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New Zealand ACT should leave nursing to professionals and medical evidence [NZNO] 2026-03-29

New Zealand Show us the money-home support workers can't afford to wait [PSA] 2026-03-29

Switzerland Five Guys franchise found responsible in sexual harassment case in Switzerland [IUF] 2026-03-27

India / Assam Tea workers' union condemns Congress leader's 'derogatory' post, plans FIR [India Today] 2026-03-26

Montenegro Motherhood is an obstacle to additional work: It is being investigated whether the Podgorica Public Health Department and the Ministry of Health discriminated against a female doctor [Vijesti] 2026-03-26

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UK Luton Arriva bus engineers strike vote over serious sexual harassment and assault issues [Unite] 2026-03-25

Canada FAQ about WILD [CUPE] 2026-03-25

USA WNBA's labor deal is a structural shift for women's sports [Deutsche Welle] 2026-03-25

New Zealand Brooke Van Velden's resignation is an opportunity for a U-turn [NZCTU] 2026-03-25

Europe Standing Committee for Equality 2026: Changing the narrative, building the future [ETUCE] 2026-03-24

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South Africa Domestic workers demand recognition and protection [Cape Argus] 2026-03-23

Canada Journalist faces intimidation from white nationalists after exposing them [IFJ] 2026-03-23

India / Punjab Anganwadi Workers Union holds 13th conference in Nakodar [The Tribune] 2026-03-23

Canada Border agency under fire for treatment of sexual harassment cases [CBC] 2026-03-23

USA US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse [BBC] 2026-03-22

Global FIFPRO Women's Football Summit convenes in Sydney, bringing global leaders together to shape future of women's game [FIFPRO] 2026-03-22

Global No justice for women without union rights [IndustriALL] 2026-03-22

USA / California Women leading farmworker movement won’t let it be defined by Cesar Chavez [Salon] 2026-03-22

Iceland They Dare, They Can, They Will: The History of Iceland’s Decades-Strong Women’s Strike Movement [Ms.] 2026-03-21

USA WNBA, players union confirm agreement on 'groundbreaking' labor deal [The Record] 2026-03-21

USA / Wyoming Sister Kim Collier Paves the Way Forward for Women in Wyoming [SMART] 2026-03-21

India Domestic helps yearn for rights [DTNext] 2026-03-21

USA A Movement Responds: Leaders Rally Around Dolores Huerta After Chávez Allegations [Ms.] 2026-03-21

South Africa NEHAWU Shop steward writes Open Letter to Professor LenkaBula [IOL] 2026-03-21

South Africa 'We are bleeding': Domestic workers demand recognition and protection on Human Rights Day [IOL ] 2026-03-21

India Supreme court observations on menstrual leave reflect deeply flawed approach to women workers rights [CITU] 2026-03-20

Global CSW70: Motion of no action blocks US resolution on ‘gender’ amid a global dispute and strong trade union involvement [PSI] 2026-03-20

Africa / Middle East From policy to power: BWI Africa and Middle East unions lead charge vs. gender-based abuse [BWI] 2026-03-20

Global / Canada Financing Justice, Resourcing Resistance: Feminist Pathways To Secure Justice And Equality In An Era Of Rollbacks [PSI] 2026-03-20

Canada / India Women in trades breaking barriers in India [USW] 2026-03-20

USA / California California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse [CP] 2026-03-20

USA / Oregon A fight beyond Chavez: Oregon farmworker union leader on gender justice after sexual abuse allegations [NPR] 2026-03-20

Global CSW70: Decent work recognised as essential for women’s access to justice [ITUC] 2026-03-20

USA Advanced Women’s Leadership Program Builds New Generation of Union Activists at Winpisinger Center [IAM Union] 2026-03-20

USA / Nevada Sex workers are fighting to own their likenesses in an AI world [The 19TH News] 2026-03-20

New Zealand How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women [RNZ] 2026-03-20

South Africa COSATU National Gender Elective Conference [COSATU] 2026-03-20

Cuba Cuba is not alone: Working women against the imperialist blockade [WFTU] 2026-03-19

South Africa Remembering Beauty Zibula: A legacy of workers' rights [IOL] 2026-03-19

USA Cesar Chavez: Statement from United Farm Workers: March 17, 2026 [UFW] 2026-03-19

USA Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years [New York Times] 2026-03-19

USA Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls, raping fellow leader Dolores Huerta, newspaper inquiry finds [The Times] 2026-03-19

Global Justice for women cannot be separated from decent work, public services and trade union organisation [PSI] 2026-03-19

USA Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations [CP] 2026-03-19

Australia Asian migrant sex workers demand justice amid ongoing violence [Green Left Weekly] 2026-03-19

Global Reimagining Justice: Decent Work for Women [PSI] 2026-03-19

USA Who Is Dolores Huerta? The Civil Rights Leader Breaking Her Silence on Cesar Chavez Allegations [Time] 2026-03-19

USA Statement from the UFW Foundation [UFW] 2026-03-19

New Zealand How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women [RNZ] 2026-03-19

USA / Michigan 10,000 Teamsters nurses at Corewell Health East authorize strike [Teamsters] 2026-03-19

New Zealand Fuel crisis hitting home support workers hardest as mileage rate falls further behind [E tu union] 2026-03-19

