

India / Karnataka DGMS, Vedanta & the Workers Union Join Hands at the Tripartite Safety Committee Meeting [Business News This Week] 2026-03-09

Canada Workplace safety and respect top concerns in new UFCW member survey [UFCW Canada] 2026-03-09

UK New Employment Rights Act ‘a huge boost for women in the workplace’ [The Guardian] 2026-03-08

Canada / Saskatchewan CUPE Saskatchewan calls for workplace health and safety emergency declaration [CUPE] 2026-03-07

Canada / Ontario Vale, USW pledge $450K for mining safety research chair [CMJ] 2026-03-07

Canada / Ontario Personal support worker murdered in LaSalle was working alone; union wants more protections [The Star] 2026-03-07

Canada / Prince Edward Island High rates of violence against school staff not surprising to some P.E.I. education workers [CBC] 2026-03-07

Australia / New South Wales Shop staff abusers to face bans for repeat offending [The Inner East Review] 2026-03-07

Cambodia Women Informal Workers Call for Harassment Protection [Cambodianess] 2026-03-07

Bangladesh Confronting gender inequality in Bangladesh’s labour laws [The Daily Star] 2026-03-07

UK / Global Sexual harassment at the International Transport Workers’ Federation [The Morning Star] 2026-03-07

South Africa ‘Tragedy on top of a tragedy’: Northern Cape government steps in amid Ekapa mine liquidation [The Citizen] 2026-03-07

UK NUJ joins TUC Women’s Conference event on assaults at work [NUJ] 2026-03-06

UK NHS employers must end postcode lottery on flexible working, say health unions [Unison] 2026-03-06

Canada / Ontario Barrie Transit union rep says two sides 'light years apart' on issues [Today] 2026-03-06

UK Construction worker Joe Heath dies after being crushed by concrete drain at Winvic site [Construction News] 2026-03-06

Australia Gen Z worker reveals dangerous issue facing young Aussies as union calls for new rules [Yahoo] 2026-03-06

UK Labour movement must respond to assaults and threats faced by women at work, trade unionists urge [The Morning Star] 2026-03-06

Cambodia Civil Society, Cambodian Unions Demand Ratification of ILO-C190 to End Workplace Violence [Kiripost] 2026-03-06

Greece Seafarers strike over crews stranded in the Gulf, mariners can refuse to sail [Sight] 2026-03-06

UK Give workers a “seat at the table” in future pandemic planning to prevent a repeat of Covid mistakes, says TUC [TUC] 2026-03-06

UK Reproductive justice is a trade union issue TUC Women's Conference hears [Morning Star] 2026-03-06

UK Maternity rights ‘exist more on paper than in practice,’ TUC Women's Conference hears [Morning Star] 2026-03-06

Canada / Nova Scotia Unifor calls for full enforcement of charges in Irving Shipyard workplace death [Unifor] 2026-03-06

USA / California UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood Protested by UCSF UPTE CWA Workers For Lack Of Safety On The Job [LVP] For more info 2026-03-06

South Africa COSATU condemns growing 'lawlessness' in construction sector [IOL] 2026-03-05

Canada / British Columbia BCGEU Responds to Expanding cancer coverage for firefighters [BCGEU] 2026-03-05

South Africa COSATU on UFS study findings on sanitary pads and liners [COSATU] 2026-03-05

Canada / Saskatchewan Concerns about library safety in Saskatoon hit the Legislature [Today] 2026-03-05

Middle East / Iran IFALPA Monitoring Middle East Developments and Impact on Global Air Traffic [IFALPA] 2026-03-05

Middle East / Iran ITF condemns killing and targeting of innocent civilian seafarers as Strait of Hormuz designated Warlike Operations Area [ITF] 2026-03-05

Middle East / Iran Joint ITF–JNG Statement: Designation of Warlike Operations Area in the Strait of Hormuz [ITF] 2026-03-05

UK / Global Nautilus FAQ: guidance for members on the situation in the Middle East [Nautilus] 2026-03-05

UK Migrant workers deserve dignity and recognition for their essential roles, says UNISON [Unison] 2026-03-05

UK Labour movement must respond to assaults and threats faced by women at work, trade unionists urge [Morning Star] 2026-03-05

UK Unions must push to strengthen Worker Protection Act for all workers [Morning Star] 2026-03-05

USA / California Uber Drivers, Teamsters Speak Out On Waymos, AI & Robots In San Francisco [LVP] For more info 2026-03-04

South Africa / Gauteng COSATU angered by persistent construction industry violations resulting in yet another building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg [COSATU] 2026-03-04

UK RMT demands stronger legal protection for transport workers as violence soars [RMT] 2026-03-04

New Zealand Customers are the new bullies for hospitality and service workers [The Press] 2026-03-04

