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Türkiye / Global International solidarity brought victory: KESK women leaders acquitted in long-running trial [EPSU] 2026-04-28

Lesotho Women weavers: The backbone of Lesotho’s textile legacy [GroundUp] 2026-04-27

USA From child laborer to union leader: Too-relevant story of 20th-century immigrant Pauline Newman [The Times] 2026-04-26

USA Treat Violence As a Workplace Safety Issue [The Progressive] 2026-04-26

UK / England Labour MP Sonia Kumar opens TUC lecture in Cradley Heath [The News] 2026-04-26

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India / Karnataka Midday meal workers submit memorandum to Ballari Zilla Panchayat CEO [The Hindu] 2026-04-26

Senegal Women Community Health Workers Grow Their Union by +2000 members, Double Pay [PSI] 2026-04-25

UK Health Agency warned PPE must fit women amid safety concerns [The Mirror] 2026-04-25

Australia / New South Wales Women of Hunter Unions unite together for International Women's Day 2026 [HWWC] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh 13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist [The Sourcing Journal] 2026-04-25

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Bangladesh Rana Plaza collapse: Trials in five cases still unfinished after 13 years [The Business Standard] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh 13 years after Rana Plaza, the dead are mourned and the living still suffer [The Daily Star] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh Rana Plaza Collapse Anniversary [Reuters] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh Rana Plaza’s legacy still tests brand safety vows [Ecotextile News] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Movement marks Rana Plaza day [The Tribune] 2026-04-25

Pakistan Hugo Boss and LPP urged to rejoin Pakistan Accord on Rana Plaza anniversary [FashionUnited] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh Rana Plaza Tragedy: Calls for rehabilitation of victims, justice renewed [The New Age] 2026-04-25

Bangladesh Photo exhibition at Shilpakala to honours resilience of industrial disaster victims [UNB] 2026-04-25

Global Challenging Regressive Trends and Advancing a Feminist Labor Agenda on Care at CSW70 [IDWF] 2026-04-25

Indonesia Historic Victory in Indonesia: The Domestic Workers Bill Passes After 22 Years of Struggle [IDWF] 2026-04-25

Lebanon / Israel Journalist targeted and killed by Israeli airstrikes while reporting on the war in southern Lebanon [IFJ] 2026-04-24

Canada / Saskatchewan Continuing care assistants report lowest wages in the country [CTV] 2026-04-24

Canada / Nova Scotia 30th CUPE local headed to the picket line amid province wide long term care strike [CUPE] 2026-04-24

Bangladesh Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry [IndustriALL] 2026-04-24

USA Labor Rights Leader Dolores Huerta Accepts TIME100 Impact Award [Time] 2026-04-24

India / Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Stand On Anganwadi Workers' Plea Against Mandatory Facial Recognition To Avail Take-Home Ration Scheme [Live Law] 2026-04-24

Samoa Samoa Mourns the Passing of Gatoloai Dr Tili Afamasaga [Samoa Global] 2026-04-24

UK / England Birmingham City Council faces shock new strike threat in equal pay row [Birmingham Live] 2026-04-24

Guatemala / Global PSI affiliate union leader in Guatemala receives Global Union Award [PSI] 2026-04-23

Bangladesh / Canada Rana Plaza: 13 years on—remembering the workers, renewing the fight for safety [USW] 2026-04-23

Bangladesh Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry [IndustriALL] 2026-04-23

India / Tamil Nadu Women auto drivers navigate a profession built for men [IDR] 2026-04-23

Global Education unions mobilise and organise for climate justice and gender justice [Education International] 2026-04-22

UK McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' [BBC] 2026-04-22

UK McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' [BBC] 2026-04-22

Bangladesh Rana Plaza, 12 years on: Women garment workers still pay the hidden cost of global fashion [Lens] 2026-04-22

UK IOSH urges action on women’s PPE [Health and Safety Matters] 2026-04-22

Jordan GFJTU, ILO conclude first phase of Norwegian-funded gender equality project [JNA] 2026-04-22

Pakistan SCSW urges immediate implementation of Sindh Home-Based Workers Act 2018 [APP] 2026-04-22

India / Karnataka ‘One day, one day, the women will go out to protest…’ [IDR] 2026-04-21

South Africa Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers [The Daily Maverick] 2026-04-21

USA / New York Home care workers launch hunger strike as 24-hour work shifts persist [The Eagle] 2026-04-21

South Africa Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land [GroundUp] 2026-04-21

UK / England Luton Arriva bus engineers strike over serious sexual harassment and assault issues [Unite] 2026-04-20

UK / England ‘People are more unkind’: a glimpse inside Reform’s councils [UNISON] 2026-04-20

Ukraine New NPGU Union in Frontline Region with Female Leader [KVPU] 2026-04-19

Nigeria RATTAWU, NLC Women Advocate Mutual Support for Children [VoN] 2026-04-18

India / Karnataka Menstrual leave: Karnataka to implement law with penal provisions [The Hindu] 2026-04-18

Vietnam Preventive healthcare promoted for female workers [SGGP] 2026-04-18

India How India’s labour laws exclude ASHA, anganwadi and other workers by treating them as ‘volunteers’ [Bar and Bench] 2026-04-18

Canada / Nova Scotia Five days into long-term care worker strike: Nova Scotia government firm, 'resentment just grows and grows' for some picketers [The Chronicle-Herald] 2026-04-18

