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French journalist detained while on assignment in Addis Ababa

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Ethiopia / France French journalist detained while on assignment in Addis Ababa [EFJ] 28-02-2024

Ethiopia Cost-of-living crisis hurdle for organizing [IndustriALL] 15-02-2024

Ethiopia The road to reforming Ethiopia’s policies on maternity and paternity leave [The Reporter] 20-01-2024

Ethiopia CETU discloses women workers in industrial parks have faced violations of rights [borkena] 08-12-2023

Ethiopia Violence against women and associated factors among female construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [BMC Psychiatry] 29-07-2023

Ethiopia Education union’s plea for peace [Education International] 20-12-2022

Ethiopia Trade union demands de-escalation of military hostilities and continued humanitarian assistance [Education International] 13-10-2022

Ethiopia ‘Decline’ of unions greatly exaggerated [GLU] 30-07-2022

Ethiopia Massive job losses reverse union gains in Ethiopia's Hawassa Industrial Park [IndustriALL] 23-07-2022

Ethiopia Media houses raided and 9 media workers arrested [IFJ] 25-05-2022


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Guterres leads tributes to UN workers 2024-03-04 [United Nations]

France French journalist detained while on assignment in Addis Ababa 2024-02-28 [EFJ]

Cost-of-living crisis hurdle for organizing 2024-02-15 [IndustriALL]

The road to reforming Ethiopia’s policies on maternity and paternity leave 2024-01-20 [The Reporter]

CETU discloses women workers in industrial parks have faced violations of rights 2023-12-08 [borkena]

Job losses wreck livelihoods in Ethiopia’s garment industry 2023-09-06 [IndustriALL]

Violence against women and associated factors among female construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2023-07-29 [BMC Psychiatry]

Education union’s plea for peace 2022-12-20 [Education International]

Trade union demands de-escalation of military hostilities and continued humanitarian assistance 2022-10-13 [Education International]

‘Decline’ of unions greatly exaggerated 2022-07-30 [GLU]

Massive job losses reverse union gains in Ethiopia's Hawassa Industrial Park 2022-07-23 [IndustriALL]

Media houses raided and 9 media workers arrested 2022-05-25 [IFJ]

Ethiopia: CPJ calls for release of journalists 2022-05-08 [Africa News]

Ethiopia Abused migrant worker in Lebanon dreams of justice in rare court case 2022-02-17 [N MENA]

USA Unions fear job losses if AGOA eligibility is withdrawn from Ethiopia 2021-10-21 [IndustriALL]

Media regulator suspends Addis Standard 2021-07-19 [IFJ]

Journalist attacked and threatened with death 2021-02-12 [IFJ]

Ethiopia: Garment workers report pay cuts, unpaid & forced overtime at Indochine Apparel and KGG Garments factories; Incl. brands' responses 2021-01-21 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Media crackdown amid military offensive in Tigray region 2020-11-17 [IFJ]

Ethiopia 'Ethiopian Airlines joint venture can save SAA' 2019-12-02 [Sowetan]

Africa Unions enlighten Ethiopia on collective bargaining 2019-08-24 [Just Style]

MoLSA to push for livable wages in ind. parks 2019-05-25 [The Reporter]

Ethiopia needs minimum wage law to protect workers – Investment chief 2019-05-24 [Africa News]

Worker turnover and unrest undermines Ethiopia sourcing 2019-05-10 [Just Style]

Global Garment workers are the lowest paid in the world 2019-05-07 [FOX]

India Police take 3 IL&FS officials into custody over unpaid wages 2018-12-05 [PTI]

India IL&FS workers held hostage by unpaid staff 2018-12-01 [Bloomberg]

Project helps female garment workers guard against exploitation 2018-12-01 [Just Style]

Lebanon Abused Ethiopian domestic worker is “the poster girl for kafala” in Lebanon 2018-05-23 [ET]

Lebanon Abused Ethiopian domestic worker is “the poster girl for kafala” in Lebanon 2018-05-22 [Equal Times]

Unions campaign for Ethiopia garment wage increase 2018-05-17 [Just Style]

Africa Occupation: girl 2018-05-11 [Equal Times]

Ethiopian Airlines Resume Service After a Brief Interruption - a rare strike by air traffic controllers 2018-04-19 [ENA]

Park life: workers struggle to make ends meet at Ethiopia's $250m industrial zone 2017-12-07 [Guardian ]

Unions prioritise women workers' rights in Ethiopia 2017-12-03 [Just Style]

Ethiopia Domestic Worker from Ethiopia Survives Fall From Kuwait Building 2017-04-04 [HRW]

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