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Updated: Friday 29 March 2024, 09:33:16
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USA / Pennsylvania East Palestine Norfolk Southern Derailment & Rail Labor [LVP] For more info 2024-03-29

UK Sick pay system is “broken and in desperate need of reform”, says TUC [TUC] 2024-03-28

UK Teach union wins £14.3m in compensation payouts for school workers [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

UK Most employees unaware of change in flexible working laws coming next week [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

UK MPs' plan to boost statutory sick pay would end ‘disgrace’ against female workers, TUC says [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

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USA Bridge collapse in Baltimore draws attention to dangerous jobs Hispanic workers face [NPR] 2024-03-28

UK Strike success after Greenwich and Bromley library workers see sick pay increased by 20% [Unite] 2024-03-28

UK Government visa rules allowing rogue employers to abuse and exploit care workers, union warns [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

UK Opposition to strengthening workers’ rights likened to ‘doomsday warnings’ over minimum wage [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

UK Opposition to strengthening workers’ rights likened to ‘doomsday warnings’ over minimum wage [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Government workers flee another uninhabitable CBD building [The Witness] 2024-03-27

Norway / UK Kielland disaster: Families seeking answers 44 years on [BBC] 2024-03-27

South Africa / Limpopo Nurses and patients have to bring their own water to this clinic [GroundUp] 2024-03-27

Palestine / Global IFJ and 38 others urge Media Freedom Coalition member states to act on Gaza [IFJ] 2024-03-27

Serbia Urgent action needed to address threats against journalists [IFJ] 2024-03-27

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador NLTA Calls Out Government ‘Inaction’ on Rising Risks of School Violence [VOCM] 2024-03-27

India / Karnataka For Karnataka's domestic workers, personal is political [The Federal News] 2024-03-27

Finland Union: Lapland seasonal workers report safety concerns on a regular basis [YLE] 2024-03-27

Global / UK UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record [The Guardian] 2024-03-27

Canada / Prince Edward Island UFCW Local 864 Statement Regarding PEI Sick-Day Legislation [UFCW Canada] 2024-03-26

Australia PFA publishes Stoppage Time: A PFA Report on the A-Leagues and Climate Change [PFA] 2024-03-26

UK Revealed: CBI uses gagging clauses to prevent discussion of sexual misconduct claims [The Guardian] 2024-03-26

UK Payout for Uber Eats driver over face scan bias case [BBC] 2024-03-26

USA California wants to protect indoor workers from heat. That goal is now in limbo [NPR] 2024-03-25

USA / California California wants to protect indoor workers from heat. That goal is now in limbo [NPR] 2024-03-25

USA Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms [PBS NewsWeekend] 2024-03-25

UK / Wales Thousands of junior doctors in Wales begin four-day strike [Morning Star] 2024-03-25

USA AFL-CIO, Building Trades hail EPA’s asbestos ban [People's World] 2024-03-25

Ireland Worker who fell from bin lorry loses WRC case [RTÉ] 2024-03-25

Pakistan Twelve mine workers killed in Pakistan [IndustriALL] 2024-03-24

Serbia Escalating threats and attacks against journalists in Novi Sad [IFJ] 2024-03-24

Czech Republic / Russia Appeal to protect exiled Russian journalists [IFJ] 2024-03-24

Europe Kickoff of multi-sectoral negotiation to step up protection against work-related violence and harassment [ETUCE] 2024-03-24

Barbados NUPW demands tighter security at polyclinics [Loop] 2024-03-24

UK GMB union staff to strike over alleged sexual harassment failures [BBC] 2024-03-22

Global / India Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds [BBC] 2024-03-22

UK GMB wins sick pay for 19,000 care workers [GMB] 2024-03-22

UK Young workers ‘paying the price’ amid record rise in zero hour contracts, experts warn [Morning Star] 2024-03-21

Argentina Rural worker dies after heat stroke in Jujuy [The Herald] 2024-03-21

UK 1.6 million more people are in poverty in working households since 2010 [TUC] 2024-03-21

India A quarter of all employees struggle to voice mental health issues at workplace [ET Bureau ] 2024-03-21

India / Haryana Rewari factory blast: Six workers succumb to injuries; CM meets injured, announces financial relief [PTI] 2024-03-21

India / Delhi Two workers of jeans factory die in building collapse [PTI] 2024-03-21

UK Government should compensate Waspi women for pension trickery, ombudsman finds [Morning Star] 2024-03-21

UK Compensate teachers in England for inability to work from home, report says [The Guardian] 2024-03-20

Pakistan Twelve workers killed in Pakistan coal mine explosion [Aljazeera] 2024-03-20

Pakistan Senior journalist killed in Punjab [IFJ] 2024-03-20

Middle East Seafarers’ lives matter [ITF] 2024-03-20

UK / Wales 'Fundamentally flawed’: Welsh Government hits back at ‘minimum service levels’ [FBU] 2024-03-20

Nigeria NLC, ILO train advisors on gender mainstreaming to protect migrant workers [The Gazette] 2024-03-20

South Africa Teachers want control of chaotic classrooms [Sunday Tribune] 2024-03-19

Global / UK Sexual exploitation drives 37% rise in profits from forced labour, ILO says [The Guardian] 2024-03-19

USA / Florida FL Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers [Inside Climate News] 2024-03-19

