UK Turning up the heat on the government [Unison] 2026-08-05

South Africa ‘Mining profits prioritised over workers’ lives’– NUM [Sunday World] 2026-08-05

Canada / Alberta Alberta Forestry and Parks charged under OHS Act over 2024 death of man battling Jasper wildfire [CBC] 2026-08-05

Australia / Queensland Violence against nurses hits ‘crisis point’ [Health Servies Daily] 2026-08-05

Finland Teachers face rising classroom violence, union reports [YLE] 2026-08-05

Australia / Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union survey finds 'crisis level' workplace violence [ABC] 2026-08-05

UK Major disruption to bus services as Arriva North London workers will strike over conditions [Unite] 2026-08-05

Canada / Ontario ‘Working past exhaustion in extreme heat’: migrant farm workers rally in Toronto [The Narwhal] 2026-08-05

UK NHS staff have been called “monkeys” amid a reported rise in racism across the health service, experts have said [Morning Star] 2026-08-04

South Africa National Health and Safety Committee of NUM calls for urgent action to end workplace fatalities and defend workers' lives [NUM] 2026-08-04

South Africa NUM condemns brutal killing of a female security officer at Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre [NUM] 2026-08-04

South Africa SAFTU condemns exclusion of organised labour from National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide [SAFTU] 2026-08-04

Australia / Victoria Cleanaway Dandenong: Waste workers to take industrial action [The Star-Journal] 2026-08-03

Germany Stress-Related Sick Leave Jumps 80% in Eight Years — and Young Workers Are the Most Anxious [Ad Hoc News] 2026-08-03

India Women platform workers forced to choose between health and income amid extreme heat, says HeatWatch report [Maktoob Media] 2026-08-03

Jordan Public Services Union, ILO Discuss Cooperation on Domestic Workers [Petra] 2026-08-03

Korea Korean workers bear brunt of heat wave [KoreanTimes] 2026-08-03

UK Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told [The Guardian] 2026-08-02

Canada / British Columbia Submission to the WCB on proposed changes to the OH&S Regulation Part 20 - Shotcrete [BCFED] 2026-08-02

Australia / South Australia Industrial manslaughter charges show employers can’t put a price on the lives of SA workers [SA Unions] 2026-08-02

Russia Journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison [IFJ] 2026-08-02

USA / Pennsylvania MNMC union workers react to having health insurance revoked during strike [Centre Daily Times] 2026-07-31

UK / Northern Ireland NUJ welcomes PSNI’s renewed Lyra McKee appeal [NUJ] 2026-07-31

Global Mine workers prioritize health and safety [IndustriALL] 2026-07-30

South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal NEHAWU demands action over alleged mismanagement at Phoenix Mortuary [Rising Sun Newspapers] 2026-07-30

Canada / New Brunswick CUPE NB Wellness Forum: Everyday is a new chance! [CUPE] 2026-07-30

Bangladesh Workers voices must be central to Bangladesh’s just transition [Climatewatch] 2026-07-30

South Africa / North West AMCU, Implats set for meeting amid ongoing safety halt [SABC] 2026-07-29

Australia WorkSafe is useless. We need strong unions [Green Left Weekly] 2026-07-29

Indonesia The Majority of Workplace Accidents Claim Young Workers [Kompas] 2026-07-29

UK / Scotland Death of young salmon farm worker ‘confirms’ union’s safety fears [The Morning Star] 2026-07-29

Korea (South) Right to rest amid extreme heat [The Times] 2026-07-29

UK / England V&A museum staff to vote on strike action over heatwave conditions and pay [The Standard] 2026-07-29

Greece / Global Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires [The Guardian] 2026-07-29

UK Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets [The Guardian] 2026-07-28

UK More than 175,000 back calls for maximum workplace temperatures as 35°C highs loom [Morning Star] 2026-07-28

Canada / Manitoba Nurses' union praises app that alerted St. Boniface staff to presence of sex offender [CBC] 2026-07-28

Korea (South) All work stopped at leading South Korean yard after tragic deaths [Upstream] 2026-07-28

Australia Labor agrees to 'explore opportunities' for work-life balance [CPSU] 2026-07-28

Australia / Queensland Tragedy strikes at Peak Downs [MEU] 2026-07-28

Australia SDA takes action on staffing and stock concerns at Bunnings and Spendless Shoes [SDA] 2026-07-28

Australia / Queensland Record levels of occupational violence against Teacher Aides and School Cleaners [UWU] 2026-07-28

UK Georgie Buxton: Virgin jet engineer dies after accident at Heathrow [BBC] 2026-07-28

UK Death of young salmon farm worker ‘confirms’ union’s safety fears [Morning Star] 2026-07-28

Philippines Philippines takes major step toward ending asbestos-related diseases [BWI] 2026-07-27

South Africa Staff crisis at Unisa: burnout and academic collapse [Pretoria News] 2026-07-27

Korea (South) 'It eats away at my body': The human cost of S Korea's ultra-convenient overnight deliveries [BBC] 2026-07-26

India Heat As An Occupational Hazard: Enforcement Gap In India's Labour And Climate Law [Livelaw] 2026-07-26

India / Uttar Pradesh Security guard, worker die of asphyxiation at septic tank [Indian Express] 2026-07-26

Korea (South) What it means to be a young woman working in Korea [Hankyoreh] 2026-07-26

Canada Let’s protect workers from heat stroke. It’s time to back new regulations in BC and across the country [rabble] 2026-07-26

Canada / Ontario Migrant worker's death on rural road in Niagara Region revives calls for reform [CP24] 2026-07-25

