Pakistan Domestic workers in Pakistan still trapped in exploitation despite labour law promises [The Tribune] 2026-05-09
Pakistan Punjab domestic workers remain exposed as law stays largely unenforced [Today] 2026-05-09
USA / California Teamsters Local 986 Mourns the Passing of Trailblazing Labor Leader Arlene Mordasini [Teamsters] 2026-05-09
USA SEIU president April Verrett condemns supreme court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act 19 [SEIU] 2026-05-08
Canada / Nova Scotia Queens Manor workers buoyed by community as LTC strike enters third week [The Examiner] 2026-05-08
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. Global Zuliana Lainez elected as new IFJ president at IFJ Centenary Congress [IFJ] 2026-05-07
Türkiye Criminalised for Organising Women: 17-year Court Battle Ends in Union Victory Over Turkish Authorities [PSI] 2026-05-07
Australia Women pay twice when federal agencies cut staff. As workers, and as the women who rely on them [Women's Agenda] 2026-05-07
UK NHS cancer nurses exposed to toxic chemicals linked to miscarriage, due to inadequate PPE [Independent] 2026-05-07
New Zealand Complaint taken to the UN over shameful changes to pay equity scheme [RNZ] 2026-05-06
New Zealand Pay equity wasnt a nice to have, now the UN will have the chance to examine te issue [The Post] 2026-05-06
New Zealand Pay equity wasnt a nice to have, now the UN will have the chance to examine te issue [The Post] 2026-05-06
New Zealand Pay equity rollback triggers United Nations complaint [NZCTU] 2026-05-06
Asia / Pacific Women Deliver Conference: Unions Share Organising Strategies From Across Asia Pacific [PSI] 2026-05-06
UK Pension reforms could widen gender gap [Unison] 2026-05-05
Senegal Extension of maternity leave to 18 weeks: Diomaye Faye says yes to women [Seneweb] 2026-05-05
Canada / Ontario ‘Sisters of ‘78’ at Blyth Festival [CTV] 2026-05-05
Europe Young women trade unionists build leadership skills in Brussels [EPSU] 2026-05-05
Europe Public services emergency: midwives need investment, recognition and safe staffing [EPSU] 2026-05-05
Global Online harassment against female journalists is a growing problem, UN report suggests [CBC] 2026-05-04
India / Delhi Dalit women workers raise voice against exploitation, bribery [The Hindu] 2026-05-04
India / Delhi Women sanitation workers raise concern over wages, safety, dignity [Counterview] 2026-05-04
India / Tripura CITU Slams Govt Over Anganwadi Workers’ Plight, cites Neglect and Low Wages [The Chronicle] 2026-05-04
Australia / Western Australia Big Sister WA Launch [ETU] 2026-05-03
Malaysia Three migrant worker systems, little accountability [Aliran] 2026-05-03
UK Ofsted putting pressure on teachers to the ‘point of destruction’ [Morning Star] 2026-05-02
--- Turning development justice analysis into collective actions [Modern Ghana] 2026-05-02
Asia Join the Fight for Garment Workers’ Rights [Amnesty International USA] 2026-05-02
Asia / USA 'Injury to one is injury to all': Why Oregon educators and Asian garment workers are fighting Nike together [Footwear News] 2026-05-02
Syria Laborers Union in Kobani supports their rights, promoting social solidarity [Hawar News] 2026-05-02
Iraq International Labor Day in Iraq: A holiday in search of its workers [Shafaq] 2026-05-02
Bangladesh The unfinished promise of decent work in Bangladesh [Bangi News] 2026-05-02
Slovenia Slovenia ratifies ILO Conventions on Violence and Harassment, and Safe and Healthy Working Environment [ILO] 2026-05-01
Canada / Nova Scotia Poll: 91% of Nova Scotians believe all long-term care workers deserve a living wage [CUPE] 2026-05-01
South Africa White workers earn 380% more than blacks [Mail & Guardian] 2026-04-30
Canada / Nova Scotia Early childhood educators raise retroactive pay concerns [The Chronicle-Herald] 2026-04-30
Global Advancing gender equality across the garment sector [IndustriALL] 2026-04-30
Iran International Workers’ Day: A Year in Review of Iranian Workers’ Conditions [HRANA] 2026-04-30
Global Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression [UN] 2026-04-30
Eritrea May Day Commemorations in Southern and Anseba Regions [EMI] 2026-04-30
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ratifies Convention 190 [PSI] 2026-04-30
Türkiye / Global International solidarity brought victory: KESK women leaders acquitted in long-running trial [EPSU] 2026-04-28
Australia / Victoria A Feminist Tour of Trades Hall [PSI] 2026-04-28
UK / England Sheffield Council begins forking out millions in equal pay claims [GMB] 2026-04-28
India / Andhra Pradesh Mid-Day meal workers protest Andhra Pradesh government’s ‘Smart Kitchen’ proposal [The Hindu] 2026-04-28
Lesotho Women weavers: The backbone of Lesotho’s textile legacy [GroundUp] 2026-04-27
USA From child laborer to union leader: Too-relevant story of 20th-century immigrant Pauline Newman [The Times] 2026-04-26
USA Treat Violence As a Workplace Safety Issue [The Progressive] 2026-04-26
UK / England Labour MP Sonia Kumar opens TUC lecture in Cradley Heath [The News] 2026-04-26
India / Karnataka Midday meal workers submit memorandum to Ballari Zilla Panchayat CEO [The Hindu] 2026-04-26
Senegal Women Community Health Workers Grow Their Union by +2000 members, Double Pay [PSI] 2026-04-25
UK Health Agency warned PPE must fit women amid safety concerns [The Mirror] 2026-04-25
