Netherlands Dutch hospitality hits record jobs but struggles with shortages of youths, harassment [NL Times] 2026-01-14
India / Tamil Nadu Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers [The Guardian] 2026-01-14
Bangladesh Speakers urge action to protect domestic workers’ rights [The Financial Express] 2026-01-14
India Gig worker safety row: Blinkit drops ‘10-minute’ delivery claim after huge strike [The Times] 2026-01-13
India / Himachal Pradesh Protest erupts in Shimla after death of Aanganwadi worker during Pulse Polio duty [ANI] 2026-01-13
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. Canada / Manitoba Unions sound alarm on downtown safety after random skywalk attacks [The Free Press] 2026-01-13
India Bag checks and bias: A study in gated communities in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai flags frisking of domestic workers and brings up questions of dignity and privacy [Citizen Matters] 2026-01-12
UK Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears [BBC] 2026-01-11
UK How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? [The Guardian] 2026-01-11
India Fighting For The Right To Decent Work [Behan Box] 2026-01-11
USA Thousands of New York City nurses to strike Monday if deal isn't reached with hospitals [Stuff] 2026-01-11
USA AFL-CIO stands with WNBPA members in fight for fair contract [AFL-CIO] 2026-01-11
USA / New York Nurses strike in NYC looms as major hospitals, union face midnight deadline to reach deal to [CBS] 2026-01-11
USA / New York Nearly 16,000 NYC nurses to strike on Monday unless hospitals agree to workplace violence protections, health benefits and safe staffing [New York State Nurses Association] 2026-01-11
India Why the Dismantling of MGNREGA Disproportionately Impacts Rural Women [The Wire] 2026-01-10
India Criminalisation Of Domestic Workers: Platform Providing Domestic ‘Help’ Services Faces Backlash [Outlook] 2026-01-10
India / Meghalaya ASHA workers union refuses to call off strike despite govt assurance [Hub News] 2026-01-10
UK Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 2026-01-09
India 'The Demands Also Affect My Family': The Unseen Side Of Gig Work In india [SheThePeople] 2026-01-09
India Gig workers write: This is why those Deepinder Goyal calls ‘miscreants’ go on strike [The Indian Express] 2026-01-09
UK Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 2026-01-08
UK Scrapping two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon, says UNISON [unison] 2026-01-08
India / Rajasthan 'Slavery-like situations': Women gig workers rally against algorithmic control [Counterview] 2026-01-08
Australia Calls for tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation [ABC] 2026-01-07
Nigeria Nurses’ union condemns killing of member, demands justice in Abuja [The Guardian] 2026-01-07
USA Why the Construction Industry’s Labor Crisis is a Golden Opportunity for Women [GirlTalkHQ] 2026-01-07
India / Meghalaya Over 7,000 ASHA workers in Meghalaya announce indefinite strike [Syllad] 2026-01-07
UK Time is running out for WASPI women [Unison] 2026-01-07
UK GMB union in fresh turmoil over claims by senior female leaders [The Guardian] 2026-01-05
UK Tens of thousands of women unsafe in men's safety equipment [GMB] 2026-01-05
UK Ill-fitting PPE leaves women unsafe and embarrassed, union warns [Health and Safety International] 2026-01-05
New Zealand Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi [NZNO] 2026-01-04
UK / Scotland Union develops package to tackle misogyny for school pupils [The Times] 2026-01-03
India / Karnataka Labour organisations raise concern over VB-G RAM G Act replacing MGNREGA in Karnataka [The Indian Express] 2026-01-03
India / Karnataka CM attacks Union government over MGNREGA repeal, plans nationwide protest [The News Minute] 2026-01-03
India / Telangana T’gana assembly adopts resolution against VB G RAM G Act [The Times] 2026-01-03
Norway Workers with 'salmon asthma' may be entitled to compensation from their employer [IntraFish] 2025-12-31
Australia Calls for national strategy to tackle apprentice hazing and protect workers’ mental health [ABC] 2025-12-31
India / Punjab AAP to collect letters of MGNREGA worker families [The Indian News] 2025-12-31
India Women-led gig workers union calls nationwide strike on NYE [The Times] 2025-12-31
UK PPE Fit For All [GMB] 2025-12-30
Vietnam No bonus, no jobs: Thousands of Vietnam garment workers struggle as Korean factory shuts down before Tet [The VN Express] 2025-12-30
Bangladesh Echoes of unity: EWCSA's enduring call for collective bargaining among informal women workers [The Tribune] 2025-12-30
Pakistan Outgoing year turns out grim for educators [The Tribune] 2025-12-30
India NAPM calls upon state governments to roll back factory law amendments requiring workers to slog for more than 8 hours in a day! [Countercurrents] 2025-12-30
UK Women say ill-fitting PPE leaves them unsafe at work [Scaffmag] 2025-12-30
UK Two in three women still given PPE for men, GMB survey finds [Morning Star] 2025-12-30
USA / Texas Unionized hospitality workers in Houston saw ‘historic’ wins in 2025. More could see gains in 2026 [HPR] 2025-12-29
UK Female council workers won £1.1bn in equal pay claims this year [The Morning Star] 2025-12-29
