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Updated: Monday 1 December 2025, 05:20:54
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Australia Asbestos detected at Goldwind wind farms [ETU] 2025-11-30

Australia / South Australia Major Victory for Retail Workers as WPO Legislation passes Parliament [SDA] 2025-11-30

Hong Kong Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire [The Times] 2025-11-30

Spain Scandal at Sargadelos Factory — Mass Work Stoppage, Accusations, and Unexpected Statements from the Owner [RusSpain] 2025-11-30

Canada / Ontario CUPE 2 stands with ATU 113 following recent violent incidents [CUPE] 2025-11-29

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Italy Civitavecchia: Worker crushed to death by machinery [Agenzia Nova] 2025-11-29

USA / Maine SMART Women’s Committee statement on Amber Czech [SMART] 2025-11-29

Somalia NUSOJ Launches Initiative for Protecting Women Journalists During 16 Days of Activism [FTL] 2025-11-29

Canada / British Columbia New job-protected medical leave in effect for workers facing serious illness, injury [Ministry of Labour] 2025-11-29

South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Rietvlei Hospital stabbing sparks national outcry as SAMA demands urgent security overhaul [Radio Islam] 2025-11-28

Canada / Ontario Violent crimes on Waterloo region's public transit almost tripled in last decade, CBC numbers show [CBC] 2025-11-28

Australia Fear of retribution stopping workers from speaking out [AAP] 2025-11-28

Asia Rights group urges fashion brands and states to respect labor rights [Jurist] 2025-11-28

Asia Workers Who Make Black Friday Deals Possible Face Attacks on Right to Organize [Common Dreams] 2025-11-28

Bangladesh A decade after Rana Plaza, workers still die for fast fashion, Amazon can change that, but won’t [Maktob Media] 2025-11-28

Cambodia Rising Violence Against Women Across Homes, Workplaces and Online [Kiri Post] 2025-11-28

UK TUC responds to Government update on Employment Rights Bill [TUC] 2025-11-28

Canada / British Columbia 8 Unifor members employed at Gibraltar Mine injured in bus crash [Unifor] 2025-11-28

Canada / Quebec Saguenay bus drivers call for civility [CUPE] 2025-11-27

Global Heat, Crunch, and Algorithmic Control: The Human Cost Pushing Amazon Workers into the Streets [The Wire] 2025-11-27

Canada / Ontario ‘A transit worker is not disposable:’ TTC union furious after employee stabbed on subway platform [Global] 2025-11-27

Australia / Victoria Charges laid after fatal mine collapse [Newswire] 2025-11-27

Australia / Victoria Ballarat Gold Mine operators charged over 2024 rockfall that killed miner Kurt Hourigan [ABC] 2025-11-27

Australia / Victoria Two mining companies charged after fatal rockfall accident at Ballarat Gold Mine [7 News] 2025-11-27

South Africa Government declares gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster [IndustriALL] 2025-11-27

USA / Maine IAM Union Local S6 Members at Bath Iron Works Honor Life of Amber Czech, Call for Action Against Workplace Violence [IAM Union] 2025-11-27

Asia Global garment industry profits from denial of right to unionize in major sourcing countries [Amnesty International] 2025-11-27

UK Rail union threatens strike over violent attacks on staff [Personnel Today] 2025-11-27

UK RMT threatens national strike ballot over rising assaults [The Morning Star] 2025-11-27

UK International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [PCS] 2025-11-27

Brunei Darussalam Brunei government, employers and workers hold first-ever workplace safety and health dialogue [ILO] 2025-11-26

Ukraine / Belgium Ukrainians attend health and safety training in Belgium [BWI] 2025-11-26

Europe Online harassment poses a systemic threat to journalists, warns new EFJ report [IFJ] 2025-11-26

Somalia New report shows increase of online and offline violence against women journalists [IFJ] 2025-11-26

South Africa / Western Cape Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cuts [Mail & Guardian] 2025-11-26

Korea (South) Workplace deaths becoming persistent issue at Coupang [Korea Times] 2025-11-26

USA / California Teamsters, The Fight To Organize Amazon, AI, & the Struggle Against Fascism in the IBT [LVP] For more info 2025-11-26

UK / Hong Kong FBU responds to Hong Kong apartment blocks fire [FBU] 2025-11-26

UK Fresh Birmingham agency bin worker bullying revealed as staff publicly ranked by driving mistakes at work [Unite] 2025-11-25

India Indian government commits to support social dialogue in ship recycling [IndustriALL] 2025-11-25

South Africa ‘Unacceptable and Dangerous’: SAMA Slams Security Failures at Rietvlei Hospital [Timeless News] 2025-11-24

Australia Three in four women in transport battle health issues from unsafe, unclean toilets [RTBU] 2025-11-24

Australia Female transport workers suffer health issues over lack of clean toilet access, union says [ABC] 2025-11-24

Australia Transport women suffer indignities over personal care [AAP] 2025-11-24

Australia The transport worker safety scandal Australia ignored, until now [Australasian Bus and Coach] 2025-11-24

Australia Transport women suffer indignities over personal care [Magnet] 2025-11-24

Georgia Four Workers Die, One Injured in Collapse at Controversial Kvesheti-Kobi Road Project [Civil.ge] 2025-11-24

Azerbaijan Four hotel staff die of electrocution [OC Media] 2025-11-24

India Night shifts for women: Opportunity or exploitation? [Frontline] 2025-11-24

