UK Thousands gather for annual march against violence against women [Morning Star] 2026-03-09
UK Tradesmen to hand condoms to MPs in call for paternity leave for self-employed [Morning Star] 2026-03-09
South Africa COSATU observes International Women’s Day [COSATU] 2026-03-09
Africa IWD: Women under siege from inflation, conflict, inequality — Labour [Vanguard] 2026-03-09
Canada / New Brunswick Celebrating Johanne Perron and 25 years of fighting for pay equity this International Women’s Day [The NB Media Co-op] 2026-03-09
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. Canada / Ontario Women, allies unite for International Women's Day rally in Toronto [CBC] 2026-03-09
Europe International Women’s Day 2026: Challenging Narratives - Strengthening the Teaching Profession [ETUCE] 2026-03-09
Europe International Women’s Day 2026: Equality is not a Slogan but a trade union mission [EFFAT] 2026-03-09
Europe Another International Women’s Day — Why Does the Pay Gap Persist? [IndustriAll Europe] 2026-03-09
Europe Women’s Day: Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists [EFJ] 2026-03-09
Global International Women’s Day: Fight on! [IUF] 2026-03-09
Global BWI International Women’s Day 2026: No step back on equal and safe workplaces [BWI] 2026-03-09
Global BWI launches 2026-2027 Women Workers’ Calendar, highlighting women’s voices for workplace safety [BWI] 2026-03-09
Global ‘We divide ourselves in two’ - the unequal burden of care for women in transport [ITF] 2026-03-09
Africa The African Women in Education Network: A catalyst for gender equality [Education International] 2026-03-09
Global International Women’s Day: Women educate the world and power our unions [Education International] 2026-03-09
Global Bargaining for equality on International Women’s Day [UNI Global Union] 2026-03-09
Canada Amber Bracken: 'I see this work as an act of service to civil society' [IFJ] 2026-03-09
Global Women’s Day: Women journalists fight on [IFJ] 2026-03-09
Yemen Ahad Yaseen: “The threats clearly had a misogynistic dimension” [IFJ] 2026-03-09
Tunisia Chadha Hadj Mbarek: “For me, journalism is a life mission, not just a profession” [IFJ] 2026-03-09
Italy The hidden reality of Italy's migrant domestic workers [The New Internationalist] 2026-03-09
Nigeria IWD: MWUN celebrates women’s role in maritime [The Nation] 2026-03-09
Antigua and Barbuda ABWU Highlights Power of Women’s Leadership on International Women’s Day [Antigua News] 2026-03-09
Ghana Ghana Marks IWD 2026 With Calls to Break Barriers and Fix Women’s Health [News Ghana] 2026-03-09
Nigeria IWD: NLC, NAS push for fair women’s representation in governance, politics [The Guardian] 2026-03-09
India Silent Force: Women behind the Cooperative Movement [Indian Cooperative] 2026-03-09
Uganda Female Teachers Urged to Start Side Businesses During International Women’s Day [The Nile Post] 2026-03-09
Türkiye After March 8th: The Organized Struggle of Working Women Gains Momentum! [Halkweb] 2026-03-09
Ghana Inequalities Affecting Women’s Progress – ICU Secretary [Daily Guide Network] 2026-03-09
Türkiye Women workers say their labor remains undervalued [ANF] 2026-03-09
UK New Employment Rights Act ‘a huge boost for women in the workplace’ [The Guardian] 2026-03-08
Canada / Alberta AFL calls for pay equity legislation NOW [AFL] 2026-03-08
Canada International Women’s Day – Equity Must Be Structural [CMG] 2026-03-08
Canada Rising Up for women’s economic justice [CLC] 2026-03-08
Canada International Women’s Day 2026: Unions Advancing Equality for Women [CCU] 2026-03-08
Canada International Women’s Day: building the world we want starts with investing in women [PSAC] 2026-03-08
Canada International Women's Day 2026: A Message from Lana Payne [Unifor] 2026-03-08
Canada / Alberta UNA celebrates International Women's Day [UNA] 2026-03-08
Canada / Ontario Personal support worker murdered in LaSalle was working alone; union wants more protections [The Star] 2026-03-07
Canada / Prince Edward Island High rates of violence against school staff not surprising to some P.E.I. education workers [CBC] 2026-03-07
Canada Spotlight on Jan Simpson, leader of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers [UNI] 2026-03-07
Australia Unions push for new universal right to 10 days paid reproductive leave [ACTU] 2026-03-07
Australia / Global / New South Wales Major international player movement events to be held in New South Wales during AFC Women’s Asian Cup [PFA] 2026-03-07
Canada / Ontario International Women’s Day 2026 [OPSEU] 2026-03-07
Cambodia Women Informal Workers Call for Harassment Protection [Cambodianess] 2026-03-07
Bangladesh Confronting gender inequality in Bangladesh’s labour laws [The Daily Star] 2026-03-07
Global International Women’s Day 2026: When women access justice, democracy wins [ITUC] 2026-03-07
Philippines Economic insecurity of women workers worsen [Bulatlat] 2026-03-07
UK / Global Sexual harassment at the International Transport Workers’ Federation [The Morning Star] 2026-03-07
Singapore Flexible work arrangements gain ground in Singapore but stigma remains: PAP Women’s Wing survey [The Straits Times] 2026-03-07
