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Global Global unions call for progress towards a strong UN treaty on business and human rights [ITUC] 14-10-2026

Ireland Largest mobilisation by SIPTU members in a generation underway [SIPTU] 14-10-2026

Global From cobalt mines to car plants: the fight to organize [IndustriALL] 11-10-2026

Mozambique Domestic Workers in Mozambique Win Stronger Labor Protections [IDWF] 11-10-2026

Global Platform workers win at ILO convention, but the hard part lies ahead [GLC] 11-10-2026

Australia ‘I never gave consent’: The Australians being replaced with copies of themselves [The Morning Herald] 09-10-2026

Europe Workers Are Not Europe’s Cost Problem [Social Europe] 09-10-2026

Ireland When Ireland’s library workers drove the far-right out [PSI] 08-10-2026

Global Fit2Win: Who is BAT fighting, and what does it want to win? [IUF] 08-10-2026

Nepal Public Sector Unions are Under Attack — International Solidarity is Essential [IndustriALL] 08-10-2026

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