Global Voices of Women Union Leaders at UNCSW70 [PSI] 2026-03-18

Global Colours of empowerment: Women workers stand against gender-based violence [BWI] 2026-03-18

Canada / Ontario Hamilton’s Interval House receives $96K to help make male-dominated skilled trades safer for women [CBC] 2026-03-18

UK / Global UNISON’s Catherine McKenna warns that without labour rights there will be no real access to justice for women [PSI] 2026-03-17

Ghana Shea Sector Signs First Collective Bargaining Deal to Protect Women-Dominated Workforce [News Ghana] 2026-03-17

India / Telangana Mid-Day Meal Workers Stage Protest Over Pending Demands [The Deccan Herald] 2026-03-17

India / Maharashtra Demand for gratuity to all retd anganwadi workers [The Times] 2026-03-17

India Important Conference on Rights and Social Security of Unorganised Workers Held in Bishnupur [Lokmat Times] 2026-03-17

Canada Building a just transition means listening to women in the trades [Canadian Dimension] 2026-03-17

South Africa COSATU National Gender Elective Conference [COSATU] 2026-03-17

New Zealand Attack on primary teachers union is an attack on all unions [TEU] 2026-03-17

Zimbabwe ZCTU decries inequalities facing women [New Zimbabwe] 2026-03-16

Australia Federal government prescribing trial fails to put quality women’s healthcare first [AMA] 2026-03-14

India / Telangana Domestic workers demand law to protect their rights [The Hindu] 2026-03-14

Ghana International Women’s Day: GMWU urges students to seek proper career guidance [GNA] 2026-03-14

Nigeria IWD: NSITF MD bags TUC award of Excellence [Vanguard] 2026-03-14

France / Türkiye French court holds Yves Rocher accountable for workers’ rights violations in Türkiye [IndustriALL] 2026-03-14

Bangladesh Families of motor workers members get financial aid in Naogaon [BSS] 2026-03-14

Global 5 ways to make gender transformation at work a reality [IndustriALL] 2026-03-13

Global No justice for women without union rights [IndustriALL] 2026-03-13

Indonesia Strengthening the Social Organisation of Care and Gender Pay Equity in Public Sector [PSI] 2026-03-13

Global CSW70 Agreed Conclusions: PSI Welcomes Labour Rights Advances but Warns of Shortcomings in Recognizing Care as a Human Right [PSI] 2026-03-13

Ghana Health workers find new voice on gender equality after union training [UNI Global Union] 2026-03-12

Canada / Alberta Group calls for pay equity law as province leads Canada in gender pay gap [HRD] 2026-03-12

UK Labour movement must respond to assaults and threats faced by women at work, trade unionists urge [The Morning Star] 2026-03-12

Poland Women rule the roost atop the Gdansk shipyard cranes [The Times] 2026-03-12

Nigeria NSITF, TUC, ILO, rally support for women’s rights [Vanguard] 2026-03-12

Ghana Make Workplaces Conducive For Women – ICU [Daily Guide Network] 2026-03-12

Nigeria 2026 IWD: Empowering women, an economic and social necessity –Faleye [The National Accord] 2026-03-12

Ireland The 21-year-old Dunnes Stores worker who kicked off 3-yr strike over grapefruit [The Sun] 2026-03-12

UK Woman kept in ‘Dickensian’ servitude for 25 years speaks out as abuser jailed for 13 years [The Guardian] 2026-03-12

Bangladesh Bangladesh Garment Workers Form First Union Under New Law [https://www.solidaritycenter.org/] For more info 2026-03-12

New Zealand Government attacks teachers and their collective decision to fight for what they're worth-NZEI-te Riu Roa [NZEI-te Riu Roa] 2026-03-12

Africa ITUC-Africa, affiliates tackle barriers to gender equity [The Guardian] 2026-03-11

Australia / South Australia Unions Applauds Move to End “Buying Silence” in Workplace Sexual Harassment [SA Unions] 2026-03-11

Pakistan Three journalists detained ahead of International Women’s Day march [IFJ] 2026-03-11

Africa International Women’s Day: FAJ Calls for Justice, Safety and Equal Rights for Women Journalists [IFJ] 2026-03-11

Peru Women workers’ leadership: the story of SineSantanderbank in Peru [UNI Global Union] 2026-03-11

Asia / Pacific On Women’s Month, BWI affiliates laud resilient women workers fighting injustice [BWI] 2026-03-11

Global Gender-based violence and harassment: Structural risks and the imperative of implementing ILO C190 [BWI] 2026-03-11

Global “Everybody counts or nobody counts”: meet IndustriALL’s president [IndustriALL] 2026-03-11

USA IAM Women’s Leadership Program Prepares Members to Lead at Every Level [IAM Union] 2026-03-11

Ghana TUC chairman urges women to avoid union politicking [GNA] 2026-03-11

Ghana ICU General Secretary urges women to assert their rights [The Times] 2026-03-11

Ghana TUC urges government to ratify ILO Convention 190 to protect workers from harassment [GNA] 2026-03-11

Australia Unions push for universal reproductive health leave [IEU] 2026-03-10

Australia ‘Women of Steel’ celebrates struggle and solidarity for IWD [Green Left Weekly] 2026-03-10

Australia Rights, justice, action: AMA calls for a fairer health system for all women and girls [AMA] 2026-03-10

UK Nautilus marks International Women's Day with a call to modernise maritime workplaces [Nautilus] 2026-03-10