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Giorgio Fonio: a Ticinese trade unionist in the Swiss parliament

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Switzerland Giorgio Fonio: a Ticinese trade unionist in the Swiss parliament [SwissInfo] 24-03-2024

Switzerland Country accepts historic social solidarity initiative [IndustriALL] 07-03-2024

Switzerland Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension [BBC] 04-03-2024

Switzerland UNIA pushes for decent pensions, better wages and reduced working hours [BWI] 06-11-2023

Switzerland Better work conditions demanded to attract more workers for just transition [BWI] 11-10-2023

Switzerland Workers hit the streets for climate justice [BWI] 05-10-2023

Switzerland When Diplomats Are Traffickers, Migrant Domestic Workers Are Enslaved [Pulitzer Centre] 01-09-2023

Switzerland Hundreds of thousands of women strike for gender equality [UNI Global Union] 21-06-2023

Switzerland Women journalists on strike for better working conditions [IFJ] 14-06-2023

Switzerland Women take to streets to fight inequality and sexism [SwissInfo] 14-06-2023


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Giorgio Fonio: a Ticinese trade unionist in the Swiss parliament 2024-03-24 [SwissInfo]

Country accepts historic social solidarity initiative 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension 2024-03-04 [BBC]

Switzerland Ten years of ‘labour dialogue’ with the Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement: review and outlook 2024-03-02 [GLC]

Switzerland A Joint Letter From The Swiss Trade Union Federation SGB USS And Solifonds Called The Israeli Government To Allow Palestinian Workers To Go Back To Their Work Places In Israel 2023-12-31 [MAAN Workers Association]

Switzerland ILO refers dispute on the right to strike to the International Court of Justice 2023-11-13 [ILO]

UNIA pushes for decent pensions, better wages and reduced working hours 2023-11-06 [BWI]

Better work conditions demanded to attract more workers for just transition 2023-10-11 [BWI]

Workers hit the streets for climate justice 2023-10-05 [BWI]

When Diplomats Are Traffickers, Migrant Domestic Workers Are Enslaved 2023-09-01 [Pulitzer Centre]

Towards climate justice: Swiss citizens approve net zero climate law 2023-06-24 [BWI]

Switzerland BWI pushes for labour rights, gender equality and democracy inside and outside ILC 2023-06-22 [BWI]

Hundreds of thousands of women strike for gender equality 2023-06-21 [UNI Global Union]

Women take to streets to fight inequality and sexism 2023-06-14 [SwissInfo]

IFJ Gender Council supports feminist strike 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Women journalists on strike for better working conditions 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Unions demand hard line with EU over wages 2023-06-03 [SwissInfo]

Switzerland Профсоюзы обеспокоены предложением Glencore о поглощении Teck Resources 2023-05-24 [IndustriALL]

Turkey Journalist Pehiran Kaya’s asylum request must be granted 2023-05-23 [EFJ]

Unions blast low wages for ‘women’s jobs’ 2023-05-16 [SwissInfo]

40% of workers in Switzerland feel exhausted 2023-05-12 [SwissInfo]

Why do the Swiss strike less than other Europeans? 2023-04-13 [The Local]

Credit Suisse workers need a rescue package 2023-03-30 [UNI Global Union]

Google workers stage walkout as job cuts hit Europe 2023-03-16 [O Canada]

BWI close ranks with striking masons 2022-11-09 [BWI]

‘Severely disrupted’: Geneva’s Léman Express hit by strike action 2022-10-18 [The Local]

Women At The Heart Of Swiss Pension Reform Vote 2022-09-22 [Barron's]

Fast food workers unite in Geneva for occupational health and safety 2022-06-11 [IUF]

South Africa Solidar Suisse visits BWI regional office, marks historic cooperation 2022-05-28 [BWI]

Solidarity action: tell DPD CEO to halt union-busting  ActNOW!  2022-02-27 [UNI]

UNI stands with DPD workers organizing in Switzerland 2021-09-29 [UNI Global Union]

Court rejects temporary sex workers' access to COVID-19-related compensation 2021-06-26 [CTV]

Guest Editorial: Vania Alleva, President of IUF affiliate UNiA 2021-02-09 [IUF]

Agreement Reached with Nestlé Waters Switzerland on Health Insurance Premiums and Parental Leave 2020-12-17 [IUF]

Swiss vote shows need to keep fighting for mandatory corporate responsibility 2020-12-04 [UNI Global Union]

Swiss responsible business initiative narrowly lost referendum 2020-12-01 [BWI]

Global unions call on Swiss to vote for corporate responsibility 2020-11-30 [UNI Global Union]

Switzerland turns orange ahead of “responsible business” referendum 2020-11-24 [BWI]

Teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures 2020-11-13 [Education International]

Swiss Essential Workers Demand Essential Rights 2020-11-03 [UNI Global Union]

BWI supports Swiss Responsible Business Initiative 2020-10-17 [BWI]

Geneva adopts what's believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world 2020-10-05 [CTV]

Education unions join forces for safe return to schools and quality education 2020-08-12 [EI]

Minimum wage debate returns 2020-06-18 [SwissInfo]

Nestle staff to get full salary for three months as COVID-19 halts work 2020-03-31 [CNA]

Geneva and Vaud stop work at construction sites 2020-03-19 [BWI]

Why salaries in Switzerland need to rise 2019-11-15 [The Local]

Google's attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees 2019-10-22 [Vox]

Women's Strike in Shuts Down Switzerland 2019-06-28 [BWI]

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