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Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025, 22:03:04
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South Africa / Northern Cape POPCRU calls for probe into death of Nakop Border police officer [SABC] 2025-10-15

Canada / Ontario ‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario [CUPE] 2025-10-15

Australia New register to monitor health of silica-exposed workers across manufacturing, mining sectors [Australian Manufacturing] 2025-10-15

Australia / New South Wales New register to monitor health of silica-exposed workers across manufacturing, mining sectors [Australian Manufacturing] 2025-10-15

UK / Global Nursing unions call for UK to back prosecutions for war crimes against health workers [The Guardian] 2025-10-15

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USA / Louisiana Tensions flare at Baton Rouge bus agency as ex-driver raises sexual harassment allegations [The Advocate] 2025-10-15

Korea (South) Kim Young-hoon urges whole-government drive to prevent industrial accidents [The Chosun Daily] 2025-10-15

Bangladesh Textile factories turn to smart tech to monitor worker output [Context] 2025-10-15

UK Spycops inquiry ‘fundamentally flawed’ on construction blacklisting [Construction News] 2025-10-15

UK Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency [The Guardian] 2025-10-14

Canada / British Columbia How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence [The Tyee] 2025-10-14

Croatia / Slovenia Sexual harassment still perceived as “normal and socially acceptable” behaviour [IFJ] 2025-10-14

UK Spycops: undercover police officer turned whistleblower has become ‘an inconvenient truth,’ inquiry hears [Morning Star] 2025-10-14

South Africa COSATU is proud of its leadership role contributing towards bringing game changing HIV prevention drug LEN into the country [COSATU] 2025-10-14

Ukraine Ukrainian unions: workers can’t bear full safety burden [IndustriALL] 2025-10-14

Global ILO launches global campaign to accelerate ratification of fundamental OSH conventions [IUF] 2025-10-13

Global We Must Cut the Roots of Mental Ill-Health in Humanitarian Emergencies [PSI] 2025-10-13

UK Spycops inquiry reconvenes with their infiltration of race justice campaigns front and centre [Morning Star] 2025-10-13

Israel / Palestine JLC celebrates the return of hostages, and an end to the war, and what promises to be the first step toward a permanent peace [Jewish Labor Committee] 2025-10-13

Bangladesh Rethinking worker welfare in a changing climate [The Standard] 2025-10-12

Australia Podcast: Eliminating vehicle accidents at mine sites [MEU] 2025-10-11

UK / Wales Sexual harassment ‘epidemic’ at Cardiff council [Nation Cymru] 2025-10-11

UK World Mental Health Day [PCS] 2025-10-10

Burundi International trade union cooperation promotes occupational health and safety for teachers in Burundi [Education International] 2025-10-10

Europe WHO report exposes mental health crisis among Europe’s healthcare workers [EPSU] 2025-10-10

Turkey At least 206 workers die in Türkiye in September, bringing 2025 toll to 1,566 [Today] 2025-10-10

UK / Scotland Teachers to vote on strike action over workload [BBC] 2025-10-09

UK Government right to rule out unfair tribunal fees, says UNISON [Unison] 2025-10-09

UK Four in five crime scene investigators say mental health is harmed by work, UNISON finds [Unison] 2025-10-09

UK David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims [The Guardian] 2025-10-08

UK Survey reveals housing workers are battered by stress, overwork, violence, and lack of support [Unsion] 2025-10-08

UK Branch environmental officers hold their inaugural seminar [Unison] 2025-10-08

Indonesia PT Freeport Indonesia Rescue Team Finds All Workers from Wet Material Slide Incident [PT Freeport Indonesia] 2025-10-07

UK Spycops inquiry resumes next week [Morning Star] 2025-10-07

Canada CUPE honours Jason Ramsey with 2025 National Health and Safety Award [CUPE] 2025-10-07

USA / District of Columbia Pointing to Union Busting and Sexual Harassment Allegations at DC Restaurants, Restaurant Workers Call for Babbo Boycott on Opening Day [UNITE-HERE] 2025-10-07

Bangladesh IBC seeks changes in proposed trade union registration rules [The Financial Express] 2025-10-07

Greece Unions threaten more strikes over 'modern slavery' 13-hour workday law [HSI] 2025-10-07

UK UNISON has accused the Tories of causing the biggest NHS crisis “in history” [Mirror] 2025-10-05

Bangladesh Why early pregnancy persists among Bangladesh’s garment workers [The Business Standard] 2025-10-05

Philippines BPO firms hit over worker safety [The Daily Tribune] 2025-10-05

UK Statement on the Manchester synagogue attack [UNISON] 2025-10-03

South Africa COSATU welcomes Constitutional Court’s progressive judgement on maternity and parental leave [COSATU] 2025-10-03

UK 'I won £65,000 at an employment tribunal – but I've yet to see a penny' [BBC] 2025-10-02

India / Tamil Nadu 9 migrant workers killed after scaffolding collapses at power plant construction site [Indian Express] 2025-10-02

India Blood on the tracks-hundred track maintainers die on the job every yea [Caravan] 2025-10-02

India / Tamil Nadu Three TN workers die while cleaning septic tank [Indian Express] 2025-10-02

UK Bullying ‘rife’ in creative industries [LRD] 2025-10-02

Italy “How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled? [Equal Times] 2025-10-02

