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India Dictatorship of the employer? new labour codes grant employers greater freedom while curtailing the most basic rights of workers, especially the most marginalised

Global / Europe Trade unions confront authoritarian nationalism [EPSU] 21-12-2025

Mexico An 18-year miners’ strike comes to an end in Sonora [Mexico News Daily] 20-12-2025

Argentina Argentine unions in the street over Milei labor reforms [The Digital Journal] 19-12-2025

Burkina Faso Green transition: Burkina Faso’s CSB union confederation is on the frontline of the fight for social justice and decent work [Equal Times] 19-12-2025

Global Respect costs nothing: Stand with retail workers this festive season [UNI] 19-12-2025

Global International Migrants Day 2025: Rights, social justice and democracy for all workers [ITUC] 18-12-2025

Argentina Trade unions mobilise against Milei’s attack on labour rights [ITUC] 17-12-2025

Portugal Government to amend labour reform after general strike [The News] 17-12-2025

Nigeria In scathing statement, NLC threatens immediate, indefinite nationwide strike if protesters are attacked [Ripples] 17-12-2025

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Today in Labour History

1831 Jamaica The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; an 11 day rebellion that started involving up to 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slaves following Baptist preacher, Samuel Sharpe. Over 200 slaves lose their lives.

1904 United States of America Philip Vera Cruz, labour leader & activist in Asian American civil rights movement, is born. Co-founder of United Farm Workers' Union.

1910 United States of America Bomb destroys part of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles where a bitter strike is ongoing.

1968 India Forty-four Dalits are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu. Retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.[more]

2007 Poland Miners hold underground Christmas protest over merger, wages.

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