UK Equal pay settlements for female council workers pass £1bn [The Guardian] 2025-12-28
South Africa Kholosa Biyana celebrates being the first SAFPU female vice president [SABC Sport] 2025-12-27
Hong Kong Tai Po fire: Domestic workers pick up the pieces amid emotional trauma, job loss [The Free Press] 2025-12-27
UK / England Women workers claim more than £1bn in 2025 after trade union campaign [Birmingham Live] 2025-12-27
UK More than £1 billion won for women in equal pay cases this year, union reveals [The Independent] 2025-12-27
UK GMB win £1billion in equal pay cases [GMB] 2025-12-27
UK More than £1 billion won for women this year in equal pay cases [LBC] 2025-12-27
India / West Bengal ASHA workers launch strike over pay, status demands [Millenium Post] 2025-12-27
New Zealand Acclaimed Kiwi actress at the forefront to protect actors from AI. [TVNZ] 2025-12-27
India / Delhi Women-led Gig Workers’ Union Observes Xmas Day Strike over Working Conditions [Clarion] 2025-12-26
India App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions [Counterview] 2025-12-25
India Auto Queens: Riding through patriarchy [Frontline] 2025-12-25
India What Labouring for One Day at an MGNREGA Worksite Taught Me [The Wire] 2025-12-25
Sri Lanka Unions in Sri Lanka Win as ILO’s C190 is Ratified [PSI] 2025-12-23
Bangladesh Unsung heroes: Women workers build a national platform to claim rights [The Tribune] 2025-12-23
Indonesia Indonesia amplifies women migrant workers’ voices and cross border solidarity for fair recruitment and violence free workplaces [ILO] 2025-12-22
Global New women’s football national team player survey highlights advancements across confederations – but players feel gaps need addressing [FIFPRO] 2025-12-22
India Women farmers’ group flags exclusion and job loss risks in VBGRAMG Bill [Counterview] 2025-12-22
India / Delhi “One working class, one struggle” Workers protest at Jantar Mantar, demand repeal of the new Labour Codes [The Leaflet] 2025-12-22
Kenya Move to curb workplace harassment, exploitation of domestic workers [The Voice] 2025-12-21
India Labour ministry should explore involving NGOs to open creches for women workers: Par panel [BusinessLine] 2025-12-21
India Where Are the Creches? Parliamentary Panel Flags Gaps in Welfare for Women Workers [The Times Now] 2025-12-21
India ‘Dignified workplace is essential for women’ [The Hindu] 2025-12-21
Myanmar Garment workers face growing exploitation amid governance collapse [Textile Today] 2025-12-21
Global Shireen Abu Akleh Prize launched: IFJ and UPF honour the courage and commitment of women journalists worldwide [IFJ] 2025-12-21
Kenya / Saudi Arabia What the abolition of kafala means for Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia [GLC] 2025-12-21
Tunisia Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 2025-12-20
Trinidad and Tobago OWTU: Let cashiers sit! [The Express] 2025-12-20
UK Unions welcome plan to tackle violence against women [Morning Star] 2025-12-19
UK Protecting women and girls from violence needs proper funding [Unison] 2025-12-19
Africa Migrant workers still trapped in exploitation, ITUC warns [Vanguard] 2025-12-19
Burkina Faso Green transition: Burkina Faso’s CSB union confederation is on the frontline of the fight for social justice and decent work [Equal Times] 2025-12-19
Tunisia Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 2025-12-19
Myanmar Shrinking civic space, rising exploitation: How global fashion brands failed Myanmar’s garment workers under military rule [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre] 2025-12-19
UK / England 'Historic' day as Birmingham equal pay claim milestone arrives [GMB] 2025-12-19
USA / Oregon Portland construction workforce equity agreement at risk [NW Labor Press] 2025-12-19
UK Unions welcome plan to tackle violence against women [The Morning Star] 2025-12-19
Pakistan Study reveals ‘rampant’ labour rights abuses in textile factories across Karachi and Faislabad [Dawn] 2025-12-19
USA WNBA lockout looms closer after player vote authorizes strike [Inside Nova] 2025-12-19
Iran Photojournalist Aaliyah Motabalzadeh arrested in Mashhad [IFJ] 2025-12-18
UK Teachers in England face growing misogyny and need help dealing with sexual aggression, says Phillips [The Guardian] 2025-12-18
USA / Missouri Bricklayers Local 1 apprentice selected to attend International’s Women’s Leadership Conference [The Labor Tribune] 2025-12-18
India Worker rights groups say proposed VB-G RAM G Bill puts livelihoods at risk [The Tribune] 2025-12-18
UK Employment Rights Act passing is a “landmark day for millions of workers” [TUC] 2025-12-18
UK Andrea Egan to be next UNISON general-secretary [UNISON] 2025-12-18
Global Women account for only 26% of news subjects, according to global report [IFJ] 2025-12-17
UK UK’s largest union elects leftwinger who was expelled from Labour [The Guardian] 2025-12-17
UK A Win for Workers' Rights in the UK [PCS] 2025-12-17
India 'Overburdened, Underpaid': Sonia Gandhi Seeks Pay Hike For Women Workers [NDTV] 2025-12-16
India Withdraw VB-G RAM G Bill Forthwith, Says NREGA Sangharsh Morcha [Newsclick] 2025-12-16
Australia / Victoria Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary honoured in new art commission [The Sentinel-Times] 2025-12-16
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