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Philippines Solidarity with workers at DHL [ITUC] ActNOW! 07-09-2026

USA VIDEO Trump's Labor Department Targets Worker Protection [NowThisImpact] 07-09-2026

Ukraine KVPU Appeals to International Trade Union Community Over Russia’s Attacks on Ukrainian Workers [KVPU] 06-09-2026

Kenya Interview with Kenyan road transport union leader Joseph Ndiritu Karobi [LabourStart Podcasts] 03-09-2026

Global Interview with Sean Sweeney, coordinator of Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) [LabourStart Podcasts] 03-09-2026

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Global Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year [Pesticides Action Network] 02-09-2026

Hong Kong / Global Statement on the conviction of Lee Cheuk-yan [ITUC] 02-09-2026

Myanmar 'We don't have the arms, but we have the hearts: Myanmar unionists call for international solidarity [APHEDA] 31-08-2026

Brazil Landmark Law to Protect Domestic Workers from Modern Slavery [IDWF] 30-08-2026

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Asia South East Asia organizers unite to build stronger, more inclusive unions [IndustriALL] 07-09-2026

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Finland Court: Production bonuses were to be paid for a chief shop steward’s time off [Tekijä] 07-09-2026

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India / Haryana Sanitation strike: Govt dismisses 32 workers as garbage crisis deepens [The Tribune] 07-09-2026 2 more labour news stories from India today

Iran Recent Protests against Unpaid Benefits, Low Wages and Job Insecurity [Free Them Now (FTN)] 07-09-2026

Israel 13 Workers Injured in Workplace Accidents Last Week, One Seriously [Davar] 07-09-2026

Kenya Thousands of nurses to storm Nairobi streets on September 8 as strike persists [People Daily] 07-09-2026

Korea (South) Korean security union raises alarm over restructuring and possible investor exit [UNI Global Union] 07-09-2026

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New Zealand 'Something has to give'; Gisbourne ED nurses to strike over under-staffing [RNZ] 08-09-2026 1 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Philippines Solidarity with workers at DHL ActNOW! [ITUC] 07-09-2026

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Tunisia Worker death sparks strike at Gafsa Phosphate Company over safety and unpaid bonuses [IndustriALL] 07-09-2026

UK JLR workers “must not pay the price” for failings not of their making [Unite] 07-09-2026 2 more labour news stories from UK today

Ukraine Before Ukraine’s fifth winter of full-scale war: A call to protect journalists and sustain independent media [EFJ] 07-09-2026

USA It’s Time for America’s Workers To Take Their Power Back [Newsweek] 07-09-2026 10 more labour news stories from USA today

Zimbabwe Urgent need for fair wages, collective bargaining rights, and sustainable education financing [Education International] 08-09-2026