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Deregulation drive weakens worker protections across South Asia

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/ Asia Les syndicats japonais et coréens prennent des mesures contre les bailleurs de fonds de l'armée du Myanmar [ISP] 06-06-2026


Deregulation drive weakens worker protections across South Asia [IndustriALL] 12-05-2026


/ Pacific Asia Pacific unions tackle low wages in the garment sector [IndustriALL] 07-05-2026


/ Pacific Women Deliver Conference: Unions Share Organising Strategies From Across Asia Pacific [PSI] 06-05-2026


Join the Fight for Garment Workers’ Rights [Amnesty International USA] 02-05-2026



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Asia Les syndicats japonais et coréens prennent des mesures contre les bailleurs de fonds de l'armée du Myanmar 2026-06-06 [ISP]

Pacific Building inclusive and sustainable youth structure in Asia Pacific 2026-05-21 [IndustriALL]

Europe BWI Eurasia Cement Network strengthens unity for just transition 2026-05-18 [BWI]

Pacific Los sindicatos de Asia-Pacífico abordan los bajos salarios en el sector textil 2026-05-14 [IndustriALL]

Deregulation drive weakens worker protections across South Asia 2026-05-12 [IndustriALL]

Pacific Asia Pacific unions tackle low wages in the garment sector 2026-05-07 [IndustriALL]

Pacific Women Deliver Conference: Unions Share Organising Strategies From Across Asia Pacific 2026-05-06 [PSI]

USA 'Injury to one is injury to all': Why Oregon educators and Asian garment workers are fighting Nike together 2026-05-02 [Footwear News]

Join the Fight for Garment Workers’ Rights 2026-05-02 [Amnesty International USA]

Pacific UNI Asia & Pacific 35th Executive Committee Meeting urges ceasefire in the Middle East and expresses solidarity with Nepal trade union movement 2026-04-30 [UNI Global Union]

Educators in North Asia stand for climate justice and a just transition 2026-04-27 [Education International]

North Asia Network of educators joins forces for democratic, resilient, and truly representative unions 2026-04-24 [EI]

Pacific La FIFPRO Asie/Océanie dévoile la première équipe du tournoi après le vote des joueurs 2026-04-05 [FIFPRO]

Pacific FIFPRO Asia/Oceanía presenta el primer Equipo del Torneo tras la votación de las futbolistas 2026-04-05 [FIFPRO]

Pacific FIFPRO Asia/Oceania announces inaugural Team of the Tournament following player vote 2026-04-05 [FIFPRO]

Europe Domestic Workers' Rights Spotlighted at Yerevan Summit 2026-04-03 [ILO]

Pacific Hot off the press: BWI Asia Pacific releases latest newsletter 2026-04-03 [BWI]

Pacific Education unions stand firm amid escalating crises 2026-04-01 [Education International]

Pacific On Women’s Month, BWI affiliates laud resilient women workers fighting injustice 2026-03-11 [BWI]

Survey highlights challenging conditions faced by migrant workers in Asia’s fishing and seafood processing industries 2026-02-25 [ILO]

Pacific Los sindicatos de Asia & Pacífico incluyen la justicia fiscal en la agenda de lxs trabajadorxs y obtienen resultados positivos 2026-02-16 [ISP]

Pacific Les syndicats d'Asie-Pacifique inscrivent la justice fiscale comme priorité pour les travailleurs.euses et obtiennent gain de cause 2026-02-16 [ISP]

Join the fight for garment workers’ rights 2026-02-11 [Amnesty International]

Continent of Labour: Toward a New Historiography for Asian Labour Movements (Part 1) 2026-02-07 [Asian Labour Review]

Asia Таксисты против «Яндекса» Забастовка прошла сразу в нескольких постсоветских странах. Водители борются за условия труда 2025-12-17 [Новая газета Европа]

Les jeunes d’Asie-Pacifique approuvent la nouvelle structure jeunesse d’IndustriALL 2025-12-16 [IndustriALL]

Los jóvenes de Asia-Pacífico respaldan la nueva estructura juvenil de IndustriALL 2025-12-15 [IndustriALL]

Pacific Youth endorse IndustriALL’s new youth structure 2025-12-15 [IndustriALL]

unions vow to eradicate “silent killer”: ITUC-AP, BWI and APHEDA convene 3rd Regional Conference on Asbestos 2025-12-14 [BWI]

Asia Multi-country delegation undertakes study tour on BOCW model 2025-12-14 [BWI]

Solidarity with Workers and Communities Affected by Devastating Floods across Asia 2025-12-09 [PSI]

Promouvoir un programme de transformation en matière d’égalité des sexes en Asie du Sud-Est 2025-12-08 [IndustriALL]

Indonesia Pushing for gender transformative agenda in South East Asia 2025-12-08 [IndustriALL]

Amnistía Internacional expone abusos laborales por impedir la sindicalización en el sector de la confección 2025-12-08 [Mundo Gremial]

Pakistan What happens to women garment workers ‘behind the seams’ 2025-12-08 [Dawn]

Pacific FAPaJ Congress votes in solidarity with region's media industry 2025-12-04 [IFJ]

UNI Asia & Pacific expresses solidarity with victims of recent floods across South and Southeast Asia 2025-12-02 [UNI Global Union]

Amnistía Internacional expone abusos laborales por impedir la sindicalización en el sector de la confección 2025-12-01 [Latam Gremial]

Workers Who Make Black Friday Deals Possible Face Attacks on Right to Organize 2025-11-28 [Common Dreams]

Rights group urges fashion brands and states to respect labor rights 2025-11-28 [Jurist]

Global garment industry profits from denial of right to unionize in major sourcing countries 2025-11-27 [Amnesty International]

Ahead of Black Friday, Report Reveals Attacks on Garment Workers’ Right to Organize 2025-11-27 [Common Dreams]

Amnesty International Has a Message for Fashion Brands Ahead of Black Friday 2025-11-27 [The Sourcing Journal]

Garment worker repression boosts profits for factories, brands: AI reports 2025-11-27 [The New Age]

Kleskjedene bryter systematisk egne retningslinjer om arbeidsforhold 2025-11-27 [TV 2]

Asia Jakarta: Civil society and unions call for firm ASEAN action on Myanmar 2025-11-21 [BWI]

Pacific Successful teacher-led learning circles for formative assessment initiatives in Asia-Pacific 2025-11-10 [Education International]

Les vendeurs ambulants, « épine dorsale des systèmes alimentaires urbains » en Asie du Sud-Est, sont-ils préparés aux conséquences du changement climatique ? 2025-11-07 [Equal Times]

Los vendedores ambulantes del sudeste asiático, “pilares de los sistemas alimentarios urbanos”, ¿resistirán al cambio climático? 2025-11-07 [Equal Times]

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