UK Sign the Bectu petition: end long hours culture in film and TV [UNI Global Union] 2026-07-24

UK / Scotland FBU Scotland slams First Minister's ‘empty plaudits’ after decade of cuts [Morning Star] 2026-07-23

India / Punjab ‘Shameful Scenes’: BJP Attacks AAP Over Police Lathi-Charge on Women Sanitation Workers Protesting in Barnala [Republic] 2026-07-23

UK One man has died and three others injured in “explosion” at industrial unit [Bedford Independent] 2026-07-23

Canada / British Columbia Young workers may hesitate to raise safety concerns [WorkSafeBC] 2026-07-23

Canada / Ontario Wildland firefighter shortage stokes worker safety fears [The Safety Mag] 2026-07-22

Laos ILO trains Lao leaders to build safer and fairer workplaces [Devi Discourse] 2026-07-22

Australia / New South Wales BlueScope Steel hit with multiple workplace safety breaches after contractor's death [ABC] 2026-07-22

Australia Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade [AAP] 2026-07-22

Australia No more excuses: ACN and ANMF urge action on violence against healthcare workers amid doubling of assault hospitalisations [ANMF] 2026-07-22

South Africa Under siege and under pressure: Waves of violence and behind-the-scenes trauma push SA police to the brink [IOL] 2026-07-22

Canada / British Columbia Too hot to ignore: B.C. workers should not have to choose between their health and their livelihoods [Vancouver Sun] 2026-07-21

Canada / Ontario Feds probe incident that saw train crew caught in wildfire [SNNewsWatch] 2026-07-21

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

Europe Without heat safety law, summer strikes will grow [ETUC] 2026-07-21

Italy Italian trade union labor dispute over severe heat in Venice museums [ArtForum] 2026-07-21

USA Stress, Heat, & Human Behavior [Workers Comp] 2026-07-20

Laos Government, employers and workers join forces to advance equality and safe workplaces in the Lao People's Democratic Republic [ILO] 2026-07-20

USA / Colorado CO workers built the state. Their fight for safety, fairness and power continues [NPR] 2026-07-20

India Extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers [Guardian] 2026-07-20

UK ‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions [The Guardian] 2026-07-20

USA / Arizona BBC mini-documentary shines a light on community health workers in AZ [ASU] 2026-07-18

UK London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says [The Guardian] 2026-07-18

UK Kelly Luscombe: Passionate grammar school teacher took her own life after becoming overwhelmed with 12-hour days and impending redundancy, inquest hears [Daily Mail] 2026-07-18

UK Katie Allen-Gyves: Tragic death of 'determined' teacher 'under stress ahead of Ofsted inspection' [Manchester Evening News] 2026-07-18

Canada / Ontario Government says it's investigating CN's actions after rail crew surrounded by wildfire [CBC] 2026-07-18

Canada / Ontario After train crew escapes wildfire on foot, union calls to prioritize worker safety [CBC] 2026-07-18

Australia / Tasmania MEAA letter on freedom of the press and journalist safety [MEAA] 2026-07-18

Antigua and Barbuda ABWU Women’s Conference to Tackle Mental Health, Burnout and the Hidden Burden of Women’s Work [The News] 2026-07-18

USA / Sri Lanka Global Labor Justice Violence Out of Fashion Campaign Action: Justice for Pushpa [NYC CLC, AFL-CIO] 2026-07-18

Canada / British Columbia Over 20 Women Seeking Legal Support After Allegations of Voyeurism at BC FedEx Location [Press Progress] 2026-07-18

USA / California UC Workers Rally Outside Regents Meeting To Protest Staffing Levels, Profiteering & Against Telescope [LVP] For more info 2026-07-17

Canada / Ontario 'Stop running trains through active wildfire zones': Rail union not happy [TBNewsWatch] 2026-07-17

Canada / Ontario New details emerge from union on railworkers’ escape from hellish Ontario wildfire [CTV] 2026-07-17

Israel 39 People Killed in Workplace Accidents in the First Half of 2026 – Highest Number Since 2023 [Davar] 2026-07-17

Belgium OXY Tower construction site on fire in the centre of Brussels [BWI] 2026-07-17

South Africa / Gauteng Rescue under way after soldiers fall into abandoned, vertical mine shaft [TimesLIVE] 2026-07-17

South Africa / Western Cape Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate [GroundUp] 2026-07-16

Canada / Ontario Union 'not very happy' after video of CN train crew 'encased by flames' goes viral [Today] 2026-07-16

Canada / Ontario Teamsters Commend Crew After CN Train Catches Fire in Northern Ontario Wildfire Zone [Teamsters] 2026-07-16

Canada / Ontario ‘We’re encased in flames’: Video emerges of train halted in wildfire, union lambasts CN Rail [CP24] 2026-07-16

Canada / Ontario CN workers in viral video of train cab surrounded by wildfire flames got out safely, railway says [CBC] 2026-07-16

Canada / Ontario Suicide report validates call for mental heath benefits in corrections: Union [Talent Canada] 2026-07-16

UK National pupil projections provide opportunity to reduce class sizes [NEU] 2026-07-16

Indonesia New Initiative Bolsters Safety for Indonesian Women Workers [ILO] 2026-07-16

Türkiye Couriers mourn trans delivery worker killed on the job [bianet] 2026-07-16

Nigeria Nurses threaten nationwide strike over ‘victimisation of members’ [The Cable] 2026-07-16

UK / England Primary schools are hit by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture [Inside] 2026-07-16