New Zealand / India Accredited employer work visa flaws spread to health sector [Radio New Zealand] 2024-03-19
North Macedonia Textile workers mobilise in the face of impunity for employers and the violation of their rights [Equal Times] 2024-03-18
UK Visa system forces care workers to stay silent on rape and abuse [BIJ] 2024-03-18
Australia Domestic workers in Hong Kong scared to speak up as rights dwindle [ABC] 2024-03-17
Canada / New Brunswick Besides bananas, you also need apples and oranges: Pay equity coalition reacts to Seniors’ Advocate report [The NB Media Co-op] 2024-03-17
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. Canada / Ontario Report shows 'a perfect storm' is brewing as Ontario falls further behind on wages in child care sector [The Pointer] 2024-03-16
Australia Wage case recognises historic undervalued work of aged care nurses [ANMF] 2024-03-16
Global / Palestine UN CSW68 – Global Feminist Rally For Palestine – Ceasefire Now!!! [PSI] 2024-03-16
USA / Pennsylvania ‘They come out and do great’: Roundtable discussion addresses barriers, seeks solutions to help women enter the workforce [Union Progress] 2024-03-16
Zimbabwe ZCTU demands 11 urgent interventions for women [New Zimbabwe] 2024-03-16
Namibia Unions fight for gender equality [IndustriALL] 2024-03-14
Global Education unionists call for free quality public education to help end poverty for women and girls in all their diversity [EI] 2024-03-14
India / Telangana Women's Day Celebrations Are A Cause of Dignity of Labour [The Chronicle] 2024-03-14
India / Delhi Karawal Nagar almond factory workers complain of stagnant wages, assault by factory owners [The Hindu] 2024-03-14
UK Trade union Usdaw unveils growing abuse against shopworkers [The Times] 2024-03-14
Bangladesh Government faces questions at ILO over labour conditions [Prothom Alo] 2024-03-14
Qatar Women community leaders 'hold the line,' mark women’s month [BWI] 2024-03-14
USA AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler on Equal Pay Day [AFL-CIO] 2024-03-13
Global Public Care Services at the Heart of Feminist Wellbeing Economies [PSI] 2024-03-13
Palestine / Africa OATUU Commemorates IWD in Solidarity with Palestinian Women [OATUU] 2024-03-13
Korea (South) Migrant workers, caregivers condemn BOK suggestion to exempt foreign nannies from minimum wage [The Times] 2024-03-13
USA Why male nurses earn $250 more per week than female nurses. [Morningstar] 2024-03-13
India INTUC urges govt for justice to women workers [The Express] 2024-03-13
Australia The traditional 9am-5pm hours could be scrapped for WFH employees. What will it mean for women? [Women's Agenda] 2024-03-13
Ghana ICU-Ghana urges women to venture into STEM [CNR] 2024-03-13
India / Delhi ‘Enslaved’ Almond Workers Demand for Basic Rights and Daily Wage in Delhi [The Mooknayak] 2024-03-13
Ghana TUC calls for ratification of ILO convention 190 for workers protection [Modern Ghana] 2024-03-13
UK / Wales Trade unionists welcome proposed Bill to increase the numbers of women in the Senedd [The Morning Star] 2024-03-13
Global Female employment improves in numbers and quality in this century [ILO] 2024-03-13
Egypt Strike by female textile workers followed by repression - support the online campaign [CTUWS] ActNOW! 2024-03-13
Australia Award system letting down women and carers [ACTU] 2024-03-13
UK Research into UK seafarers' experiences of sexual assault at sea continues [Nautilus] 2024-03-13
UK Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK [The Guardian] 2024-03-12
Canada / Global CUPE joins union women from around the world at key UN gathering [CUPE] 2024-03-12
Pakistan The Pakistani women spearheading agricultural reform [Fair Planet] 2024-03-12
Korea (South) Women in Construction: Kim Kyung Shin, tower crane operator [Building] 2024-03-12
Africa ITUC-Africa calls for investment in social protection provisions to improve women’s empowerment [The Tribune] 2024-03-12
USA AFGE Celebrates Women’s History Month, 50th Anniversary of AFGE Women’s Department [AFGE] 2024-03-12
UK / Ireland / Northern Ireland From ‘Banter’ to ‘Abuse’?: New Northern Ireland guide aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the workplace [News Letter] 2024-03-12
Nigeria TUC women wing collaborates with NDE on job provision [The Tribune] 2024-03-12
Egypt Woman journalist detained and released on bail [IFJ] 2024-03-12
UK Million Women's March protesters rally in central London [Morning Star] 2024-03-11
Europe International Women’s Day: EU needs ‘deeds not words’ on equality [ETUC] 2024-03-11
Global International Women’s Day: Solidarity with female journalists risking their lives to report the news [EFJ] 2024-03-11
Europe IWD: Safeguarding women journalists in the digital age [EFJ] 2024-03-11
New Zealand Nurses demonstrate outside Christchurch hospital over delayed payments [Radio New Zealand] 2024-03-11
New Zealand Health workers fed up with delays [The Press] 2024-03-11
New Zealand Nurses demonstrate outside Christchurch Hospital [RNZ] 2024-03-11
Canada / Ontario Union Women are Rising Up for Gender Justice! [NBFL] 2024-03-11