UK Welfare reform must involve disabled people [Unison] 2025-11-24

UK EXCLUSIVE: Amazon facing claims 'severe' pressure on UK warehouse bosses led to breakdowns [Mirror] 2025-11-24

Canada / USA IBEW Canada Statement Mourning the Loss of Amber Czech and Condemning Violence in the Workplace [IBEW Canada] 2025-11-23

UK Usdaw condemns Tory chaos and incompetence, while calling for the lessons to be learnt [USDAW] 2025-11-22

UK Manchester 'Exhausted' tram drivers to strike over rotas row [BBC] 2025-11-22

South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Health-care workers face escalating violence, says Sama after attack on doctor at hospital [TimesLIVE] 2025-11-22

Europe Plight of health and social sector workers laid bare [Eurocadres] 2025-11-22

New Zealand Unions, educators, and health leaders demand urgent review into asbestos failures [NZCTU] 2025-11-22

New Zealand Unions call on Govt to pass coporate manslaughter law [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi] 2025-11-22

Europe Hearing on the application of the Working Time Directive (WTD) in the armed forces [CESI] 2025-11-22

Finland JHL wants to provide more help for personal assistants – branches pilot support persons [JHL] 2025-11-22

UK RMT warns women are being ‘failed every day’ and denied basic toilet access [Morning Star] 2025-11-21

UK Fixing social care crisis must be key lesson learned from Covid mistakes [UNISON] 2025-11-21

Bangladesh Landmark ratifications in Bangladesh towards a future of work with safe and healthy environments, free from violence and harassment [ILO] 2025-11-21

Canada / Manitoba Man charged after St. Boniface Hospital nurse sexually assaulted in parkade [CBC] 2025-11-21

Australia Country on track for more asbestos deaths, unions warn [ACTU] 2025-11-21

Australia Mine safety mustn’t be used as a political football [MEU] 2025-11-21

Korea (South) Behind Korea's school meal strike — What pushed workers outside the kitchen [The Herald] 2025-11-21

Korea (South) More than 800 schools halt meal services due to ongoing staff strike [JoongAng Daily] 2025-11-21

India What do new Labour Codes promise for women workforce? [Mint] 2025-11-21

UK Working in cold weather [PCS] 2025-11-20

UK PCS Climate Justice Week: Day 3, Green Bargaining & Workplace Action [PCS] 2025-11-20

Australia National principles for workers’ compensation and the gig economy now available [The National Tribune] 2025-11-20

Australia Workers mental health under threat from violence and aggression, increasing work pressure and discrimination [ACTU] 2025-11-20

USA / Minnesota Woman welder’s workplace murder prompts calls for change [Construction Dive] 2025-11-20

Turkey Muhammed Kendirci: Apprentice, 15, dies after high-pressure air hose is forced into his body during workplace prank [People] 2025-11-20

Democratic Republic of the Congo At least 50 miners killed in Congo bridge collapse; unions demand action [IndustriALL] 2025-11-20

USA / California Robber Barrons, The Union Pacifica & Norfolk Southern Rail Merger Unions, Communities & The Public [LVP] For more info 2025-11-19

UK RMT warns of widespread welfare failures leaving women transport workers without safe toilet access [RMT] 2025-11-19

Global World Toilet Day: real action needed now to turn rights into reality [ITF] 2025-11-19

Korea (South) Union raises alarm over health crisis from excessive overnight work [UNI Global Union] 2025-11-19

Australia Women’s safety at work declines [IEU] 2025-11-19

New Zealand 'Needless death' -Business owner jailled over truck crash that killed roadworker [Stuff] 2025-11-19

USA / California We Can't Survive! AFSCME 3299 UCSF Parnassus Strikers Speak Out During Strike Against Union Busting [LVP] For more info 2025-11-18

South Africa Labour Minister to seek Treasury funding for more Inspectors amid persistent workplace violations [IOL] 2025-11-18

UK Teacher wellbeing hits record low amid ‘intolerable pressure’ on schools, annual survey warns [Morning Star] 2025-11-18

Australia / New South Wales It pays to be union: Campaigning stops disastrous cuts to workers’ compensation [PSA] 2025-11-18

USA / Missouri St. Louis unions join forces to tackle 'shocking' rates of suicide for workers [The Post-Dispatch] 2025-11-18

UK RMT expresses condolences following loss of member aboard RFA Tidesurge [RMT] 2025-11-18

UK ‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights [The Guardian] 2025-11-18

Israel This Week’s Workplace Accidents, Injuries and Deaths [Davar] 2025-11-17

UK Communists will fight for recognition of women’s sex-based rights across trade unions, party congress agrees [Morning Star] 2025-11-17

UK Record number of nurses suffering nightmares and panic attacks due to understaffing, RCN poll finds [Morning Star] 2025-11-17

UK Firefighters stretched to the limit amid Storm Claudia flooding [Morning Star] 2025-11-17

UK Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union [The Guardian] 2025-11-17

UK / Northern Ireland Concerns for child safety in Northern Ireland with hundreds of education posts filled without safety checks [Unite] 2025-11-17

Australia / New South Wales Contractor dies in workplace accident at BlueScope Steel blast furnace [ABC] 2025-11-17

Australia / New South Wales 'Absolute tragedy': Union pledges support to family of worker killed at BlueScope [The Mercury] 2025-11-17

India / Kerala One-day strike of unions begins, blaming ECI work pressure [India News] 2025-11-17

Korea (South) New president, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on 'workplaces of death' [Reuters] 2025-11-17

Spain / Turkey The hidden cost of rebuilding Camp Nou [MorningStar] 2025-11-17