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Updated: Tuesday 19 March 2024, 09:30:51
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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

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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

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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