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Lithuania / Ukraine Five Years of Friendship: Ukrainian Children Spend a Summer Week in Lithuania Thanks to Education Unions [PON] 29-09-2026

Canada Employers cheer Bill C-39 restrictions on the right to strike [CLC] 26-09-2026

Europe Enough is Enough: workers are not the cost Europe needs to cut [IndustriAll Europe] 24-09-2026

Belarus 25 freed, hundreds remain in chains [IndustriALL] 23-09-2026

Nigeria NLC Demands Accountability Over Deaths of 37 Miners in NSCDC Custody [Real Broadcasting Network] 22-09-2026

Canada Liberals looking to give minister explicit authority to end strikes [CBC] 19-09-2026

Europe Europe’s Circular Economy Act Will Fail Without Workers at Its Heart [Social Europe] 17-09-2026

Bangladesh / Pakistan 300 brands commit to worker safety—but the real test lies ahead [IndustriALL] 16-09-2026

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New Zealand 10,000 Public Service Workers go on Strike [PSI] 11-09-2026


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Africa
African unions form network to challenge Dangote [IndustriALL] 28-09-2026


Antigua and Barbuda
'We Are Because They Were”: Senator O’Donoghue Delivers Stirring Message at AT&LU Conference [Antigua News] 29-09-2026


Australia
/ New South Wales More strikes on the way for Sydney Airport this week [Australian Aviation] 29-09-2026 6 more labour news stories from Australia today


Bangladesh
Ctg Port container deliveries suffer brief halt after clash over gate pass fees [The Business Standard] 29-09-2026


Belarus
Belarusian Interior Minister’s statement may signal a new wave of pressure on workers [salidarnast] 28-09-2026


Botswana
BOPEU Demand an End to Violence at Work [PSI] 29-09-2026


Brazil
Labour rights and decent work pushed in stone industry [BWI] 29-09-2026


Canada
/ Ontario London faces ‘unprecedented job cuts’ as teacher’s union considers strike: OSSTF president [CTV] 29-09-2026 20 more labour news stories from Canada today


Chile
Workers at Antofagasta's Centinela mine reject offer, pave way for strike [Mining Weekly] 29-09-2026


Croatia
ZET Strike in Zagreb: Court Hearings on Ban, Pay Dispute [srpske] 29-09-2026 3 more labour news stories from Croatia today


Europe
Enough is Enough: industriAll Europe launches campaign for Europe’s industrial future [IndustriAll Europe] 29-09-2026 13 more labour news stories from Europe today


France
A large-scale strike has swept across France: over 170 protests have taken place across the country [UKRMedia] 29-09-2026 3 more labour news stories from France today


Ghana
Teacher unions to hold talks with government over strike [My Joy] 28-09-2026 2 more labour news stories from Ghana today


Global
Artificial intelligence is here to stay [Education International] 29-09-2026 4 more labour news stories from Global today


India
/ Assam 5,000 workers rally in Guwahati under CITU, demand halt to new Labour Codes [The Tribune] 29-09-2026 4 more labour news stories from India today


Ireland
University of Galway staff to begin industrial action over pay — ‘Now is the time for action’ [The Irish Independent] 29-09-2026


Italy
Port workers begin 24-hour national strike [World Cargo News] 28-09-2026


Korea (South)
Banks to open 30 minutes later next year after umbrella union, management strike deal [JoongAng Daily] 29-09-2026 3 more labour news stories from Korea (South) today


Lithuania
/ Ukraine Five Years of Friendship: Ukrainian Children Spend a Summer Week in Lithuania Thanks to Education Unions [PON] 29-09-2026


Mali
Barrick Averts Mali Strike but Labour Truce Remains Fragile [Discovery Alert] 28-09-2026 1 more labour news stories from Mali today


Mexico
VW Workers Weigh Strike as Company Cuts Jobs Globally [Labour Notes] 29-09-2026 1 more labour news stories from Mexico today


Netherlands
Interview with PersVeilig safety advisor Isabella Prins: “If you are a journalist under attack, report it, don’t face it alone” [EFJ] 29-09-2026 1 more labour news stories from Netherlands today


New Zealand
NZCTU welcomes Labour pledge to restore pay equity [NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi] 29-09-2026 3 more labour news stories from New Zealand today


Nigeria
Staff unions end month-long strike in Ondo varsities [Punch] 29-09-2026 4 more labour news stories from Nigeria today


Norway
Hairdresser and union leader Vivian Jacobsen on how Norway’s hairdressers won big after strike threat [IndustriAll Europe] 28-09-2026


Palestine
FAPaJ demands protection and accountability for Palestinian journalists [IFJ] 28-09-2026


Philippines
Thousands of drivers strike in the Philippines over rising fuel prices [Al Jazeera] 29-09-2026 1 more labour news stories from Philippines today


Taiwan
Micron’s Pay Packages Show Just How Wide Taiwan’s AI Wage Gap Has Become [天下雜誌] 29-09-2026


UK
/ Scotland Unions call on Labour to show 'wee bit of humility' during Glasgow equal pay debate [The Herald] 29-09-2026 28 more labour news stories from UK today


USA
Lawmakers Join Unions in Push to Overturn Trump Pay Freeze [AFGE] 29-09-2026 2 more labour news stories from USA today