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Global trade unions rally behind ZCTU [Bulawayo24] 2020-09-23

Miners' protest goes underground [Eric Lee - Solidarity]  ActNOW!  2020-09-23

Call for solidarity with postal unions in Brazil [UNI Global Union] 2020-09-22

 VIDEO  Global unions say no to dictatorship in the Philippines [BWI] 2020-09-22

Support miners protesting underground [IndustriALL]  ActNOW!  2020-09-21

Strong Unions Are Pivotal For Safety Of Healthcare Workers And Patients [Scoop] 2020-09-18

A Left populist strategy for post-COVID-19 [Opendemocracy] 2020-09-15

Teachers unions around the world clash with governments over coronavirus and school reopening plans [The Post] 2020-09-13

ITUC Global Poll 2020 shows urgent need to repair the Social Contract [ITUC] 2020-09-11

9 September: International Day to Protect Education from Attack [EI] 2020-09-09

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Today's labour news


IndustriALL Global Union and TUAC raise concerns at OECD Steel Committee 2020-09-25 [IndustriALL]

Pushing the reset button will not change the game 2020-09-24 [PSI]

NUPGE releases international comparison of workplace protections for victims of domestic violence 2020-09-24 [NUPGE]

UNI to host webinar with Nobel Prize-winner Joseph E. Stiglitz 2020-09-24 [UNI Global Union]

Education International joins initiative for climate literacy 2020-09-23 [Education International]

Help Migrant Domestic Workers in COVID-19 - Please Donate Now! 2020-09-23 [IDWF]

ITUC to hold global mass protests in solidarity with poorly-paid Zimbabwean workers. 2020-09-23 [Pindula News]

Global trade unions rally behind ZCTU 2020-09-23 [Bulawayo24]

Miners' protest goes underground  ActNOW!  2020-09-23 [Eric Lee - Solidarity]

The other virus: tax fraud 2020-09-22 [PSI]

Social dialogue as relevant as ever, as live performance sector fights to emerge from lockdown 2020-09-22 [UNI Global Union]

Paper, Packaging and Graphical unions team up on safety rights 2020-09-22 [UNI Global Union]

Protect Jobs, protect democracy, protect print media: Global unions launch campaign to ensure journalism’s future 2020-09-22 [UNI Global Union]

Call for solidarity with postal unions in Brazil 2020-09-22 [UNI Global Union]

 VIDEO  Global unions say no to dictatorship in the Philippines 2020-09-22 [BWI]

TUAC Reaction to the OECD Economic Outlook Interim Report, September 2020 2020-09-22 [TUAC]

Time to talk about building back a better world of work, Director-General tells L20 trade union leaders 2020-09-22 [ILO]

18 September 2020 marks the inaugural United Nations International Equal Pay Day 2020-09-22 [ITUC]

Support miners protesting underground  ActNOW!  2020-09-21 [IndustriALL]

Report It: Everyone can highlight threats against journalists, speak up and speak out 2020-09-21 [EFJ]

Education has a role to play in highlighting facts of climate change 2020-09-19 [PSI]

World Report - Friday September 18, 2020 2020-09-19 [RadioLabour]

Lessons from the Gig Economy for Transforming Public Services 2020-09-18 [The Bullet / Ursula Huws]

Strong Unions Are Pivotal For Safety Of Healthcare Workers And Patients 2020-09-18 [Scoop]

Paper, packaging and graphical unions team up on safety rights 2020-09-17 [IndustriALL]

Steelworkers Humanity Fund Provides $72,000 to Support Populations Affected by COVID-19 2020-09-17 [USW]

International Day of Democracy: Respect and protection of rights in times of COVID-19 2020-09-16 [Education International]

Making a Green Recovery Work for Jobs, Income and Growth 2020-09-16 [TUAC]

OECD Ministerial Council Consultation – TUAC calls for a roadmap for fair and sustainable recovery that people can trust 2020-09-16 [TUAC]

Education at a Glance 2020 – Inequalities exacerbated by Covid-19, VET systems hit hard 2020-09-16 [TUAC]

 VIDEO  Play fair for equal pay 2020-09-16 [ILO]

Stranded seafarers: A 'humanitarian crisis' 2020-09-16 [ILO]

A Left populist strategy for post-COVID-19 2020-09-15 [Opendemocracy]

UNESCO sounds the alarm on surge in attacks against journalists covering protests 2020-09-15 [EFJ]

Teachers unions around the world clash with governments over coronavirus and school reopening plans 2020-09-13 [The Post]

Health Worker Safety is a Priority for Patient Safety 2020-09-13 [PSI]

Brazil: No to the dismissal of 2,500 Embraer workers! 2020-09-12 [Réseau syndical international de solidarité et de luttes]

ITUC Global Poll 2020 shows urgent need to repair the Social Contract 2020-09-11 [ITUC]

Nurses are on the coronavirus frontline, so why are they being left out of the response? 2020-09-10 [The Conversation]

OECD Education at a Glance 2020; education for more resilient societies 2020-09-09 [Education International]

9 September: International Day to Protect Education from Attack 2020-09-09 [EI]

Judicial harassment of Assange continues 2020-09-07 [IFJ]

GEM Report: “Lost generation” risk without post-pandemic rapid action on SDG 4 2020-09-05 [EI]

'We need more than just talk:' UNI stands with global union movement in demanding change at G20 2020-09-04 [UNI Global Union]

4 September - Global action day to stop union busting in the garment sector 2020-09-04 [UNI Global Union]

World Day for Decent Work: A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience 2020-09-04 [ITUC]

UNI Global Union: Amazon's Snooping Affair Should Concern Us All 2020-09-03 [UNI Global Union]

Call to Action on Domestic Financing for Post-Covid Education 2020-09-03 [PSI]

Amnesty analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 2020-09-03 [Amnesty International]

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This month in labour history


13-09-1868 Closure of the 3rd IWA Congress in Brussels. Delegates say it "is not the daughter of a cult or a theory. It is the spontaneous product of the proletarian movement ”(text written by Karl Marx). [more]

14-09-1867 Volume 1 of Kapital is published. The product of a decade of research and redrafting, the book applies class analysis to capitalism focusing upon production processes, making the capitalist mode of production historically specific. [more]

17-09-1871 International Workingmen’s Association begins conference in London, though attendance disrupted by Franco-Prussian war. [more]

20-09-1910 International conference on unemployment at the Sorbonne in Paris. Specialists propose the creation of unemployment insurance in each industrial country. [more]

28-09-1863 First meeting between British unions and 5 French union representatives in London to discuss the creation of the International Workingmen’s Association. [more]