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USA California 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers strike for better wages and safe staffing [AP] 15-10-2025

Greece 2nd general strike this month as unions protest new labor law [CITY] 14-10-2025

Global What’s behind the global attack on the right to strike? [Equal Times] 14-10-2025

Global ILO launches global campaign to accelerate ratification of fundamental OSH conventions [IUF] 13-10-2025

Belgium Largest Trade Unions Announce Mass Strike on October 14, Protesting Government Reforms to Pensions, Wages, Working Conditions [TTW] 12-10-2025

Palestine / Israel Gaza: ITUC welcomes ceasefire and urges full implementation as a critical step towards lasting peace under international law [ITUC] 10-10-2025

Europe The European Parliament approves the new European Works Council Directive [IndustriAll Europe] 10-10-2025

Europe World Day for Decent Work: unions call for EU quality jobs directive [ETUC] 08-10-2025

USA End the US Government shutdown – put workers and safety first [ITF] 08-10-2025

Global #WDDW25: Defending democracy, demanding decent work [UNI Global Union] 08-10-2025

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Australia Kathryn lost her banking job to a chatbot. She just confronted her CBA bosses [SBS] 15-10-2025 19 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bahamas PM cancels talks with union leaders over strike threats [The Tribune] 15-10-2025 1 more labour news stories from Bahamas today

Bangladesh Protection of free trade union rights in labour law demanded [The New Age] 15-10-2025 3 more labour news stories from Bangladesh today

Belgium Port crisis in Belgium: strike suspended, but only briefly [TransInfo] 15-10-2025 5 more labour news stories from Belgium today

Canada / Ontario Politicians call on Stellantis to fulfil promises to Brampton autoworkers [Canadian Press] 15-10-2025 31 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia The women looking after the elderly in Colombia also need care [Equal Times] 14-10-2025

Croatia / Slovenia Sexual harassment still perceived as “normal and socially acceptable” behaviour [IFJ] 14-10-2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo Taming the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain [IndustriALL] 15-10-2025

Europe / Italy Wages, EU shows progress—not Italy, at the bottom among the 27 [EU News] 14-10-2025

Georgia Domestic workers form first-ever union to fight for labour rights [Georgia Today] 15-10-2025

Global What’s behind the global attack on the right to strike? [Equal Times] 14-10-2025 1 more labour news stories from Global today

Greece Second general strike this month as unions protest new labor law [Kathimerini] 15-10-2025 4 more labour news stories from Greece today

India / Punjab Punjab transport workers protest kilometre scheme, threaten statewide stir [The Times] 15-10-2025 7 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Indonesia: seven Freeport workers killed at a landslide at Grasberg [IndustriALL] 14-10-2025

Italy Cagliari: Pharmacists strike outside the Regional Council building against Federfarma [L'Unione Sarda] 14-10-2025

Korea (South) Kim Young-hoon urges whole-government drive to prevent industrial accidents [The Chosun Daily] 15-10-2025

Lesotho Mass layoffs hit multiple garment factories following US tariff hike ActNOW! [BHHRC] 14-10-2025

Netherlands Court orders end to Rotterdam dockworkers’ strike until Friday [NL Times] 14-10-2025

New Zealand Pasifika 'working for free' due to unfair pay gap: Calls for action amid legal changes [RNZ] 15-10-2025 6 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Electoral reform: TUC wants implementation of Uwais report [The Tribune] 15-10-2025 8 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

South Africa / Northern Cape POPCRU calls for probe into death of Nakop Border police officer [SABC] 15-10-2025 7 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain / Palestine Cuts in the Zona Franca, the Ronda Litoral, and the AP-7: the general strike for Palestine begins [ara] 15-10-2025 6 more labour news stories from Spain today

Trinidad and Tobago Contractors & General Workers Trade Union wants to return to CPO for COLA [Trinidad Guardian] 15-10-2025 1 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today

UK Spycops inquiry ‘fundamentally flawed’ on construction blacklisting [Construction News] 15-10-2025 18 more labour news stories from UK today

Ukraine Ukrainian unions: workers can’t bear full safety burden [IndustriALL] 14-10-2025

USA / California 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers strike for better wages and safe staffing [AP] 15-10-2025 16 more labour news stories from USA today

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