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Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack

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Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack [EFJ] 11-03-2026


US analytics firm takes Republik magazine to court [EFJ] 17-02-2026


/ Global Starbucks: Ethical Sourcing or Swiss Swindle? [IUF] 12-02-2026


Victory! After massive protests, Swiss construction workers win historic gains [BWI] 04-02-2026


IFATCA Spotlight Podcast – Switzerland [IFATCA] 21-12-2025



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Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack 2026-03-11 [EFJ]

  JOB  Global New jobs: Global Climate Justice Program Coordinator, Global Communications Officer 2026-03-05 [BWI]

US analytics firm takes Republik magazine to court 2026-02-17 [EFJ]

Global Starbucks: Ethical Sourcing or Swiss Swindle? 2026-02-12 [IUF]

Victory! After massive protests, Swiss construction workers win historic gains 2026-02-04 [BWI]

IFATCA Spotlight Podcast – Switzerland 2025-12-21 [IFATCA]

Swiss health workers rally in Bern to protest staff shortages 2025-11-28 [UNI Global Union]

Public broadcaster SBC to cut 900 jobs 2025-11-26 [EFJ]

BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers 2025-11-10 [BWI]

Europe Nestlé Waters workers demonstrate in Vevey: Our future is not for sale! 2025-09-29 [IUF]

Article 47 of the Banking Act must be amended to include strong public interest protections 2025-07-07 [EFJ]

Switzerland Solidarity rally with Ukrainian trade unions 2025-06-11 [BWI]

Women's pay report: large companies disregard equal pay 2025-06-10 [Blue News]

Switzerland IndustriALL engages investors to hold Glencore accountable for ESG impacts 2025-05-26 [IndustriALL]

Legal challenge against Five Guys for failing to stop sexual harassment 2025-03-07 [IUF]

Switzerland Holcim workers on strike for over 70 days in Peru 2025-02-24 [IndustriALL]

Switzerland No relief for dismissed Rieter India workers yet 2025-02-06 [IndustriALL]

Europe Trade unions unhappy with new Swiss-EU agreement 2025-01-06 [SWI]

Switzerland Thai employer continues to violate workers’ rights under Swiss programme 2024-10-11 [IndustriALL]

Switzerland Besa Mahmuti, the only Albanian working in the Public Transport Union in Switzerland: We must show how hardworking and honest we are 2024-10-10 [Telegrafi]

People of the Union: Joao Paiva 2024-08-18 [FIFPRO]

France French investigative journalist silenced by justice 2024-08-09 [EFJ]

Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won 2024-07-03 [Social Europe]

Billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting domestic workers 2024-06-25 [Stuff]

India Billionaire Hindujas sentenced to jail for exploiting Indian workers 2024-06-24 [TNM]

Switzerland Britain’s richest family Hindujas ‘spent more on dog than they paid servant’ 2024-06-19 [Independent]

Europe Interview with Giorgio Tuti: “Europe Needs to Invest In Its Railway System” 2024-05-17 [ETF]

Giorgio Fonio: a Ticinese trade unionist in the Swiss parliament 2024-03-24 [SwissInfo]

Country accepts historic social solidarity initiative 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension 2024-03-04 [BBC]

Switzerland Ten years of ‘labour dialogue’ with the Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement: review and outlook 2024-03-02 [GLC]

Switzerland A Joint Letter From The Swiss Trade Union Federation SGB USS And Solifonds Called The Israeli Government To Allow Palestinian Workers To Go Back To Their Work Places In Israel 2023-12-31 [MAAN Workers Association]

Switzerland ILO refers dispute on the right to strike to the International Court of Justice 2023-11-13 [ILO]

UNIA pushes for decent pensions, better wages and reduced working hours 2023-11-06 [BWI]

Better work conditions demanded to attract more workers for just transition 2023-10-11 [BWI]

Workers hit the streets for climate justice 2023-10-05 [BWI]

When Diplomats Are Traffickers, Migrant Domestic Workers Are Enslaved 2023-09-01 [Pulitzer Centre]

Towards climate justice: Swiss citizens approve net zero climate law 2023-06-24 [BWI]

Switzerland BWI pushes for labour rights, gender equality and democracy inside and outside ILC 2023-06-22 [BWI]

Hundreds of thousands of women strike for gender equality 2023-06-21 [UNI Global Union]

Women take to streets to fight inequality and sexism 2023-06-14 [SwissInfo]

IFJ Gender Council supports feminist strike 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Women journalists on strike for better working conditions 2023-06-14 [IFJ]

Unions demand hard line with EU over wages 2023-06-03 [SwissInfo]

Switzerland Профсоюзы обеспокоены предложением Glencore о поглощении Teck Resources 2023-05-24 [IndustriALL]

Turkey Journalist Pehiran Kaya’s asylum request must be granted 2023-05-23 [EFJ]

Unions blast low wages for ‘women’s jobs’ 2023-05-16 [SwissInfo]

40% of workers in Switzerland feel exhausted 2023-05-12 [SwissInfo]

Why do the Swiss strike less than other Europeans? 2023-04-13 [The Local]

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