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Belgium Unions take to the streets in Brussels for public services emergency [EPSU] 2026-05-13

Global ILO Labor Treaty Should Protect All Gig Workers [Human Rights Watch] 2026-05-13

Norway Lønnsoppgjøret: Ni nye brudd. Nesten 23.000 kan havne i streik [Fri fagbevegelse] 2026-05-13

USA Fagbevegelse vokser fram i Meta. Demonstrerer mot datamussporing [abc nyheter/NTB] 2026-05-13

Norway LO og NHO sammen mot Ap-regjeringen med krav om godkjenning av utslippssøknaden til Viken Skog [VG] 2026-05-13

Global Спор о равенстве: гендерная повестка на глобальной арене труда [Рабочая политика] 2026-05-13

Norway Skuffet over at regjeringen ikke vil gi mer penger til oljepionerene [Styrke] 2026-05-13

Bolivia Unions launch indefinite strike as protests escalate [UPI] 2026-05-13

Norway Streiken i hotell - og restaurant utvides til flyplassene [NTBinfo] 2026-05-13

Norway Matbud saksøkte Wolt. Nå går saken til Høyesterett [Fri fagbevegelse] 2026-05-13

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Antigua and Barbuda ABWU empowers future professionals through Labour Rights education [The Observer] 2026-05-13

Asia Deregulation drive weakens worker protections across South Asia [IndustriALL] 2026-05-12

Australia Budget not enough to safeguard our health system’s future [AMA] 2026-05-13 14 more labour news stories from Australia today

Belarus / Iran Belarusian and Iranian independent trade union leaders agreed to strengthen solidarity [salidarnast.info] 2026-05-13 1 more labour news stories from Belarus today

Belgium ‘The mood has changed’: Belgium’s workers strike back [The Morning Star] 2026-05-13 2 more labour news stories from Belgium today

Canada / Ontario Strike by region's paramedics even more likely [News Today] 2026-05-13 29 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia / Global From diagnosis to action: green industrial policy in the Global South [TNI] 2026-05-13

Egypt One year on: Workers remain the weakest link in Egypt’s new Labor Law [المنصة | ما رواه الناس] 2026-05-13

Europe Bare minimum a digital bridge too far [Eurocadres] 2026-05-13 4 more labour news stories from Europe today

Finland Negotiation result on the new collective agreement for the health services sector [JHL] 2026-05-13 2 more labour news stories from Finland today

Germany Yasmin Fahimi re-elected as DGB reinforces fight for democracy and fair working conditions [ETUC] 2026-05-12

Ghana NIA workers begin indefinite strike [Ghana Web] 2026-05-13 1 more labour news stories from Ghana today

Global Give workers a vision and they will help with solutions [IndustriALL] 2026-05-13 3 more labour news stories from Global today

Hong Kong / UK Labour Rights Monitor Welcomes Guilty Verdict in London HKETO Espionage Case [HKLRM] 2026-05-13

India / Haryana Sonipat sanitation strike: Workers block bulldozers [The Times] 2026-05-13 7 more labour news stories from India today

Iran Continuation of the “Tuesdays Against Executions” Campaign, Gathering of Social Security Retirees in Shush and Haft Tappeh, and Other News [Free Them Now (FTN)] 2026-05-12

Ireland Ambulance Staff Warn Retention Crisis Worsening As Nationwide Strike Continues [Midlands 103] 2026-05-13 4 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel After 14 Years of Negotiations: Principles of a Collective Agreement Reached for Firefighters [Davar] 2026-05-12

Italy / Palestine Historic strike hits Venice Biennale [SW] 2026-05-12

Korea (South) Court wraps up hearings on Samsung injunction bid against strike [The Times] 2026-05-13 6 more labour news stories from Korea (South) today

Mexico Informality Reigns Among Workers [Mexico Solidarity Media] 2026-05-13

Montenegro SMCG: Last year, 18 attacks on female journalists were recorded, they were targets of digital threats, sexist comments... [Vijesti] 2026-05-13

New Zealand Director of Nursing and Professional Services [NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2026-05-13 5 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Plateau varsity ASUU threatens indefinite strike over unpaid salaries, arrears [Punch] 2026-05-13

Norway / Global Interview: How Nurses' Cross-border Solidarity is Building Power [PSI] 2026-05-13 1 more labour news stories from Norway today

Palestine Rebuilding Gaza through decent work [ILO] 2026-05-13

Papua New Guinea ILO and Papua New Guinea partners convene workshop to strengthen labour governance [ILO] 2026-05-12

Paraguay Nurses Triple Membership to Nearly 6,000 and Secure Historic Gains [PSI] 2026-05-12

Serbia MFRR calls for the suspension of EU funds amid press freedom backsliding [IFJ] 2026-05-13 1 more labour news stories from Serbia today

Singapore / Vietnam Unions strengthen cooperation in workforce development [Vietnam+] 2026-05-13

South Africa International Nurses Day highlights declining nurse intake and workforce pressure [Saturday Star] 2026-05-13 10 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain The unions set the strike follow-up at 70% in Catalonia, but the Government only counts teachers [APD] 2026-05-13

Trinidad and Tobago CWU raises alarm over uncertain future of Hilton Trinidad [The Guardian] 2026-05-13

Turkey 12th anniversary of the Soma mine massacre [Birgun] 2026-05-13

UK Royal College of Art workers dismissed after sexual harassment protest [Morning Star] 2026-05-13 22 more labour news stories from UK today

Ukraine 'Short of blue-collar workers': Ukraine's battle for labour [France 24] 2026-05-13

USA / Texas Contractors shortchanged workers building Houston's $1.6B LBJ Hospital, labor organizers allege [The Chronicle] 2026-05-13 6 more labour news stories from USA today

Vanuatu Workers could lose right to strike: VTU [The Daily Post] 2026-05-13

Vietnam Trade unions innovate ways of representing and protecting [LaoDong] 2026-05-13 0 more labour news stories from Vietnam today