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Canada Take a stand and Rise Up! for Gender Justice with Canada’s Unions [CLC] 2026-09-25

Canada / USA Canadian IAM Representatives Join Hundreds of Workers at 2026 Women’s & Young Workers Conference in Chicago [IAM Union] 2026-09-25

Canada / Ontario A 163-day strike changed Canadian labour history. Now it’s a play at Theatre Aquarius [The Spectator] 2026-09-25

Canada / Quebec PSAC mourns the death of one of our own [PSAC] 2026-09-25

Philippines / UK Filipino nurse in the UK who fought to get Filipinos counted now urges workers to speak up [The Global Filipino] 2026-09-25

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Global IndustriALL strengthens its pay equity agenda by joining EPIC [IndustriALL] 2026-09-25

Sri Lanka Unions & labour orgs. call on Victoria's Secret to address death of garment worker, after allegedly declining meeting with union [BHRC] 2026-09-25

Egypt Gharbiya garment workers pause strike after partial August wage payments [Manassa] 2026-09-25

UK / Scotland Up to 25,000 Glasgow council workers to be 'sacked' as equal pay talks break down [Glasgow Live] 2026-09-25

India / Karnataka Bengaluru women flag night-shift safety concerns [The News] 2026-09-25

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UK / England Barnsley nursery workers set for full strike ballot [GMB] 2026-09-24

UK TUC General Secretary: “We cannot consign another generation of women to pay inequality” [Politics] 2026-09-24

Ghana TUC calls for advancement in ILO conventions 190, 183 ratification [The Graphic] 2026-09-24

India Street Vendors, Small-Site Construction Workers Fall Through India's Labour Code Protections [IndiaSpend] 2026-09-24

Bangladesh Domestic Workers Protection policy ‘largely remains on paper’ [The Daily Star] 2026-09-24

Canada / Ontario Theatre Aquarius brings union-strong drama ‘Sisters of ’78’ to Hamilton [Urbancity] 2026-09-23

Africa African Trade Unions Demand End to Border Extortion and Harassment of Informal Traders [Streamline] 2026-09-23

UK Circle of Stress and Fear – NEU reports on first year of Ofsted’s new framework [NEU] 2026-09-23

UK Nurse tells employment tribunal her union representative did not take her objections to sharing female changing rooms with a transgender colleague seriously [BBC] 2026-09-23

UK / Scotland Nurse tells employment tribunal her union representative did not take her objections to sharing female changing rooms with a transgender colleague seriously [BBC] 2026-09-23

Europe WHO briefing shows the gender pay gap in the health sector [EPSU] 2026-09-23

Global International Equal Pay Day 2026 [ITUC] 2026-09-22

Brazil / Global The Bahia Declaration: Rising United for Gender Justice [EI] 2026-09-22

USA ‘Women Build This Union Every Day!’ IAM Union Celebrates 30th Founding Anniversary of Historic Women’s Department [IAM Union] 2026-09-22

Mexico Second National Meeting of the Observatory for Substantive Equality in Trade Unions [Universidad de Guadalajara] 2026-09-22

Mexico Second National Meeting of the Observatory for Substantive Equality in Trade Unions [Universidad de Guadalajara] 2026-09-22

Peru Renewed judicial harassment of investigative journalist Paola Ugaz condemned by freedom of expression organisations [IFJ] 2026-09-22

Indonesia Building Union Power with Young Workers and Women in Indonesia [PSI] 2026-09-22

Australia / Northern Territory A voice for remote nurses and midwives in union leadership [ANMJ] 2026-09-22

India NAMASTE Strengthens Safety Dignity and Livelihood Support for Sanitation Workers [News Diary] 2026-09-22

Antigua and Barbuda Kennedy’s Hardware Workers Take Industrial Action Over Union Recognition Dispute [Antigua News] 2026-09-22

Zimbabwe Sexual harassment storm hits Proton Bakeries in Marondera [The Herald] 2026-09-22

New Zealand Exasperated Muriwai ward nurses strike again over unsafe staffing [NZNO] 2026-09-21

UK New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say [The Guardian] 2026-09-21

UK Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concerns [Morning Star] 2026-09-21

UK Victims say Home Office attempt to curtail spycops inquiry will result in a ‘cover-up’ [The Guardian] 2026-09-20

Singapore Women want to return to work but struggle to find suitable jobs: NTUC-SCWO study finds [NTUC] 2026-09-20

Finland JHL’s extensive survey: Menopause symptoms are ignored in workplaces [JHL] 2026-09-20

Canada International Equal Pay Day: The work isn't done [PSAC] 2026-09-19

Canada / Alberta Working 9 to 5 for Less: Why Alberta Needs Pay Equity Laws [AFL] 2026-09-19

South Africa Education International mourns the passing of Piliswa Maqokolo [EI] 2026-09-19

Global The job market did not decide women’s pay. Job evaluation did [IndustriALL] 2026-09-19

Europe Health workers earn less if they’re women [UN] 2026-09-19

New Zealand 2300 more nurses? Yeah, nah Nicola Willis [NZNO] 2026-09-18

UK Spycops: ‘It stinks of a cover-up’ [Morning Star] 2026-09-18

UK Annette Mansell-Green warns of threat to women’s rights on receipt of TUC gold badge [Monring Star] 2026-09-17

Global 5th World Women’s Conference: Gender justice at the heart of the fight for educators’ rights [EI] 2026-09-17

Global 5e Conférence mondiale des femmes : la justice de genre au cœur de la lutte pour les droits des personnels de l’éducation [IE] 2026-09-17

Global Equal pay for work of equal value: A gap that is still with us [UN Women] 2026-09-17

UK Union demands mandatory pay audits to tackle gender discrimination [The Independent] 2026-09-17

