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Jordan / Global Take action for the immediate release of education union leaders [Education International] ActNOW! 13-08-2020
India Unions: Save India from privatisation and anti-labour policies [BWI] 13-08-2020
Jordan Education unionists arrested and union work suspended in government crackdown [Education International] ActNOW! 12-08-2020
Belarus Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC [ITUC] 12-08-2020
Belarus Repression is intensifying in Belarus: world leaders should take action [EFJ] 11-08-2020
Iran IUF calls on ILO to help secure wage arrears for hungry sugar workers in Iran [IUF] 11-08-2020
Cambodia Education International calls for the immediate release of arrested trade union leader [Education International] 07-08-2020
Global ILO Child Labour Convention achieves universal ratification [ILO] 05-08-2020
Lebanon Unions express solidarity after deadly blast rocks Beirut [IFJ] 05-08-2020
Iran Huge strike wave hits Iranian energy sector [IndustriALL] 05-08-2020
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Indian unions declared 9 August as 'Save India Day' and organized strikes and protests across the country in reaction to government policies including the COVID-19 crisis. The date chosen for this protest has symbolic value. On the same date in 1942, a mass civil disobedience movement - the Quit India movement - was launched, demanding the end to colonial rule. (Photo: IndustriALL) Click here to read more labour news from India.Got a photo that should be here? Post it to our group on Flickr. To see an archive of all our recent photos, click here.
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Algeria Journalist sentenced to three-year prison term for reporting on protests [IFJ] 12-08-2020
Australia Wage growth slumps to historic low [ACTU] 12-08-2020
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Belarus Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC [ITUC] 12-08-2020
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Belize CWU president addresses concerns of stevedores [LoveFM] 13-08-2020
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Cambodia Asia Pacific unions demand Cambodian government release Rong Chhun [IndustriALL] 12-08-2020
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Cameroon The Port of Montreal is closed, but negotiations continue [CUPE] 12-08-2020
Canada / British Columbia 'It's not right': B.C. landlord refuses to rent to care home worker [CTV] 12-08-2020
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Chad Unions campaign for frontline Covid workers’ rights and safety at work [PSI] 12-08-2020
Finland SAK calls for improvements on earnings-related unemployment security [Trade Union News from Finland] 13-08-2020
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India Unions: Save India from privatisation and anti-labour policies [BWI] 13-08-2020
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Indonesia Indonesian unions oppose Omnibus Bill [IndustriALL] 12-08-2020
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Iran Paper banned after reporting on Covid-19 death toll [IFJ] 12-08-2020
Ireland Employers offered €3,000 incentive to take on apprentices [Irish News] 13-08-2020
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Jordan / Global Take action for the immediate release of education union leaders ActNOW! [Education International] 13-08-2020
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Lebanon Lebanon in revolt [Workers liberty] 12-08-2020
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Myanmar Union successfully fights mass dismissals in Myanmar [IndustriALL] 12-08-2020
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Philippines Public campaign to put ABS-CBN back on air [IFJ] 12-08-2020
South Africa / Gauteng Tshwane protest: Union wants workers to be paid by Friday [The Citizen] 13-08-2020
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Sudan 105 Journalists, media workers to be dismissed by August 31 [IFJ] 12-08-2020
Switzerland Education unions join forces for safe return to schools and quality education [EI] 12-08-2020
UK / Wales Coronavirus: extra £10 million for local transport [NEU] 13-08-2020
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Uruguay From Police Reform to Police Repression: 50 Years after an Assassination [Nacla] 12-08-2020
USA Strike by game workers in the U.S. results in unprecedented win [UNI Global Union] 13-08-2020
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Zimbabwe / South Africa Zimbabwe is in the vicious grip of a failed liberation movement, says Numsa [Zimbabwe Situation] 13-08-2020
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