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Global AI and digitalisation – technology shouldn’t be the boss of you [Hazards] 22-04-2025

Vatican City / Global ITF mourns the passing of Pope Francis, champion of working people and peace [ITF] 22-04-2025

Global How transport unions are tackling modern slavery head-on [ITF] 18-04-2025

USA / Global Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs [Solidarity Center] 17-04-2025

Global ITUC welcomes new ILO living wage programme [ITUC] 17-04-2025

Global Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers [ITF] 17-04-2025

Belarus / Global Trade union activism is not extremism – join the campaign! [IndustriAll Europe]  ActNOW!  15-04-2025

Global ITF Welcomes MEPC83 Agreement: Seafarers Central to Decarbonisation Efforts [ITF] 15-04-2025

Global Back to austerity? Global unions confront IMF and World Bank on ’Path to Prosperity’ [ITUC] 14-04-2025

Turkey / Global Solidarity with education trade unionists defending democracy [Education International]  ActNOW!  14-04-2025


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“Not just a number”: Tracking migrant worker abuse in global supply chains - 2025 Global Analysis 2025-04-21 [BHRRC]

Worker rights in ICT businesses benchmark 2025-04-21 [Know the Chain]

ICN's alliance of student and early career nurse holds inaugural meeting 2025-04-20 [International Council of Nurses]

WFTU Mayday declaration 2025-04-20 [WFTU]

No to Climate Sabotage: IMO reached an agreement towards decarbonisation 2025-04-18 [IndustriAll Europe]

Advancing Gender Justice through Public Services and Rebuilding the Social Organisation of Care 2025-04-18 [PSI]

PSI Mourns the Passing of Nora Wintour 2025-04-18 [PSI]

Earth Day 2025 Communications toolkit 2025-04-18 [Education International]

How transport unions are tackling modern slavery head-on 2025-04-18 [ITF]

Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers 2025-04-17 [ITF]

Seafarers’ conditions set to improve after shipping industry adopts amendments to Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 2025-04-17 [ILO]

Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers reaches agreement to increase seafarer minimum wage following negotiations 2025-04-17 [ILO]

Education International urges progress on copyright reform for education and research 2025-04-17 [Education International]

ITUC welcomes new ILO living wage programme 2025-04-17 [ITUC]

Global Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs 2025-04-17 [Solidarity Center]

Anglo American commits to dialogue with trade unions during demergers 2025-04-16 [IndustriALL]

ITF women move the world 2025-04-15 [ITF]

ITF Welcomes MEPC83 Agreement: Seafarers Central to Decarbonisation Efforts 2025-04-15 [ITF]

Global Trade union activism is not extremism – join the campaign!  ActNOW!  2025-04-15 [IndustriAll Europe]

Seafarers officially recognised as ‘key workers’ after successful Geneva negotiations 2025-04-14 [ITF]

Global Solidarity with education trade unionists defending democracy  ActNOW!  2025-04-14 [Education International]

TUAC Raises Concerns Over Regulatory Simplification at OECD Policy Roundtable 2025-04-14 [TUAC]

Back to austerity? Global unions confront IMF and World Bank on ’Path to Prosperity’ 2025-04-14 [ITUC]

Greek economist and political disruptor, Yanis Varoufakis: “Trade unions need to move beyond trying to secure fair wages. Wage will never be fair under technofeudalism” 2025-04-11 [Equal Times]

  JOB   New jobs at PSI - Head of Union Building, Head of Office of the General Secretary 2025-04-10 [PSI]

Workers mustn’t suffer for Trump tariffs, ITUC warns 2025-04-10 [Punch]

Global Solidarity with general strike in Argentina 2025-04-10 [ITF]

20 years of innovative unionism: BWI kicks off anniversary celebrations 2025-04-10 [BWI]

Global 'We will never accept this' - ITUC's Luc Triangle on Belarus  ActNOW!  2025-04-09 [LabourStart Podcasts]

Global PSI at UNISON Health Conference: Supporting Migrant Health and Care Workers 2025-04-09 [PSI]

A milestone of reflection and action: The 70th meeting of the Executive Board of Education International 2025-04-09 [Education International]

Global Building Supply Chain Solidarity 2025-04-09 [Unifor]

AI won’t wait — so neither should workers 2025-04-08 [IndustriALL]

WFTU poster competition on the occasion of WFTU 80th anniversary 2025-04-08 [WFTU]

Global How Amazon Workers Can Organise Globally 2025-04-07 [Jonathan Rosenblum / The Bullet]

PSI Champions Health Workers' Rights at WHO-NHS Event 2025-04-07 [Publicservices.internationaL]

Global Global unions want earthquake aid to reach the people, not the military junta 2025-04-07 [BWI]

World Health Day in a World in Turmoil 2025-04-07 [PSI]

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Young Steelworkers from Canada and U.S. build ties with allies from around the world 2025-04-04 [USW]

Statement of the Executive Board of Education International on the Global Disability Summit 2025-04-04 [Education International]

Global Resolution of the Executive Board of Education International on the attacks on public education, democracy, and union values in the United States 2025-04-04 [Education International]

Global Global trade union movement condemns Trump attacks on workers’ rights 2025-04-04 [IUF]

USA Workers must not pay the price of an imposed trade war 2025-04-04 [ITUC]

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