Global Declaration of the WFTU working women committee on 8th March 2024 [WFTU] 2024-03-10
Europe International Women’s Day: It’s HER right! [CESI] 2024-03-10
Nepal Video Launch and Panel Discussion on Challenges and Triumphs of CHWs [PSI] 2024-03-10
Ghana Maritime and Dock Workers Union, others mark Women’s Day [GNA] 2024-03-10
UK / Scotland Women and girls 'had to join the miners' strike cause' [BBC] 2024-03-10
Pakistan Working Women vow to continue struggle for freedom, economic autonomy and social protection [Me Business] 2024-03-10
Nigeria IWD 2024: Gender Bias, Low Representation Affecting Our Values — TUC Women [Leadership] 2024-03-10
UK Juggling life as a mum and a pilot: Chrissy Bateson’s story [BALPA] 2024-03-10
New Zealand / Pacific Empowering change: Strategies to overcome pay inequality for Pacific women in New Zealand [NZCTU] 2024-03-09
Gambia Students urge national assembly to keep anti-FGM law [The Standard] 2024-03-09
Kenya Empower women to fight rising poverty [Daily Nation] 2024-03-09
Ireland Happy International Women's Day [Irish Congress of Trade Unions] 2024-03-09
Guyana International Womens Day [Stabroek News] 2024-03-09
Global WFTU general secretaryvideo gretting to struggling women around the world [WFTU] 2024-03-09
Canada / Nova Scotia Sexual harassment runs rampant in skilled trades, YWCA study finds [CBC] 2024-03-09
Global BWI Statement on 2024 International Women's Day [BWI] 2024-03-09
Philippines Tripartite collaboration advances gender equality in construction on Women’s Day [BWI] 2024-03-09
Canada Celebrating International Women's Day: Invest in Women [Unifor] 2024-03-09
Canada / Ontario Wage gap still a concern for women in Ontario health care sector [Sudbury.com] 2024-03-09
Brazil 'Women couldn't even have an ID; only men had it,' says activist Maria Querobina [Brasil de Fato] 2024-03-09
Canada / Alberta Statement for International Women’s Day 2024 [AFL] 2024-03-09
Philippines Philippines to be a safer country for women transport workers [ITF] 2024-03-09
Latin America ITF Latin America renews its commitment to women's rights [ITF] 2024-03-09
Nigeria IWD: Maritime workers union celebrates women [Ships & Ports] 2024-03-09
Colombia fighting to eradicate workplace violence and harassment [ITF] 2024-03-09
India / Delhi Women Almond Workers in Delhi’s Karawal Nagar Demand Higher Wage [Newsclick] 2024-03-09
India / Telangana No Women’s Day Joy for Domestic Helps from the City [The Chronicle] 2024-03-09
Asia UNI South Asian Professional Women’s Network Launches to Rise Together [UNI] 2024-03-09
UK International Women’s Day [Unite] 2024-03-09
Europe International Women’s Day 2024: Invest in the Teaching Profession = Invest in Women [ETUCE] 2024-03-09
Global Joint Statement on International Women’s Day 2024 [IFATCA] 2024-03-09
Bangladesh National Women Domestic Workers’ Union demanding the arrest and trial of the people, involved in the killing of domestic workers Preeti Urang and Anwara [The New Age] 2024-03-09
UK CSP calls for a new deal for women at TUC Women's Conference [CSP] 2024-03-09
India Right To Pee Campaign: Women Loco Pilots In Indian Railways Advocate For Urgent Improvement In Toilet Facilities During Duty Hours [The Free Press Journal] 2024-03-09
UK Women firefighters need annual health monitoring for early cancer prevention [The Morning Star] 2024-03-09
Australia Delivering gender equity in the workplace and beyond [CPSU] 2024-03-09
Australia Super on paid parental leave – another step to gender equality [SDA] 2024-03-09
Canada Rise up! For gender justice [CLC] 2024-03-09
Canada / British Columbia Here’s What Needs to Change to Close the Wage Gap for BC Women [The Tyee] 2024-03-09
Turkey “Our lives are very worthless” – garment and textile workers decry rights violations one year after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes [Equal Times] 2024-03-09
Global New ILO policy brief calls for domestic workers to be included in care policies to ensure their rights at work [ILO] 2024-03-08
Africa Championing Women’s Rights: ITUC-Africa’s Call to Action on International Women’s Day [ITUC Africa] 2024-03-08
Africa Commemoration of 2024 International Women’s Day: 'Invest in social protection provisions to improve women’s empowerment and accelerate progress' [ITUC Africa] 2024-03-08
Global On #IWD2024, UNI Equal Opportunities launches campaign on the ‘three ‘M’s: menstruation, maternity and menopause [UNI Global Union] 2024-03-08
Global March 8: equality starts with us [IUF] 2024-03-08
Global Our fight for education is a fight for women’s rights [Education International] 2024-03-08
Global BWI Statement on 2024 International Women's Day [BWI] 2024-03-08
Philippines Tripartite collaboration advances gender equality in construction on Women’s Day [BWI] 2024-03-08
South Africa Actions we can take to stop GBVH in garment factories and clothing retail stores [Labour Reeearch Service] 2024-03-08
UK Political change needed to secure women equal rights [Morning Star] 2024-03-08
UK Self-employed women hit hardest by gender pensions gap, unions warn [Morning Star] 2024-03-08
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