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Global Defending Trans People in the Workplace [PSI] 19-11-2025

Mexico / USA We Can’t Bridge the U.S.-Mexico Wage Gap Without Supporting Organizing in Mexico [Labour Notes] 19-11-2025

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Global ILO: Strengthen Global Rules to Protect Gig Workers - Treaty Should Guarantee Workers’ Rights [Human Rights Watch] 14-11-2025

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1896 United States of America Rose Pesotta born. Anarchist labour activist & only woman on board of Intl Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU).

1918 France A "soviet" is set up in the town of Petite-Rosselle (Alsace) and elects delegates from among the minors.

1924 France Women sardine cannery workers in Douarnenez begin a strike that has gone down in history as one of the earliest examples of women successfully mobilising to demand workplace rights.[more]

1936 Spain Buenaventura Durruti, a leader of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, the CNT, dies fighting in Madrid during the early months of the Spanish Civil War[more]

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Africa Workers risk being sidelined in AfCFTA, ITUC-Africa warns as 9-Nation review begins [Nigerian Tribune] 19-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from Africa today

Australia Forced to work public holidays? Check again [Australian Unions] 20-11-2025 13 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bangladesh Ctg Port transport workers block road protesting at extortion, assault [The New Age] 20-11-2025 3 more labour news stories from Bangladesh today

Belgium Everything we know about the three-day strike hitting Belgium next week [The Times] 20-11-2025

Botswana BOPEU ready to engage Govt over minimum wage [The Monitor] 19-11-2025

Canada / Alberta Alberta teachers head to court amid labour and Charter dispute with province [CTV] 20-11-2025 45 more labour news stories from Canada today

China Courts upholds seven-year sentence for journalist [IFJ] 19-11-2025

Europe Pay inequality means women 'work for free' until year's end, European Commission says [Euronews] 20-11-2025 14 more labour news stories from Europe today

Georgia Appeal confirms two-year sentence for Sakharov Prize Laureate [IFJ] 20-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from Georgia today

Ghana Crisis at Prestea: Ex-mine workers demand immediate exit of Heath Goldfields, citing ‘financial incompetence’ [My Joy] 20-11-2025

Global TUAC challenges regulatory policy bias that favours business costs over worker protections [TUAC] 20-11-2025 3 more labour news stories from Global today

Greece 40,000 Greek workers & youth march to commemorate Athens Polytechnic Uprising [The News Line] 20-11-2025

India / Karnataka Resident welfare associations, activists raise red flags over draft domestic workers Bill in Karnataka [The Times] 19-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from India today

Iran VIDEO Key oil workers’ protests over the past 20 days • [Free Them Now (FTN)] 20-11-2025

Ireland Moves to protect the integrity of pension auto-enrolment welcome [ICTU] 19-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel A clean break: New order secures better pay for contracted cleaning and security workers [Histadrut] 19-11-2025

Italy Former Ilva, occupied plant and procession in Genoa. Trade unions: 'One thousand jobs at risk' [Il Sole] 19-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from Italy today

Jamaica Call to solidarity with Jamaican teachers impacted by Hurricane Melissa [Education International] 20-11-2025

Kenya Over 2,000 EPZ workers return to work after union dispute [The Standard] 19-11-2025

Korea (South) Nonregular school workers launch relay strike nationwide [JoongAng Daily] 20-11-2025 5 more labour news stories from Korea (South) today

Kosovo Still without salaries, SPERTK: General strike at RTK begins on Monday [Telegrafi] 19-11-2025

Lesotho Textile jobs bloodbath looms [Lesotho Times] 20-11-2025

Luxembourg Portuguese women in this country have been working ‘for free’ since this day: find out what happened [Life in Northern BC] 19-11-2025

Malaysia PM raises concerns for journalists’ welfare and wages [IFJ] 20-11-2025

Mexico / USA We Can’t Bridge the U.S.-Mexico Wage Gap Without Supporting Organizing in Mexico [Labour Notes] 19-11-2025

Netherlands / Guatemala Pawel and Lesbia, sacked for their activism, need our solidarity ActNOW! [Solidarity - Eric Lee] 19-11-2025

New Zealand Fast track legislation puts a bulldozer through education [NZEI-te Riu Roa] 20-11-2025 8 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Health workers’ strike won’t end until FG reviews CONHESS — Ogbuani [The Guardian] 20-11-2025 4 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

Norway / Global Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement? [LabourStart Podcasts] 20-11-2025

Pacific / Samoa PINA statement on the Government of Samoa's ban of the Samoa Observer [PNG Post Courier] 19-11-2025

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Papua New Guinea Workers plead for help [The National] 20-11-2025

Portugal There is a lot of “hard rock” to overcome between the Government and UGT – which has more time to analyze proposals [LNG] 20-11-2025 8 more labour news stories from Portugal today

Samoa Prime Minister bans Samoa Observer for “unfair reporting” [IFJ] 20-11-2025 1 more labour news stories from Samoa today

South Africa / Western Cape 'I felt humiliated': officer resigns after 'shameful' period incident on duty [The Weekend Argus] 20-11-2025 9 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Togo Togo Set to Adopt New Labour Agreement After Employers, Unions Strike Deal [Togo First] 19-11-2025

Trinidad and Tobago PSA agitated ahead of CPO meeting: Ten per cent or nothing [Newsday] 20-11-2025

UK / England Hundreds of women launch equal pay claim against Barnet Council [IER] 20-11-2025 14 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Workers at 30 more stores join nationwide Starbucks workers' strike [AP] 20-11-2025 18 more labour news stories from USA today