USA / Florida Miami-Dade’s push to protect outdoor workers dies after state ban. What’s next? [Miami Herald] 2024-03-19

UK Visa system forces care workers to stay silent on rape and abuse [BIJ] 2024-03-18

UK / Scotland Employers in Scotland fined £9.4m for health and safety violations [The Ferret] 2024-03-17

Australia Industrial manslaughter laws are still new to many parts of Australia, and convictions are rare [ABC] 2024-03-17

Australia Domestic workers in Hong Kong scared to speak up as rights dwindle [ABC] 2024-03-17

Canada Urban Libraries Council delivers lackluster toolkit to address workplace violence and harassment [CUPE] 2024-03-16

Australia / Victoria Australian Workers' Union speaks on Ballarat Gold Mine death [ABC] 2024-03-16

Canada / Ontario Union calls for change after correctional officer at Windsor jail stabbed [CBC] 2024-03-16

Australia / Victoria Employer ‘transferred’ safety duties before rock fall killed underground employee [Mine Safety Journal] 2024-03-16

Somalia Journalist shot and killed by security guard in the newsroom [IFJ] 2024-03-15

Australia / Victoria Australian Workers’ Union says mine owners should face ‘strong industrial manslaughter laws’ over Ballarat Gold Mine death [7 News] 2024-03-15

Australia Miners in Ballarat need time to grieve, but also timely justice [AWU] 2024-03-15

Australia / Victoria Union calls for manslaughter charges against mine owner after a man killed in an 'avoidable' rock collapse [Daily Mail] 2024-03-14

UK Trade union Usdaw unveils growing abuse against shopworkers [The Times] 2024-03-14

Bangladesh Government faces questions at ILO over labour conditions [Prothom Alo] 2024-03-14

Australia Rockfall at Australia gold mine kills one worker, injures another [Mining.com] 2024-03-14

Global ‘A fishing accident blinded me but I was forced to keep working’: abuses faced by workers who catch our fish [The Guardian] 2024-03-14

Australia / Victoria ‘Should have been avoided’: miner killed in underground collapse at Ballarat goldmine [The Guardian] 2024-03-14

Malaysia / India Telangana plantation workers send SOS [TNN] 2024-03-14

UK NI Agriculture department settles disability case for £50,000 [PCS] 2024-03-14

USA / Oregon The Fight Against Racism, The UPS Contract &Trump With IBT162 UPS Retired Teamster Howard Williamson [LVP] For more info 2024-03-14

Ghana TUC calls for ratification of ILO convention 190 for workers protection [Modern Ghana] 2024-03-13

UK Fire union warns government of Grenfell-style risk over weak high-rise evacuation policy [FBU] 2024-03-13

UK Research into UK seafarers' experiences of sexual assault at sea continues [Nautilus] 2024-03-13

UK RMT to launch strike ballot on Scotrail over Driver Only Operation (DOO) [RMT] 2024-03-13

UK / Wales Firefighters take campaign for annual health checks to the Senedd [Morning Star] 2024-03-13

UK Violence against shopworkers doubles in the retail crime epidemic – an Usdaw survey finds [USDAW] 2024-03-13

UK Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK [The Guardian] 2024-03-12

UK Fire Brigades Union warns anti-strike laws will put public safety at risk [The Guardian] 2024-03-12

Canada / Ontario Correctional officers in Ontario trail only cops, paramedics for work-related stress injury [OHS Canada] 2024-03-12

UK / Ireland / Northern Ireland From ‘Banter’ to ‘Abuse’?: New Northern Ireland guide aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the workplace [News Letter] 2024-03-12

UK Million Women's March protesters rally in central London [Morning Star] 2024-03-11

Global Trade Union Report Flags Mental Health Impact of Working in Public Healthcare [Newsclick] 2024-03-11

South Africa / Gauteng Sebokeng Police Station plagued by venomous snakes, officers threaten strike [BNN Breaking] 2024-03-11

USA / Florida Florida GOP Passes 'Vicious' Bill Banning Mandatory Water Breaks for Workers: 'We will see fatalities...' [Common Dreams] 2024-03-10

Canada Legislation to deter violence against fire fighters, paramedics advances in Canadian Parliament [IAFF] 2024-03-10

Global Football and Ramadan: Three core considerations for players [FIFPRO] 2024-03-10

UK Violence in schools is no laughing matter [UNISON] 2024-03-10

Canada / Nova Scotia Sexual harassment runs rampant in skilled trades, YWCA study finds [CBC] 2024-03-09

Middle East Seafarer safety in the Red Sea must come first [ITF] 2024-03-09

Philippines Philippines to be a safer country for women transport workers [ITF] 2024-03-09

Colombia fighting to eradicate workplace violence and harassment [ITF] 2024-03-09

Bangladesh National Women Domestic Workers’ Union demanding the arrest and trial of the people, involved in the killing of domestic workers Preeti Urang and Anwara [The New Age] 2024-03-09

India Right To Pee Campaign: Women Loco Pilots In Indian Railways Advocate For Urgent Improvement In Toilet Facilities During Duty Hours [The Free Press Journal] 2024-03-09

UK Women firefighters need annual health monitoring for early cancer prevention [The Morning Star] 2024-03-09

Australia Trial of level crossing cameras a positive step towards a safer transport network [RTBU] 2024-03-09

South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Power restored to Albert Luthuli Hospital [The Witness] 2024-03-09