Canada / Ontario Toronto transit worker stabbing prompts calls for safety review [The Safety Mag] 2026-08-19

Australia / Northern Territory NT Health calls for surge workforce at Darwin, Palmerston hospitals amid 'immense' staff pressures [ABC] 2026-08-19

Australia / South Australia Doctors sound Mayday over SA health service [Medical Republic] 2026-08-19

Australia / Western Australia BHP workers call for designated smoking areas at FIFO camps [MEU] 2026-08-19

Australia / Tasmania Historic Win as Easter Sunday to be Declared a Public Holiday in Tasmania [SDA] 2026-08-19

Canada Class & Climate [Perspectives] 2026-08-19

Global Measuring the impact: How FIFPRO research is examining heading and brain health [FIFPRO] 2026-08-19

Korea (South) Players in Korea Republic call for stronger heat protections after alarming survey [FIFPRO] 2026-08-19

UK Exploitative zero-hours contracts are endemic, TUC says [TUC] 2026-08-18

Canada Caribbean laborers report rat-infested rooms and abusive bosses [Foreign Policy] 2026-08-18

Canada Heat stress is a workplace hazard and workers need protection [UFCW Canada] 2026-08-17

USA / California 31 dead, nearly 600 ill due to lung disease linked to stone countertop exposure: study [KOMO] 2026-08-16

USA / California State tackles multiple wildfires as firefighter workforce faces strain [Al Jazeera] 2026-08-16

Bangladesh Shipbreaking yard tragedy triggers safety concerns [FE] 2026-08-16

South Africa / Gauteng Alexandra high school achieving but at a cost to teachers: Sadtu [TimesLIVE] 2026-08-15

Cyprus Trade union demands binding rules to protect workers from heat [philenews] 2026-08-15

USA Protecting workers means protecting their ability to earn a living [amNY] 2026-08-15

USA / Oklahoma Extreme Oklahoma heat leads to workers, first responders taking steps to protect themselves [KOCO] 2026-08-15

USA / Illinois UFCW Statement on Tyson Foods Closing Joslin, Ill. Beef Plant [UFCW] 2026-08-15

India / Uttarakhand Seven workers killed, 14 injured after landslide, water seepage in Chamoli tunnel [HT] 2026-08-14

South Africa SAFTU on Nkaneng mire tragedy: illegal mining is a deadly consequence of abandonment, unemployment and failure of extractivist mining model: [SAFTU] 2026-08-14

South Africa When freedom failed the mineworkers [Mail & Guardian] 2026-08-14

UK London bus strikes: All 43 routes facing little or no service as walkouts begin [The Standard] 2026-08-14

South Africa / Free State NEHAWU statement on brutal assault of a professional nurse – union to march in defiance of bail application [COSATU] 2026-08-14

South Africa SAMA warns of pressure on health system as diabetes now SA's leading natural cause of death [Jacaranda FM] 2026-08-14

USA / Arkansas Bella Vista Firefighter’s Union on how high heat index can impact fire response [KNWA] 2026-08-14

UK Heatwave: Firefighters' union chief warns country faces 'national emergency' [The Mirror] 2026-08-14

UK / England Firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year [The Union-Bulletin] 2026-08-14

UK Unions slam ‘scaremongering’ over costs of banning ‘exploitative’ zero-hour contracts [Morning Star] 2026-08-14

UK Bus drivers go on strike as extreme heat in cabs ‘could lead to fatal crashes’ [Morning Star] 2026-08-14

UK 1 in 3 insecure workers face £3000 annual hit – government assessment reveals [TUC] 2026-08-14

Africa / Kenya COP31: African unions and climate negotiators unite for just transition [Climatewatch] 2026-08-14

UK 1500 London bus drivers set for heatwave strikes [MorningStar] 2026-08-14

USA / Minnesota Smoke, Heat, Storms: How Climate Change is Making Bad Working Conditions Even Worse [inthesetimes] 2026-08-14

UK Revealed: overwhelming majority of British people back maximum workplace temperature limit [Friends Of The Earth] 2026-08-14

Canada / British Columbia Workers’ have rights when it comes to wildfire smoke [InfoNews] 2026-08-14

UK Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns [The Guardian] 2026-08-13

UK Arriva North London drivers strike over roasting buses as capital sees fifth heatwave [Unite] 2026-08-13

Australia Amendments deliver a rail safety Bill for workers and the community [RTBU] 2026-08-13

Nigeria Onne Port Unions Threaten Strike Over ‘Death Trap’ Roads, E-Call-Up Charges [Arise News] 2026-08-13

India / Manipur Truck driver dies amid NH-37 congestion, transport unions threaten strike [Northeast Now] 2026-08-13

Canada / Ontario Union warns Ontario's workers' compensation review threatens services [The Safety Mag] 2026-08-12

Australia National aged care survey reveals staffing shortages, escalating workplace violence and cost-cutting by providers [ANMF] 2026-08-12

UK Extreme heat at work: what are my rights as temperatures approach 37°C [The Workers Union] 2026-08-12

UK FBU calls for more funding as ‘unprecedented summer’ puts rising demands on already stretched crews [The Guardian] 2026-08-11

Australia ‘Someone is going to die’: Australian nurses expose horrifying working conditions [News.com.au] 2026-08-11

UK Drivers are demanding all buses are fitted with effective air conditioning [MyLondon] 2026-08-11

UK HSE issues £60k fine after worker injured in fall [HRmagazine] 2026-08-11

Saudi Arabia / Bangladesh Bwi Expresses Deep Grief over Death of 16 Bangladeshi Workers in Saudi Factory Fire [BWI] 2026-08-11

