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Due diligence needs trade union participation [IndustriALL] 02-04-2026


Journalists assaulted by counter terrorism police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [IFJ] 19-03-2026


Union Wins Landmark Case in Industrial Court Against Privatisation [PSI] 16-03-2026


Union Victory: DIC Pakistan Limited Workers Win Bargaining Rights [UNI Global Union] 13-03-2026


Three journalists detained ahead of International Women’s Day march [IFJ] 11-03-2026



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Due diligence needs trade union participation 2026-04-02 [IndustriALL]

A protest rally was organized by the All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFUTU 2026-03-19 [WFTU]

Journalists assaulted by counter terrorism police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2026-03-19 [IFJ]

Union Wins Landmark Case in Industrial Court Against Privatisation 2026-03-16 [PSI]

Union Victory: DIC Pakistan Limited Workers Win Bargaining Rights 2026-03-13 [UNI Global Union]

Three journalists detained ahead of International Women’s Day march 2026-03-11 [IFJ]

Pay row sparks Peshawar municipal sit-in 2026-03-10 [The Tribune]

Journalist’s home attacked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2026-03-09 [IFJ]

PSI Urges to Halt Privatisation Capital Hospital in Islamabad 2026-02-19 [PSI]

Digital journalist Sohrab Barkat detained for over two months 2026-02-13 [IFJ]

Pakistan Accord renewal protects textile and garment workers 2026-02-09 [UNI Global Union]

В Пакистане начались массовые аресты участников рабочих протестов 2026-02-04 [dialectic.club]

PSI Calls for Release of Trade Union Leaders and Workers in Pakistan 2026-02-02 [ISP]

Défaut de responsabilité des entreprises : les travailleurs syndiqués remportent une victoire majeure pour les droits du travail 2026-02-02 [IndustriALL]

Los trabajadores organizados triunfan frente a la evasión empresarial: una gran victoria para los derechos laborales 2026-02-02 [IndustriALL]

Le plaidoyer syndical a fait chuter les décès parmi les mineurs en 2025 2026-01-22 [IN]

La acción sindical reduce las muertes de mineros 2026-01-22 [IndustriALL]

Labour leader Iqbal Abro’s arrest sparks human rights outcry 2026-01-16 [The Voice]

Union advocacy cuts mine worker fatalities in Pakistan in 2025 2026-01-16 [IndustriALL]

Manifestations nationales contre la privatisation de l’électricité au Pakistan 2026-01-15 [IndustriALL]

Manifestaciones nacionales contra la privatización de la electricidad 2026-01-15 [IndustriALL]

Nationwide protests against power privatisation 2026-01-13 [IndustriALL]

Protest held after trade unionist goes missing, activists demand his release from 'illegal custody' 2026-01-11 [ANI]

Protest held over ‘disappearance’ of labour leader in Karachi 2026-01-11 [Dawan]

Failed energy policies spark HESCO uprising against another privatisation drive 2026-01-07 [Lokmat Times]

Venezuela Trade unions protest US aggression against Venezuela 2026-01-05 [The Recorder]

Venezuela US aggression against Venezuela condemned 2026-01-05 [Dawn]

Outgoing year turns out grim for educators 2025-12-30 [The Tribune]

Climate March in Karachi seeks end to fossil fuel use, demands transition to clean energy 2025-12-22 [Dawn]

Karachi Climate March calls for clean energy shift, fossil fuel phase-out 2025-12-22 [ANI]

Study reveals ‘rampant’ labour rights abuses in textile factories across Karachi and Faislabad 2025-12-19 [Dawn]

Study flags widespread labour rights violations in Karachi 2025-12-19 [ANI]

More pain for media workers as Dawn Media closes another platform 2025-12-09 [IFJ]

Amnesty report reveals deep-rooted abuse of women garment workers 2025-12-08 [The Daily Times]

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

90% of registered workers denied benefits: PILER demands universal social security coverage 2025-12-08 [Business Recorder]

SESSI benefits to all workers: Experts, trade unionists demand reforms 2025-12-08 [Business Recorder]

Workers Suffer as Fashion Brands Fail to Act on Extreme Heat 2025-12-06 [CRI]

Modern Slavery And Labour Rights In Sindh: Laws Exist, But Implementation Falters 2025-12-05 [The Times]

Ch. Saad Muhammad secures youngest seat on ILO Governing Body 2025-12-02 [The Observer]

Labour leaders vow to defeat bids to divide on racial and linguistic lines 2025-11-24 [NTUF]

Rethinking Domestic Work in Sindh 2025-11-24 [The Minute-Mirror]

Lady Health Workers of Pakistan win UNI’s Breaking Through Award 2025-11-14 [UNI Global Union]

PIA operations paralysed nationwide amid engineers’ protest 2025-11-04 [The News]

Journalist Imtiaz Mir killed by militant group in Karachi 2025-11-03 [IFJ]

Tolerated inequality 2025-10-26 [The News]

Police raid press club and assault media workers 2025-10-13 [IFJ]

Workers recall Baldia tragedy, demand justice 2025-09-29 [The Tribune]

Sindh Government Hospital Staff to Boycott OPDs Over Pay Demands 2025-09-23 [propakistani]

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