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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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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]

Credit Suisse workers need a rescue package 2023-03-30 [UNI Global Union]

Google workers stage walkout as job cuts hit Europe 2023-03-16 [O Canada]

BWI close ranks with striking masons 2022-11-09 [BWI]

‘Severely disrupted’: Geneva’s Léman Express hit by strike action 2022-10-18 [The Local]

Women At The Heart Of Swiss Pension Reform Vote 2022-09-22 [Barron's]

Fast food workers unite in Geneva for occupational health and safety 2022-06-11 [IUF]

South Africa Solidar Suisse visits BWI regional office, marks historic cooperation 2022-05-28 [BWI]

Solidarity action: tell DPD CEO to halt union-busting  ActNOW!  2022-02-27 [UNI]

UNI stands with DPD workers organizing in Switzerland 2021-09-29 [UNI Global Union]

Court rejects temporary sex workers' access to COVID-19-related compensation 2021-06-26 [CTV]

Guest Editorial: Vania Alleva, President of IUF affiliate UNiA 2021-02-09 [IUF]

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