India / Tamil Nadu Nine workers dead after arch collapses [DHNS] 2025-10-01

South Africa / Eastern Cape SADTU is disturbed and perturbed by recent allegations of sexual relations, harassment, and victimisation by some teachers in our province [SADTU] 2025-10-01

UK Don’t water down guaranteed-hours rights in employment Bill, Usdaw leader warns [Morning Star] 2025-10-01

Canada / Jamaica They came from Jamaica for work, now they're homeless and out thousands of dollars in lost wages [CTV] 2025-10-01

UK Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say [The Guardian] 2025-10-01

UK The experience of insecure work [TUC] 2025-09-30

UK British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs [BBC] 2025-09-30

UK British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs [BBC] 2025-09-30

UK Tax the rich to deliver 5,000 more firefighters, says Labour conference [FBU] 2025-09-30

UK 350,000 new carers needed to hit safe staffing levels [GMB] 2025-09-30

USA / California ICE & LA Labor Rally For SMART Bus Drivers Sean Broadbent & Jaime Colato Rodriquez Fight For Justice Against ICE [LVP] For more info 2025-09-29

South Africa Punches, WhatsApps and legal threats: Teachers under fire [Saturday Star] 2025-09-29

Australia / Victoria Workers face brazen shoplifters and the wrath of ‘Kens and Karens’ as retail crime surges in Victoria [The Guardian] 2025-09-29

New Zealand Union critiques Foodstuffs after claims New World workers banned from water at checkouts [Newstalk ZB] 2025-09-29

Pakistan Workers recall Baldia tragedy, demand justice [The Tribune] 2025-09-29

Indonesia Women's Network Urges Government to Protect Women and Vulnerable Groups [Kompas] 2025-09-29

Bangladesh Extreme heat, harassment deeply hit RMG workers, productivity: Survey [The Business Standard] 2025-09-29

UK Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds [The Guardian] 2025-09-29

USA / California SF Mayor Lurie's Push For Amazon Warehouse By Prologis Billionaire Hamid Moghadam Faces Protest [LVP] For more info 2025-09-28

USA / New York Postal Workers Under Threat from Increasing Number of Attacks [Workers Compensation] 2025-09-28

Zimbabwe Stakeholders push for balanced labour reforms in Bulawayo hearings [The Herald] 2025-09-28

Ukraine Trade Unions Sound Alarm Over OSH Legislation Changes [KVPU] 2025-09-27

USA / North Carolina Thousands of state workers might need to find new doctors, NC officials fear [WRAL] 2025-09-27

Finland / Ukraine Ukrainian workers underpaid, overworked at Turku shipyard [YLE] 2025-09-27

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador A hot-mic moment and concerns about workplace safety derail PC campaign event in Marystown [CBC] 2025-09-26

New Zealand Maritime Union and Port of Auckland Launch Landmark Initiative to Combat Stevedore Fatigue [MUNZ] 2025-09-26

UK School staff give medical help without training [GMB] 2025-09-26

South Africa Radel's discrimination and failure of regulatory bodies [NUM] 2025-09-25

UK Special needs school staff strike over large class sizes [Waltham Forest Echo] 2025-09-25

South Africa School safety crisis deepens in Msunduzi after latest attack [The Witness] 2025-09-25

South Africa SAFPU warns Siwelele against reckless behaviour [African Football] 2025-09-25

Canada / Global PSAC Social Justice Fund: advancing occupational health and safety in Canada and around the world [PSAC] 2025-09-25

Global Fast Fashion Exploits Garment Workers—Here’s How [Good on You] 2025-09-25

New Zealand Maritime Union and Port of Auckland Launch Landmark Initiative to Combat Stevedore Fatigue [The Daily Blog] 2025-09-25

Europe Bus and Coach Driver Unions Push for Action on Bus Collision Safety [ETF] 2025-09-25

France 'Shut your mouth': Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo [The Australian] 2025-09-25

UK Unions urge UK theatres to limit at-seat alcohol sales as staff face ‘unacceptable abuse’ [The Guardian] 2025-09-25

UK Blacklisted union expert launches legal challenge against spycops chair [Morning Star] 2025-09-25

USA / California Layoffs & AI Replacing Workers Threatening Patients Health NNU CNA SF Kaiser Nurses Protest At Kaiser Hospital [LVP] For more info 2025-09-24

UK Unions calls for action on bus driver assaults [BBC] 2025-09-24

Australia Statement from the National Media Section of MEAA on Gaza Reporting [MEAA] 2025-09-24

Australia / Western Australia Department of Health asserts interpreter safety [Professionals Australia] 2025-09-24

Australia / Queensland Kianga Disaster – 50 Years On [MEU] 2025-09-24

Australia String of gig worker fatalities and assaults must be properly reported [TWU] 2025-09-24

USA / Korea (South) ‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid [NYTimes] 2025-09-24

UK Fatal telehandler incident highlights farm safety crisis in UK agriculture [Workers Union] 2025-09-23

UK / Northern Ireland Response failures highlights need to end NI ambulance staffing crisis [Unite the union] 2025-09-23

Australia Call for Proper Reporting of Gig Worker Fatalities [TWU] 2025-09-23

Uzbekistan Arbitrary police brutality against farmers is not compatible with a sustainable cotton sector [CALRMM] 2025-09-23

Canada / Ontario Province advances fire fighter safety with major investment in IAFF Fire Ground Survival [IAFF] 2025-09-23

South America FIFPRO South America joins forces with CONMEBOL to promote action against racism, discrimination and violence [FIFPRO] 2025-09-23