Australia / New South Wales Women of Hunter Unions unite together for International Women's Day 2026 [HWWC] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh 13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist [The Sourcing Journal] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Rana Plaza collapse: Trials in five cases still unfinished after 13 years [The Business Standard] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh 13 years after Rana Plaza, the dead are mourned and the living still suffer [The Daily Star] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Rana Plaza Collapse Anniversary [Reuters] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Rana Plaza’s legacy still tests brand safety vows [Ecotextile News] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Movement marks Rana Plaza day [The Tribune] 2026-04-25
Pakistan Hugo Boss and LPP urged to rejoin Pakistan Accord on Rana Plaza anniversary [FashionUnited] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Rana Plaza Tragedy: Calls for rehabilitation of victims, justice renewed [The New Age] 2026-04-25
Bangladesh Photo exhibition at Shilpakala to honours resilience of industrial disaster victims [UNB] 2026-04-25
Global Challenging Regressive Trends and Advancing a Feminist Labor Agenda on Care at CSW70 [IDWF] 2026-04-25
Indonesia Historic Victory in Indonesia: The Domestic Workers Bill Passes After 22 Years of Struggle [IDWF] 2026-04-25
Lebanon / Israel Journalist targeted and killed by Israeli airstrikes while reporting on the war in southern Lebanon [IFJ] 2026-04-24
Canada / Saskatchewan Continuing care assistants report lowest wages in the country [CTV] 2026-04-24
Canada / Nova Scotia 30th CUPE local headed to the picket line amid province wide long term care strike [CUPE] 2026-04-24
Bangladesh Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry [IndustriALL] 2026-04-24
USA Labor Rights Leader Dolores Huerta Accepts TIME100 Impact Award [Time] 2026-04-24
India / Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Stand On Anganwadi Workers' Plea Against Mandatory Facial Recognition To Avail Take-Home Ration Scheme [Live Law] 2026-04-24
Samoa Samoa Mourns the Passing of Gatoloai Dr Tili Afamasaga [Samoa Global] 2026-04-24
UK / England Birmingham City Council faces shock new strike threat in equal pay row [Birmingham Live] 2026-04-24
Guatemala / Global PSI affiliate union leader in Guatemala receives Global Union Award [PSI] 2026-04-23
Bangladesh / Canada Rana Plaza: 13 years on—remembering the workers, renewing the fight for safety [USW] 2026-04-23
Bangladesh Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry [IndustriALL] 2026-04-23
India / Tamil Nadu Women auto drivers navigate a profession built for men [IDR] 2026-04-23
Global Education unions mobilise and organise for climate justice and gender justice [Education International] 2026-04-22
UK McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' [BBC] 2026-04-22
UK McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' [BBC] 2026-04-22
Bangladesh Rana Plaza, 12 years on: Women garment workers still pay the hidden cost of global fashion [Lens] 2026-04-22
UK IOSH urges action on women’s PPE [Health and Safety Matters] 2026-04-22
Jordan GFJTU, ILO conclude first phase of Norwegian-funded gender equality project [JNA] 2026-04-22
Pakistan SCSW urges immediate implementation of Sindh Home-Based Workers Act 2018 [APP] 2026-04-22
India / Karnataka ‘One day, one day, the women will go out to protest…’ [IDR] 2026-04-21
South Africa Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers [The Daily Maverick] 2026-04-21
USA / New York Home care workers launch hunger strike as 24-hour work shifts persist [The Eagle] 2026-04-21
South Africa Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land [GroundUp] 2026-04-21
UK / England Luton Arriva bus engineers strike over serious sexual harassment and assault issues [Unite] 2026-04-20
UK / England ‘People are more unkind’: a glimpse inside Reform’s councils [UNISON] 2026-04-20
Ukraine New NPGU Union in Frontline Region with Female Leader [KVPU] 2026-04-19
Nigeria RATTAWU, NLC Women Advocate Mutual Support for Children [VoN] 2026-04-18
India / Karnataka Menstrual leave: Karnataka to implement law with penal provisions [The Hindu] 2026-04-18
Vietnam Preventive healthcare promoted for female workers [SGGP] 2026-04-18
India How India’s labour laws exclude ASHA, anganwadi and other workers by treating them as ‘volunteers’ [Bar and Bench] 2026-04-18
Canada / Nova Scotia Five days into long-term care worker strike: Nova Scotia government firm, 'resentment just grows and grows' for some picketers [The Chronicle-Herald] 2026-04-18
UK ‘Too many women have been silenced by rogue employers using NDAs’ [Morning Star] 2026-04-16
Australia PFA announces 2025-26 A-League Women Stadiums of the Season [PFA] 2026-04-16
Turkey Textile workers in Turkey fight poor labor conditions in a declining industry [Bianet] 2026-04-16
USA Labor rights activists navigate what César Chávez sexual abuse allegations mean for their movement [Prism Media] 2026-04-16
New Zealand Fuel crisis: Support workers call on government to do their job for a day [Radio New Zealand] 2026-04-15
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