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1912 United States of America The eight-hour day is adopted for Federal employees

1914 Canada A coal mine explosion in the Crowsnest Pass at Hillcrest, Alberta takes the lives of 189 men, mostly immigrants. Canada's worst coal mine disaster leaves 90 widows and more than 250 orphans. [more]

1932 Belgium 10,000 miners from Wasmes and Hornu went on strike at the employers' announcement of a 5% cut in wages. The Levant's coal bosses announced the dismissal of 484 miners.

1938 Canada On Bloody Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia, hundreds of unemployed workers are violently evicted from government buildings, including the post office and art gallery, after weeks of sit-ins to protest cutbacks in relief projects. [more]

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Algeria / Turkey Trade unionists have been released from jail - thanks to you [LabourStart] 18-06-2021

Argentina Port unions say to go on 24-hour strike over vaccine access [Today.ng] 18-06-2021

Australia / New South Wales New laws target delivery riders not safety [Green Left Weekly] 19-06-2021 10 more labour news stories from Australia today

Canada RadioLabour Canada Report Marc Belanger RadioLabour June 18, 2021 - Bea Bruske elected as the CLC's new president [RadioLabour] 19-06-2021 11 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Concerns over violence in Colombia raised at ILC [IndustriALL] 19-06-2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo Unions address accountability as Glencore prepares to reopen Mutanda mine [IndustriALL] 19-06-2021

Egypt Former journalist Tawfik Ghanem must be released immediately [IFJ] 18-06-2021

Eswatini Education crisis: Eswatini Teaching Service Commission chairman tells unemployed teachers to explore farming [The Swaziland News] 18-06-2021

Europe National UPdates n°20 - Summer 2021 [ETUC] 18-06-2021 1 more labour news stories from Europe today

Georgia 90 workplace deaths in Georgia between 2019-2021 [Agenda.ge] 18-06-2021

Germany Due diligence in supply chains passes into law [IndustriALL] 19-06-2021

Global Universal and Equal Access to Covid-19 Vaccines for Refugees [PSI] 19-06-2021 6 more labour news stories from Global today

Hong Kong Five Apple Daily executives arrested in massive police raid [IFJ] 18-06-2021

Hungary Deterioration of press freedom under the pretext of COVID-19 [IFJ] 18-06-2021

India Union calls for creation of welfare board for migrant workers [BWI] 19-06-2021 9 more labour news stories from India today

Ireland Sectoral Employment Orders: Unite welcomes Supreme Court decision upholding constitutionality of SEOs [Unite] 18-06-2021 3 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Italy Tragic death underscores the need for peaceful negotiation [ITF] 19-06-2021

Kenya Bro. Dr. Francis Atwoli re-elected as a member of the ILO, Governing Body [COTU] 19-06-2021 1 more labour news stories from Kenya today

Lebanon Workers stage general strike over escalating crises [Independent] 18-06-2021

Lesotho Government foists low wage increase on garment workers [New Frame] 18-06-2021 1 more labour news stories from Lesotho today

New Zealand 'Fix-it' notice needed on critical health system understaffing [ASMS-Toi Mata Hauora] 19-06-2021 2 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Pakistan Report highlights serious flaws in Mujahid’s murder investigation [IFJ] 18-06-2021

Peru At least 27 workers dead in Peru bus crash [The New Daily] 19-06-2021

Romania Romania must live up to international labour standards [IndustriALL] 19-06-2021

South Africa Bypassing EVDS 'nightmare' will help push 10-day vaccination blitz for teachers [Cape Talk ] 19-06-2021 19 more labour news stories from South Africa today

UK Privatisation of Channel 4 must be stopped [NUJ] 19-06-2021 11 more labour news stories from UK today

Uruguay Workers strike for economic aid from govt amid COVID-19 pandemic Copied from page https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20210618-007-Uruguay--Workers-strike-for-economic-aid-from-govt-amid-COVID-19-pandemic [Ruptly] 18-06-2021

USA How is digital tipping affecting service workers? [Marketplace] 19-06-2021 16 more labour news stories from USA today

Zimbabwe / China Sunny Yi Feng Tiles- ZCTU sets the record straight [ZimEye] 19-06-2021 1 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today