UK ‘Too many women have been silenced by rogue employers using NDAs’ [Morning Star] 2026-04-16

Australia PFA announces 2025-26 A-League Women Stadiums of the Season [PFA] 2026-04-16

Turkey Textile workers in Turkey fight poor labor conditions in a declining industry [Bianet] 2026-04-16

USA Labor rights activists navigate what César Chávez sexual abuse allegations mean for their movement [Prism Media] 2026-04-16

New Zealand Fuel crisis: Support workers call on government to do their job for a day [Radio New Zealand] 2026-04-15

New Zealand health NZ defends flu jab stickers after banning nurses strike stickers [NZ Herald] 2026-04-15

UK Overworked NHS staff report stress, sickness, and a reliance on antidepressants, says UNISON [Unison] 2026-04-15

Canada / Ontario Equal Pay Day: Care Counts. Wages Matter. Equality Can’t Wait. [OFL] 2026-04-15

Belize “Archaic” Law or Safety Measure?: Groups Slam Contraceptive Enforcement Policy [GBM] 2026-04-15

New Zealand Government mileage increase for home support workers 'a joke' [E tu union] 2026-04-14

Global IFJ Gender Council elects its new Steering Committee [IFJ] 2026-04-14

UK Health conference debates ‘the scourge of gender-based violence’ [Unison] 2026-04-14

UK International NHS staff don’t feel safe or welcome and want to quit the UK, says UNISON [Unison] 2026-04-14

Global United Nations Commission on the Status of Women: Education is foundational to justice [EI] 2026-04-14

Bangladesh ILO Roadmap is Stalling [IndustriALL] 2026-04-14

Belize NTUCB Slams Prescription Requirement for Contraceptives [GBM] 2026-04-14

India / Uttar Pradesh Low wages, no HR support, rising anger: Workers take protest to streets [ETHRWorld] 2026-04-14

UK ‘Spat at and screamed at’: NHS workers describe increased violence at work [Unison] 2026-04-13

Canada / Ontario Honouring women in labour history [Seaway News] 2026-04-13

Canada The migrant women who care for Canada deserve a future here [Canadian Dimension] 2026-04-13

USA A Lack of Democracy in the United Farm Workers Gave Chavez Immunity [Labour Notes] 2026-04-12

Hong Kong Evidence-Based Advocacy Brings New Gains for Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong [IDWF] 2026-04-12

Canada / USA Welcome to the New Era of Worker Power [USW] 2026-04-11

Sierra Leone Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women [CITY] 2026-04-11

Canada / Ontario Celebrating power, naming challenges during the Convention 2026 Women’s Committee Breakfast [OPSEU] 2026-04-11

USA How organizers are addressing sexual violence in movement spaces [Waging Nonviolence] 2026-04-11

Bangladesh Labor (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed in Parliament [Business in Bangladesh] 2026-04-11

India / Bihar ILO-INTUC Initiative Opens New Work Avenues in Bihar [Indian Cooperative] 2026-04-11

India / Karnataka Midday Meal Workers Protest Against KPS Magnet Scheme, Warn Of Job Losses [Bharat] 2026-04-11

USA With a voice on the job, care workers fight to keep their doors open and our economy strong [AFSCME] 2026-04-10

Canada / USA Women of Steel Conference builds power, connection and a “New Era” of leadership [USW] 2026-04-09

India Domestic Workers And The Law That Still Won’t See Them [Feminism in India] 2026-04-09

India Why India needs a separate law for domestic workers even though the Centre is opposed to it [Scroll] 2026-04-09

USA Cesar Chavez Revelations Show It’s Time for Truth and Reconciliation in the Labor Movement [In These Times] 2026-04-08

New Zealand Student nurses on unpaid placements hit by fuel costs [RNZ] 2026-04-07

New Zealand Union win for home support workers, but mileage increase still falls short [PSA] 2026-04-07

UK Briefing: the Government’s Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’ [Institute of Employment Rights] 2026-04-07

Australia BAE joins push to boost women in defence manufacturing [Iindustry Update] 2026-04-07

UK / Northern Ireland Paid miscarriage leave now a day-one right in Northern Ireland [PCS] 2026-04-07

UK Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised for de-regulatory agenda days before its launch [The Guardian] 2026-04-05

UK ‘Masculinity crisis’ in schools is a ticking time bomb, union says [The Independent] 2026-04-05

Pakistan Rules under women agriculture workers law lack accountability mechanism, say stakeholders [The News] 2026-04-05

South Africa New campaign guides South African employers on domestic worker laws and fair pay [The Herald] 2026-04-05

New Zealand Mileage support increase for home support workers won’t avert ‘massive’ problems ahead: Unions [The Press] 2026-04-05

USA / California No More ' Protective Orders' To Silence Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjovik & Other Workers-Stop Profiting By Spying On Genitals! [LVP] For more info 2026-04-05

Australia IWD 2026 [ETU] 2026-04-04

Australia Matildas quartet named in FIFPRO Asia/Oceania Women’s Asian Cup Team of the Tournament [PFA] 2026-04-04

UK Female teachers struggling to deal with the ‘masculinity crisis’ in schools, NASUWT warns [Morning Star] 2026-04-04

UK Teachers need 26 weeks maternity leave amid ‘national scandal’ over numbers quitting the classroom, NASUWT leader says [Morning Star] 2026-04-04