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

India Women At Work: A Gender-Based Analysis Of The New Labour Codes In India [Feminism in India] 2025-12-15

Nigeria NLC, TUC storm women affairs ministry, demand collective action to end violence against women [The Pilot] 2025-12-15

Global New FIFPRO report highlights precarious realities of two-speed calendar in women’s professional football [FIFPRO] 2025-12-14

UK / England 'Equal pay settlement a great day for women workers': Payouts are expected to total more than £250m [BBC] 2025-12-13

UK / England Revealed - last battling words of union activist who fought for equal pay in Birmingham [Live] 2025-12-13

Bangladesh What the new labour ordinance means for workers [The Daily Star] 2025-12-13

Finland “Young people must not be taught that harassment is part of the job” [PAM] 2025-12-11

Canada / Nova Scotia Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers [Town and Country Today] 2025-12-11

Bangladesh Women workers demand rights and recognition as inequalities laid bare at EU-Oxfam event [UNB] 2025-12-11

Ghana / Senegal New research exposes the systemic exclusion is holding back women transport workers in Ghana and Senegal [ITF] 2025-12-10

India / Karnataka Mangaluru: Gram Panchayat sanitation workers hold foot march, stage dharna over pending demands [Today] 2025-12-10

Bangladesh Adviser calls for official recognition of women’s work [The Tribune] 2025-12-10

UK / England Equality victory for 6,000 women Birmingham council staff with 'life-changing' £250m payout [Live] 2025-12-10

USA The right to sit down: When spending all day on your feet at work is an occupational hazard [The Independent] 2025-12-10

Global The 16 days of action are over but our fight isn’t [IndustriALL] 2025-12-10

Zimbabwe ZCTU’s women committee launches 16 Days of Activism campaign [The Herald] 2025-12-09

Global PSI World Women’s Committee discuss care as a human right [EPSU] 2025-12-09

Bangladesh RMG workers part of trade unions get 10% higher wages: BIDS [Fibre2Fashion] 2025-12-09

Australia Unions welcome expanded support to tackle gender inequality [ACTU] 2025-12-09

USA AFGE Activists Energized to Organize More Working Women into the Labor Movement Following Attendance at CLUW Convention [AFGE] 2025-12-09

USA To Get on Offense, Offer Workers Many Ways In [Labour Notes] 2025-12-09

Slovakia Tripartite body approved a draft law on equal pay for men and women; in accordance with an EU regulation [ENR] 2025-12-09

Asia / Pakistan What happens to women garment workers ‘behind the seams’ [Dawn] 2025-12-08

Pakistan Amnesty report reveals deep-rooted abuse of women garment workers [The Daily Times] 2025-12-08

Asia / Indonesia Pushing for gender transformative agenda in South East Asia [IndustriALL] 2025-12-08

Pakistan Workers Suffer as Fashion Brands Fail to Act on Extreme Heat [CRI] 2025-12-06

Canada Ending gender-based violence in Canada is everyone’s responsibility [PSAC] 2025-12-06

Canada Ending gender-based violence in Canada is everyone’s responsibility [PSAC] 2025-12-06