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ECtHR rules in favour of independent media against billionaire [IFJ] 14-07-2026


Pay Gaps Are Widening Again [Finimize] 08-07-2026


Unions launch referendum against a minimum-wage reform they describe as attack on women [Le News] 04-07-2026


/ Switzerland Gender Gap in Part-Time Work Exceeds 37 Percentage Points as German Retail Workers Strike for 7% Raise [Ad Hoc News] 13-06-2026


Business, unions unite against Swiss immigration cap push [The Australian] 09-06-2026



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ECtHR rules in favour of independent media against billionaire 2026-07-14 [IFJ]

USA ILO Adopts First Global Treaty for Gig Workers For more info 2026-07-12 [The Labour Pulse]

Pay Gaps Are Widening Again 2026-07-08 [Finimize]

Unions launch referendum against a minimum-wage reform they describe as attack on women 2026-07-04 [Le News]

Switzerland Gender Gap in Part-Time Work Exceeds 37 Percentage Points as German Retail Workers Strike for 7% Raise 2026-06-13 [Ad Hoc News]

Business, unions unite against Swiss immigration cap push 2026-06-09 [The Australian]

Five Guys franchise found responsible in sexual harassment case in Switzerland 2026-03-27 [IUF]

Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack 2026-03-11 [EFJ]

  JOB  Global New jobs: Global Climate Justice Program Coordinator, Global Communications Officer 2026-03-05 [BWI]

US analytics firm takes Republik magazine to court 2026-02-17 [EFJ]

Global Starbucks: Ethical Sourcing or Swiss Swindle? 2026-02-12 [IUF]

Victory! After massive protests, Swiss construction workers win historic gains 2026-02-04 [BWI]

IFATCA Spotlight Podcast – Switzerland 2025-12-21 [IFATCA]

Swiss health workers rally in Bern to protest staff shortages 2025-11-28 [UNI Global Union]

Public broadcaster SBC to cut 900 jobs 2025-11-26 [EFJ]

BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers 2025-11-10 [BWI]

Europe Nestlé Waters workers demonstrate in Vevey: Our future is not for sale! 2025-09-29 [IUF]

Article 47 of the Banking Act must be amended to include strong public interest protections 2025-07-07 [EFJ]

Switzerland Solidarity rally with Ukrainian trade unions 2025-06-11 [BWI]

Women's pay report: large companies disregard equal pay 2025-06-10 [Blue News]

Switzerland IndustriALL engages investors to hold Glencore accountable for ESG impacts 2025-05-26 [IndustriALL]

Legal challenge against Five Guys for failing to stop sexual harassment 2025-03-07 [IUF]

Switzerland Holcim workers on strike for over 70 days in Peru 2025-02-24 [IndustriALL]

Switzerland No relief for dismissed Rieter India workers yet 2025-02-06 [IndustriALL]

Europe Trade unions unhappy with new Swiss-EU agreement 2025-01-06 [SWI]

Switzerland Thai employer continues to violate workers’ rights under Swiss programme 2024-10-11 [IndustriALL]

Switzerland Besa Mahmuti, the only Albanian working in the Public Transport Union in Switzerland: We must show how hardworking and honest we are 2024-10-10 [Telegrafi]

People of the Union: Joao Paiva 2024-08-18 [FIFPRO]

France French investigative journalist silenced by justice 2024-08-09 [EFJ]

Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won 2024-07-03 [Social Europe]

Billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting domestic workers 2024-06-25 [Stuff]

India Billionaire Hindujas sentenced to jail for exploiting Indian workers 2024-06-24 [TNM]

Switzerland Britain’s richest family Hindujas ‘spent more on dog than they paid servant’ 2024-06-19 [Independent]

Europe Interview with Giorgio Tuti: “Europe Needs to Invest In Its Railway System” 2024-05-17 [ETF]

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]

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This month in labour history

1-07-1876 Death in Bern of Mikhaïl Bakounine, revolutionary, theorist of anarchism and philosopher who wrote particularly on the role of the state. In his writings he lays the foundations of libertarian socialism. [more]

28-07-1875 Göschenen massacre. 2000 workers digging the Gotthard tunnel, almost all of them Italian, demanded breaks because of the arduous nature of the work. The militia opened fire: 4 dead, ten wounded, 13 prisoners. [more]