South Africa / North West https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-11-fourteen-reported-dead-17-injured-in-illegal-chrome-incident-near-marikana/?dm_source=blocks-list-item&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform&dm_position=4&_gl=1*vbbuvr*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA2NTk2NjM0My4xNzg2ND [Daily Maverick] 2026-08-11

UK Probation staff vote to strike in blow to Burnham plans on early release [The Guardian] 2026-08-11

UK University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal [The Guardian] 2026-08-11

UK PM rejects unions and climate activists' calls to set maximum workplace temperature [Morning Star] 2026-08-11

USA Workers Deserve Protection from Deadly Heat [IAM] 2026-08-11

UK Heat strikes are a warning — we must change to adapt to a hotter world [Morning Star] 2026-08-11

Europe Keeping a warming Europe moving: how hot temperatures affect transport workers and what can be done about it [ETF] 2026-08-10

Australia Carnival allegations prompt Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls for cruise crew protection [ABC] 2026-08-10

UK Delays to publication of blacklisting report down to new evidence needing investigation, Inquiry says [Morning Star] 2026-08-10

Thailand Education International stands in solidarity with school community devastated by tragic shooting [EI] 2026-08-09

Global IFJ Gender Council calls on media to adopt strict policies to fight sexism at work [IFJ] 2026-08-09

Palestine Journalist physically assaulted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank [IFJ] 2026-08-09

USA / Maine ICE detains hospital nurse, prompting protests from coworkers calling for her release [FOX] 2026-08-09

USA / California ‘It wasn’t right’: Car wash workers cope with lingering effects of southern California raids [Times of San Diego] 2026-08-09

UK Unite chief: ‘no place to hide’ for those involved in blacklisting scandal [Construction News] 2026-08-08

South Africa / North West Safety concerns escalate at Implats following deadly sulphur dioxide leak at Rustenburg plant [IOL] 2026-08-08

South Africa AMCU's Mathunjwa demands criminal charges after fatal gas leak at Implats Rustenburg [Briefly News] 2026-08-08

Canada / Ontario Ford government's review of WSIB an opportunity to improve services for injured workers [CUPE] 2026-08-08

Canada / Nova Scotia Chronic understaffing overwhelms striking Nova Scotia 911 dispatchers [The Safety Mag] 2026-08-08

UK RMT lauds members following rail power outages [RMT] 2026-08-07

UK RMT strike action again at EMR over safety [RMT] 2026-08-07

UK National Gallery director ignores concerns over racially divided facilities [PCS] 2026-08-07

UK / England Amazon workers in coventry: A case study for resisting digital surveillance [The Boar] 2026-08-07

UK / England V&A workers win toilet break dispute with museum - but strike action to go ahead [The Standard] 2026-08-07

USA / Maryland Baltimore Security Guards Strike Again Over Heat, Missing Pay at City Housing Sites [Hoodline] 2026-08-07

UK Firefighters praised during a demanding summer [BBC] 2026-08-07

Australia / New South Wales Tragedy strikes at United Wambo [MEU] 2026-08-07

UK Firefighters hail victory as Reform-led Kent council rejects plans for major service cuts [Morning Star] 2026-08-07

Canada Workers speak out against growing screen time surveillance [CBC] 2026-08-06

UK FBU claims victory after Kent County Council reject all fire service cuts proposals [FBU] 2026-08-06

UK Private water must take blame for England's fouled waterways [GMB] 2026-08-06

UK Turning up the heat on the government [Unison] 2026-08-05

South Africa ‘Mining profits prioritised over workers’ lives’– NUM [Sunday World] 2026-08-05

Canada / Alberta Alberta Forestry and Parks charged under OHS Act over 2024 death of man battling Jasper wildfire [CBC] 2026-08-05

Australia / Queensland Violence against nurses hits ‘crisis point’ [Health Servies Daily] 2026-08-05

Finland Teachers face rising classroom violence, union reports [YLE] 2026-08-05

Australia / Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union survey finds 'crisis level' workplace violence [ABC] 2026-08-05

UK Major disruption to bus services as Arriva North London workers will strike over conditions [Unite] 2026-08-05

Canada / Ontario ‘Working past exhaustion in extreme heat’: migrant farm workers rally in Toronto [The Narwhal] 2026-08-05

UK NHS staff have been called “monkeys” amid a reported rise in racism across the health service, experts have said [Morning Star] 2026-08-04

South Africa National Health and Safety Committee of NUM calls for urgent action to end workplace fatalities and defend workers' lives [NUM] 2026-08-04

South Africa NUM condemns brutal killing of a female security officer at Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre [NUM] 2026-08-04

South Africa SAFTU condemns exclusion of organised labour from National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide [SAFTU] 2026-08-04

Australia / Victoria Cleanaway Dandenong: Waste workers to take industrial action [The Star-Journal] 2026-08-03

Germany Stress-Related Sick Leave Jumps 80% in Eight Years — and Young Workers Are the Most Anxious [Ad Hoc News] 2026-08-03

India Women platform workers forced to choose between health and income amid extreme heat, says HeatWatch report [Maktoob Media] 2026-08-03

Jordan Public Services Union, ILO Discuss Cooperation on Domestic Workers [Petra] 2026-08-03

Korea Korean workers bear brunt of heat wave [KoreanTimes] 2026-08-03

UK Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told [The Guardian] 2026-08-02

Canada / British Columbia Submission to the WCB on proposed changes to the OH&S Regulation Part 20 - Shotcrete [BCFED] 2026-08-02

Australia / South Australia Industrial manslaughter charges show employers can’t put a price on the lives of SA workers [SA Unions] 2026-08-02