Antigua and Barbuda ABWU Negotiates New Workplace Support Addressing Menstruation, Maternity Menopause and Andropause [Antigua News] 2026-09-17

UK Why major reform is needed to ensure equal pay [Unison] 2026-09-17

Global Leading change: Women’s leadership in the spotlight at the 5th EI World Women’s Conference [EI] 2026-09-16

India / Karnataka Labour Department asserts that night-shift safeguards for women employees are covered under OSH Rules [The Hindu] 2026-09-16

Europe Tackling online harassment of women journalists as a professional risk issue [EFJ] 2026-09-16

Zimbabwe Lithium Mining Women Breaking Barriers [IndustriALL] 2026-09-16

New Zealand Tauranga ED staff at wits end and declare state of emergency [NZNO] 2026-09-15

Australia / Queensland Congrats, Kate Fitzpatrick – 2026 Emma Miller Award winner! [FSU] 2026-09-15

India / Punjab Labour dept adopted cash dole scheme for women construction workers sans Centre nod [The Times] 2026-09-15

UK Quarter of school staff work in buildings with asbestos problems, damp and mould, union warns [Mirror] 2026-09-14

Global Communications toolkit | Fifth Education International World Women’s Conference [Education International] 2026-09-14

Global 5th Education International World Women’s Conference: Rising united for gender justice [Education International] 2026-09-14

UK Almost 1 in 4 school staff work in asbestos buildings [GMB] 2026-09-14

Australia Community and disability workers call on Government to support landmark 35 per cent pay claim in the next chapter in the fight for gender pay equity [ASU] 2026-09-14

Nigeria Aremu hails labour, women, youth inclusion in Tinubu’s 2027 campaign council [The Sun] 2026-09-14

UK Aslef’s access to toilets campaign draws cross-union support [Morning Star] 2026-09-14

New Zealand Nurse Maude support workers to strike for the fourth time as facilitation granted by the Employment Relations Authourity [PSA] 2026-09-14

Europe We Rely on Cleaners’ Work, So Cleaners Should Be Paid More [Jacobin] 2026-09-13

USA / California Garden Grove hotels required to provide panic buttons to housekeepers next year [The Daily Pilot] 2026-09-13

Bangladesh Beyond the green: Smiles and struggles in Sreemangal’s tea gardens [The New Age] 2026-09-13

India / Karnataka KITU flags deletion of women’s night-shift safeguards; Labour Dept. says OSH Code covers them [The Hindu] 2026-09-13

UK / England Union to ballot over claim Leeds City Council has underpaid women [Leeds Live] 2026-09-13

Hong Kong Journalist and union leader Selina Cheng secures court conviction against Dow Jones [IFJ] 2026-09-11

UK New training requirement on preventing violence and harassment at sea [Nautilus] 2026-09-11

UK / England Union to ballot thousands of council workers over equal pay claim [The Business Desk] 2026-09-11

Global Get to know EI's Deputy General Secretary, Cassandra Hallett [Education International] 2026-09-10

Hong Kong IFJ stands in solidarity with sacked Hong Kong union leader [IFJ] 2026-09-10

UK / Scotland Minister backs warning over Pink Ladies Glasgow protest [The Herald] 2026-09-10

Romania Metrorex union leader: “There are rather a lot of women in charge” [Informat] 2026-09-10

Africa / Middle East Women union leaders all ready for BWI’s 6th World Congress [BWI] 2026-09-09

Europe Breaking the Silence: ETUCE Launches Women's Health at Work Checklist [ETUCE] 2026-09-09

Europe Landmark court case recognises breast cancer as an occupational disease [EPSU] 2026-09-09

Korea (South) Too Old and A Woman Systemic Age and Gender Discrimination Against Women at Work in South Korea [HRW] 2026-09-09

France Paris mayor launching investigation after Hindu group visit limits female staff at Eiffel Tower [CBC] 2026-09-09

New Zealand Pay equity would put $300 a week into 91,000 families, union says [The Post] 2026-09-09

France Union officials called the gender-based directive 'unprecedented.' City officials say non-discrimination policies must now be strictly enforced everywhere [Plataforma] 2026-09-09

New Zealand 'We are in a health care crisis' Plunket nurses face chronic understaffing [RNZ] 2026-09-08

USA AFL-CIO President: Working people are hurting, don't see politicians showing up for them [AFL-CIO] 2026-09-07

Malta / UK Malta: IFJ condemns verdict in Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination trial [NUJ] 2026-09-07

Canada / Nova Scotia Cape Breton union leader wants to take Indigenous women into decision-making places [The Spectator] 2026-09-06

Thailand Landmark Victory in Thailand: Domestic Workers Secure Access to Social Protection [IDWF] 2026-09-06

Bangladesh Maternity leave is expanding in Bangladesh, but garment workers still struggle for childcare [Global Voices] 2026-09-05

New Zealand North Shore residents show support for nurses at public meeting [RNZ] 2026-09-04

India / Global This deal has cut violence against women on factory floors, but many clothing brands won’t sign on. [IJB] 2026-09-04

Ghana TUC calls for stakeholder action to advance ratification of ILO Conventions 183, 190 [GBN] 2026-09-04

New Zealand 'Exhausted': Gisbourne Hospital ED nurses to strike over understaffing [NZ Herald] 2026-09-03

Malta EFJ condemns the failure to convict the mastermind behind the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia [EFJ] 2026-09-03

Australia Big Sister program updates [ETU] 2026-09-02

UK Gender pensions gap effectively means retired women go 4 months a year without a pension – TUC [TUC] 2026-09-02

New Zealand Employing graduate nurses will help keep them in nursing and the country [NZNO] 2026-09-01