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Workers allegedly exploited while building US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout

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Workers allegedly exploited while building US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout [CP] 08-10-2026


ETF backs Italian Trade Unions as Intercity services come under threat [ETF] 05-10-2026


General strike on 2 October to hit trains and schools [Rome Wanted] 02-10-2026


/ Italy Three Egyptian security officials jailed for 10 years over Italian labour researcher's abduction and death [Africa News] 30-09-2026


Nearly 300 migrant workers awarded compensation in Milan Consulate labour case [Africa News] 30-09-2026



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Workers allegedly exploited while building US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout 2026-10-08 [CP]

ETF backs Italian Trade Unions as Intercity services come under threat 2026-10-05 [ETF]

General strike on 2 October to hit trains and schools 2026-10-02 [Rome Wanted]

CGIL 120TH Anniversary 2026-09-30 [ETUC]

CGIL 120TH Anniversary - Speech by Esther Lynch, ETUC General Secretary 2026-09-30 [ETUC]

Nearly 300 migrant workers awarded compensation in Milan Consulate labour case 2026-09-30 [Africa News]

Italy Three Egyptian security officials jailed for 10 years over Italian labour researcher's abduction and death 2026-09-30 [Africa News]

Port workers begin 24-hour national strike 2026-09-28 [World Cargo News]

Apple store employees strike on iPhone 18 Pro launch day 2026-09-19 [Reuters]

Unions call one-day strike at Electrolux over job cut plan 2026-09-10 [Reuters]

Unions step up mobilisation to defend jobs and the future of steel 2026-08-05 [IndustriAll Europe]

Belgium Luca Visentini's Seven Years at the Helm of Europe's Trade Unions For more info 2026-08-04 [The Labour Pulse]

Former Ilva site: strike in Taranto. Protesters also on the main road 2026-08-03 [Il Sole]

Unions call strike as ruling adds to uncertainty over ex-ILVA steelworks' future 2026-07-29 [ANSA]

New National Agreement between Amazon and transport unions builds on Landmark Organising Success 2026-07-24 [ETF]

Amazon workers in Italy win first national agreement in any country 2026-07-24 [UNI Global Union]

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

Sports journalist killed in Eboli 2026-07-20 [IFJ]

Deadly attack on workers highlights Italy's slave-like farms 2026-07-18 [DW]

Spain Outsourced workers in Italy and Spain strike for AI job protections 2026-07-15 [UNI Global Union]

MFRR report highlights continuing media freedom backsliding 2026-07-14 [EFJ]

Sunday Airport Strikes: What Travelers Need to Know 2026-07-04 [The Traveller]

Fashion crisis in Tuscany: Supply chain workers to strike on July 9 in Florence 2026-07-03 [FashionUnited]

Palestine KNEECAP bring dockworkers' union rep on stage in Bologna, following strike in support of Palestine 2026-06-19 [Hot Press]

Italy BWI joins FILLEA CGIL forum on migrant workers in the Euro-Mediterranean region 2026-06-15 [BWI]

Italy Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan 2026-06-11 [AP]

Meloni’s staff to strike over remote work cuts 2026-06-11 [The New Voice]

Labour Decree passes confidence vote: from fair pay to the incentive package, here are the key changes 2026-06-10 [Il Sole]

New Italian union fighting for public service workers 2026-06-09 [EPSU]

Statement on the Killing of Four Agricultural Workers in Amendolara, Italy 2026-06-05 [EFFAT]

Four farm workers killed: IUF demands justice 2026-06-05 [IUF]

Train strike on Thursday 11 June: 3,000 railway workers risk their jobs 2026-06-04 [Il Sole 24 Ore]

Arson attack on journalist’s home after prior threats 2026-06-04 [IFJ]

“We made history” – statement of the Turkish teachers at Liceo Italiano I.M.I. 2026-06-03 [Labour News Network]

Budget sickness, parliamentary committee ready for trade union hearing 2026-05-31 [Il Sole]

Building together: FENEALUIL holds Congress 2026-05-27 [BWI]

Europe European industry at a crossroads: industriAll Europe calls for urgent action at FIOM CGIL assembly in Bari 2026-05-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

Country risks falling behind in the twin transition, new research shows 2026-05-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

Kering's Italian employees are on strike 2026-05-21 [NSS Magazine]

Unions claim '70-100%' success for Kering strike 2026-05-21 [Fashion Network]

Palestine Italy hit by mass strike over rearmament and in solidarity with Gaza 2026-05-19 [Middle East Monitor]

USB: on May 18th take to the streets for Palestine, against rearmament and Italian complicity and the EU 2026-05-15 [WFTU]

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

Waste Collection Disruptions as Ama Workers Strike in Rome 2026-05-11 [Il Messaggero]

Kering: strike called against de Meo plan and McQueen redundancies 2026-05-11 [La Conceria]

AOU Sassari employees protested before the strike: 'The system can't hold up.' 2026-05-07 [L'Unione Sarda]

May Day Worker Solidarity in Trieste 2026-05-04 [LA Progressive]

May Day Worker Solidarity in Trieste 2026-05-02 [Countercurrents]

Protests across Italy for May Day, tensions escalate in Turin - Protesters hit with sticks 2026-05-01 [Gazeta Express]

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