Canada / Saskatchewan Union urges Sask. to increase library supports after attacks on workers [CBC] 2026-03-04

Canada / British Columbia B.C. expands firefighters' workplace compensation coverage, in move hailed by union [CBC] 2026-03-04

Canada / British Columbia B.C. expands firefighters' workplace compensation coverage, in move hailed by union [CBC] 2026-03-04

Canada / British Columbia “You feel the whip” [Asian Pacific Post] 2026-03-04

Czech Republic Union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players [The Arab News] 2026-03-04

Greece / Middle East PEMEN – STEFENSON: No ship in a war zone! 24-hour strike of seafarers on March 5th [PAME] 2026-03-04

Türkiye Teachers strike, unions demand resignation after fatal school stabbing in İstanbul [The Turkish Minute] 2026-03-04

UK TUC president urges male trade unionists to speak out and condemn violence against women [Morning Star] 2026-03-04

South Africa Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul [GroundUp] 2026-03-03

USA / California No Waymos On The Road! IBT, SEIU 1021 & Drivers Rally At SF City Hall [LVP] For more info 2026-03-03

South Africa / Gauteng SAFTU on the tragic construction site collapse in Johannesburg [SAFTU] 2026-03-03

Australia Progress on gender pay gap rings hollow while women remain unsafe at work [FSU] 2026-03-03

Canada / British Columbia Prosecutors Seek $1-Million Fine in Rare Worker Fatality Case [The Tyee] 2026-03-03

UK Leeds Passenger Transport action ended as council commits to tackling safety fears [Unite] 2026-03-03

India ‘Working in a Furnace’: Heat is making India’s garment workers sick [Down to Earth] 2026-03-03

UK / England Strikes on the Windrush Line as RMT slams ‘cavalier’ attitude towards safety [The Morning Star] 2026-03-03

Canada / British Columbia Better crane safety protections coming for workers [Ministry of Labour] 2026-03-03

Canada / British Columbia Expanding cancer coverage for firefighters [Ministry of Labour] 2026-03-03

South Africa / Gauteng COSATU condemns tragedy at Ormonde building collapse — demands accountability & worker safety enforcement [COSATU] 2026-03-03

UK Nautilus International calls for seafarer protections as Middle East conflict disrupts key shipping routes [Nautilus] 2026-03-02

China / UK Sweatshop Claims Unresolved as Starmer Praises Pop Mart China Visit [HKLRM] 2026-03-02

Australia / Tasmania 'Good times': union man Robert has seen the best and worst of Tassie mining [The Advocate] 2026-03-02

New Zealand South Asians most targeted by racial abuse [RNZ] 2026-03-02

South Africa / Limpopo Cop couple found dead in horror home tragedy [Daily Sun] 2026-03-01

Europe Who is overseeing the slashing of protections? [Eurocadres] 2026-03-01

USA / Montana Cameras At UPS, AI & Infrared Torture With IBT 190 UPS Driver Eric Johnson [LVP] For more info 2026-02-28

Australia / New South Wales Union denied entry to site after concrete pump death [AAP] 2026-02-28

Australia Heat and Fatigue Nearly Took an Apprentices Life: Noah’s Story [ETU] 2026-02-28

Australia / Queensland Taking on Grubby Bosses and the LNP’s Ideological Agenda [ETU] 2026-02-28

South Africa Unions express anger, dismay over Ekapa's liquidation plans [Mining Weekly] 2026-02-27

UK No more double standards on air pollution [Labour Hub] 2026-02-27

Canada / Manitoba Incidents down at Winnipeg libraries, but attendance also drops at Millennium [CBC] 2026-02-27

UK / Malaysia Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case [BBC] 2026-02-27

Canada / Ontario Sudbury Steelworkers win groundbreaking compensation case for miner’s widow [USW] 2026-02-27

Australia Police, firefighters join call for review of assault loophole [The Morning Herald] 2026-02-27

Sri Lanka Ahead of World Women’s Day: Hidden violence against garment, estate workers highlighted [The Mirror] 2026-02-27

South Africa COSATU saddened by developments at Ekapa Mine [COSATU] 2026-02-26

Global / Israel Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths [Committee To Protect Journalists] 2026-02-26

UK / Palestine Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ [The Guardian] 2026-02-26

UK Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry [The Guardian] 2026-02-26

UK Safer Sports Surfaces Campaign Toolkit [NASUWT] 2026-02-26

UK TfL staff suffer 200 violent attacks a week as workers share horror stories of broken bones and death threats [My London] 2026-02-26

Spain Safety Cannot Be Tendered: ETF Warns of Growing Fatigue Risks and Labour Violations at Spanish Control Towers [ETF] 2026-02-26