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Palestine / Israel Education International denounces the mass destruction of life and widespread suffering caused by the ongoing war in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories [Education International] 15-05-2025

India Jammu and Kashmir CITU welcomes the ceasefire [CITU] 14-05-2025

Saudi Arabia Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces [Human Rights Watch] 14-05-2025

Saudi Arabia / UK Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom [The Guardian] 14-05-2025

Sweden Dockworkers’ Union leader sacked for Gaza solidarity action asks “whose ‘national security’ is Swedish law really protecting”? [Equal Times] 13-05-2025

Sudan / UK Sudanese Bin Workers Send Solidarity to Striking Birmingham Bin Workers [MENA SN] 13-05-2025

New Zealand Women revolt at NZ government's pay equity walk-back [AAP] 12-05-2025

USA Federal employee unions fight for survival as Trump tries to eviscerate them [WGCU] 11-05-2025

Norway / Palestine Overwhelming Majority – Norway’s Largest Trade Union Votes for Boycott of Israel [Palestine Chronicle] 10-05-2025

Europe Europe Day 2025: EU must return to Schuman’s living standards promise [ETUC] 09-05-2025


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Today in Labour History


1525 Germany Insurgent peasants were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the Peasant War, when workers and peasants demanded a “kingdom of heaven on earth”.

1872 Canada Some 1500 workers in Hamilton, Ontario take to the streets under the banners of the Nine Hours movement, to demonstrate for a reduction in working hours.[more]

1895 France In Champagnac-les-Mines, created in 1894, the miners' union launched a 3 months-long strike for the 8-hour day and a better sharing of profits.[more]

1905 Australia The Merchant Service Guild of Australasia became the first trade union to be registered under the Australian Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904

1918 France The workers of the Seine war factories strike until the 18th. Their demand: the end of the war.[more]

1919 Canada A general strike called by the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council brings out 30,000 workers in support of the unions in the building and metal trades. The city comes to a standstill for six weeks in one of the major labour struggles in Canadian history. [more]

1935 United States of America Folk singer, labor organiser and IWW member Utah Phillips is born.

1946 United States of America 489 city workers in Rochester, NY were sacked for organising a union. They protested the next day, and sympathy strikes began, growing to a general strike, when bosses caved and reinstated the sacked workers.

1946 Canada A six-week strike by loggers in British Columbia begins, the first after the achievement of collective bargaining rights during the war. The strike helps set postwar standards by achieving higher wages, shorter hours, and an industry-wide contract. [more]

1950 Kenya A general strike broke out in Nairobi. 100K walked out demanding the freedom of two jailed union leaders, and better pay and benefits. British authorities repressed the strike and it ended after 10 days.


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Asia
/ Pacific BWI at the ADB Annual Meeting: Protecting workers’ rights towards a just transition [BWI] 14-05-2025


Australia
/ Victoria 48-hour strike action to hit bakery supplies [UWU] 15-05-2025 10 more labour news stories from Australia today


Canada
/ British Columbia After a Tough Drive, Support Staff on a Floating Work Camp Unionize [Tyee] 15-05-2025 30 more labour news stories from Canada today


China
/ Germany Leveraging the German Supply Chain Act: CLB’s Experience and Recommendations Amid Policy Change [China Labour Bulletin] 15-05-2025


Croatia
New attack on journalists over environmental reporting, activation of government safety protocols [EFJ] 15-05-2025


Europe
ETF Calls for Urgent Inclusion of Railway Workers in Brenner Corridor Platform’s Planning [ETF] 15-05-2025 3 more labour news stories from Europe today


Fiji
Abuse claims by 13 Bangladeshi nationals lodge complaints [Fiji Times] 14-05-2025


France
We renew calls to end police violence after new attacks on journalists at May Day protest [EFJ] 15-05-2025 1 more labour news stories from France today


Global
Is the cooperative system a sustainable economic alternative for resilience and solidarity? [Equal Times] 15-05-2025 1 more labour news stories from Global today


Hungary
EFJ condemns the Foreign Agent bill targeting independent media and NGOs [EFJ] 15-05-2025


India
/ Jammu and Kashmir CITU welcomes the ceasefire [CITU] 14-05-2025


Ireland
Teachers' Union Ireland (TUI): Unionisation is key of collaborative leadership in education [ETUCE] 15-05-2025


Jamaica
Fix the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill! [Education International] 14-05-2025


Lesotho
The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry [GroundUp] 15-05-2025


Morocco
/ Spain The first female Moroccan seasonal workers' union is created in Huelva [FreshPlaza] 14-05-2025


New Zealand
Hundreds of blood samples mislaid by courier company, says union [RNZ] 14-05-2025 6 more labour news stories from New Zealand today


Niger
Three journalists from Sahara FM arrested in Agadez [IFJ] 15-05-2025


Nigeria
N70,000 minimum wage inadequate amid soaring living costs — Chemical workers’ union [The Nation] 15-05-2025 2 more labour news stories from Nigeria today


Palestine
/ Israel Education International denounces the mass destruction of life and widespread suffering caused by the ongoing war in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories [Education International] 15-05-2025 2 more labour news stories from Palestine today


Saudi Arabia
Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia [BBC] 14-05-2025 4 more labour news stories from Saudi Arabia today


South Africa
youth unemployment crisis deepens as labour market stagnates [Saturday Star] 15-05-2025 14 more labour news stories from South Africa today


Sri Lanka
Government silent as civil society demands action on reform [IFJ] 15-05-2025


Syria
Mass Dismissals in Syria After the Regime’s Fall [Syrians for Truth and Justice] 14-05-2025


Taiwan
Teachers celebrate May Day victory [Education International] 14-05-2025


Turkey
Implementing human rights due diligence in Türkiye's auto supply chains [IndustriALL] 15-05-2025


UK
/ Scotland NHS Scotland 8 per cent pay offer over two years accepted by Unite members [Unite] 15-05-2025 11 more labour news stories from UK today


USA
/ New Jersey New Jersey Transit engineers to strike Friday if no deal is reached [Registration required] [New York Times] 15-05-2025 5 more labour news stories from USA today