Korea (South) Sex workers in Miari Texas end weekly rallies after reaching relocation support agreement [The Times] 2026-03-07
Palestine Ministry of Labor on International Women's Day: 150,000 Female Workers in the West Bank and 57,000 Female Breadwinners in Gaza [Sada] 2026-03-07
Canada Women workers impacted most by broader return to office push, say experts [Toronto Star] 2026-03-07
Canada / Ontario Women Power Work: 50 Years of Organizing. Fund It, Fix It, and Fight for It! [OFL] 2026-03-06
UK NUJ joins TUC Women’s Conference event on assaults at work [NUJ] 2026-03-06
Australia Unions push for universal paid reproductive health leave in national workplace standards [HRD] 2026-03-06
Australia Gen Z worker reveals dangerous issue facing young Aussies as union calls for new rules [Yahoo] 2026-03-06
Australia The ‘uberisation’ of part time roles is driving insecurity for women [Women's Agenda] 2026-03-06
Global The Human Right to Care: Women Workers in Public Services Lead the Way [PSI] 2026-03-06
Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour celebrates International Women’s Day [NTV] 2026-03-06
Ethiopia Unions, ILO and Partners Open Daycare for Domestic Workers in Addis [ILO] 2026-03-06
UK Labour movement must respond to assaults and threats faced by women at work, trade unionists urge [The Morning Star] 2026-03-06
USA / Maine Frances Perkins to Enter Maine Women’s Hall of Fame [Goodnet] 2026-03-06
UK “Go ahead” – A Woman’s Place is in Her Union [GMB] 2026-03-06
Cambodia Civil Society, Cambodian Unions Demand Ratification of ILO-C190 to End Workplace Violence [Kiripost] 2026-03-06
Cambodia Phnom Penh Denies Freedom Park Gathering for International Women’s Day [CamboJA News] 2026-03-06
New Zealand Protest in Tauranga over women's pay equity claims [The Sun] 2026-03-06
UK International Women’s Day 2026 [NUJ] 2026-03-06
UK Reproductive justice is a trade union issue TUC Women's Conference hears [Morning Star] 2026-03-06
UK Maternity rights ‘exist more on paper than in practice,’ TUC Women's Conference hears [Morning Star] 2026-03-06
Canada / British Columbia International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls [BCGEU] 2026-03-06
South Africa COSATU on UFS study findings on sanitary pads and liners [COSATU] 2026-03-05
Nigeria Labour backs FG’s textile revival plan, says 650,000 jobs could return [Vanguard] 2026-03-05
Global From words to power: feminist trade unionism at the heart of IndustriALL [IndustriALL] 2026-03-05
New Zealand Bay of Plenty union members protest in Tauranga over women’s pay equity claims [The Times] 2026-03-05
Lesotho US tariffs trigger gendered supply chain shock on Lesotho garment industries [IndustriALL] 2026-03-05
UK App Drivers’ and Couriers’ Union appoints new leadership as private hire pay and safety concerns raised [TaxiPoint] 2026-03-05
UK / Wales Next Welsh government must prioritise lifting women out of poverty, says Unison [The Morning Star] 2026-03-05
Australia Union welcomes massive $291 million funding boost for frontline domestic violence workers [ASU] 2026-03-05
Australia HSU urges federal government to make reproductive health leave a national employment standard [HSU] 2026-03-05
Australia Unions have fought hard for women workers to be paid fairly and equally [UWU] 2026-03-05
Indonesia Francisca Christy Rosana: ”The attacks on me mirror the shrinking space for critical voices” [IFJ] 2026-03-05
Papua New Guinea Journalist assaulted by correctional service officers [IFJ] 2026-03-05
Lesotho US tariffs trigger gendered supply chain shock on Lesotho garment industries [IndustriALL ] 2026-03-05
Global New ILO data confirm women face higher workplace risks from generative AI than men [ILO] 2026-03-05
UK Labour movement must respond to assaults and threats faced by women at work, trade unionists urge [Morning Star] 2026-03-05
UK Unions must push to strengthen Worker Protection Act for all workers [Morning Star] 2026-03-05
Global International Women’s Day: New Social Contract: Access to justice, equality and dignity at work [ITUC] 2026-03-04
Türkiye / Cyprus Ayşemden Akın: “I refused to accept exile as the price for journalism” [IFJ] 2026-03-04
Canada / British Columbia “You feel the whip” [Asian Pacific Post] 2026-03-04
Canada Rising Up for Economic Gender Justice – International Women’s Day [NUPGE] 2026-03-04
Czech Republic Union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players [The Arab News] 2026-03-04
India / Andaman and Nicobar Islands CITU Organises Victory Rally to Celebrate High Court Order on Regularisation [Andaman Sheekha] 2026-03-04
Bangladesh Domestic Workers win legal status in Bangladesh [Solidarity Center] 2026-03-04
USA Roxanne Brown International President USW [Linked In post] 2026-03-04
UK TUC president urges male trade unionists to speak out and condemn violence against women [Morning Star] 2026-03-04
UK TUC Women's Conference kicks off in Bournemouth [Morning Star] 2026-03-04
Canada International Women’s Day: Celebrating 115 years of solidarity and progress [UFCW Canada] 2026-03-04
Australia Nurses and Midwives Stage 7,000-Strong Rally After 111 Days of Industrial Action [PSI] 2026-03-03
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