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Global No justice for women without union rights [IndustriALL] 13-03-2026
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Italy The hidden reality of Italy's migrant domestic workers [The New Internationalist] 09-03-2026
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Australia AMA report shows Australia’s public hospitals remain under severe strain [AMA] 14-03-2026
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Belgium BWI joins affiliates' big demonstration in Brussels [BWI] 13-03-2026
Canada / Ontario Union’s legal review challenges Ontario’s promise that water corporations will be publicly owned [Today] 14-03-2026
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Europe Europe’s leaders must act to protect jobs and boost internal demand [ETUC] 13-03-2026
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Global Teachers remain at the heart of education, ISTP concludes [Education International] 13-03-2026
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India / Telangana Domestic workers demand law to protect their rights [The Hindu] 14-03-2026
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Indonesia Strengthening the Social Organisation of Care and Gender Pay Equity in Public Sector [PSI] 13-03-2026
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New Zealand Union Says Attacks on Teachers Reflect Wider Pressure on Workers [Waatea News] 14-03-2026
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Pakistan Union Victory: DIC Pakistan Limited Workers Win Bargaining Rights [UNI Global Union] 13-03-2026
South Africa KZN urged to honour approved teacher retirements after funding dispute [Business Day] 14-03-2026
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UK Almost half of England’s library staff axed during austerity [Unison] 13-03-2026
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USA Marathon 16-hour labor talks yield no new contract for WNBA [AP] 13-03-2026
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Zimbabwe ZCTU to report Small and Medium Enterprise Development Corporation at ILO over rights abuses [New Zimbabwe] 14-03-2026
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