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Turkey / France AFP journalists in İstanbul go on strike [Bianet] 10-07-2026
Belarus / Iran Belarusian and Iranian independent trade union leaders agreed to strengthen solidarity [salidarnast.info] 09-07-2026
Europe CC.OO., French CGT and Italian CGIL seal in Barcelona a union front against the far-right [Demócrata] 08-07-2026
Indonesia Pricy shoes, underpaid workers, and a fearless union [Public Eye] 07-07-2026
Panama ILO complaint details how teachers and union leaders were detained, intimidated and harassed [Education International] 07-07-2026
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On 22–23 June 2028, The Building Workers International's Regional Organizing Academy for Pan-Europe took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, bringing together 20 trade union leaders and activists from Georgia, Latvia, Moldova, and Kyrgyzstan. The event provided a platform for participants to develop regional organising strategies, exchange experiences, and strengthen a network of organizers across the region. (Photo: BWI) Click here to read more labour news from Europe.Got a photo that should be here? Post it to our group on Flickr. To see an archive of all our recent photos, click here.
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Asia South East Asia youth to launch labour education campaign [IndustriALL] 11-07-2026
Australia / Tasmania Tasmanian Government gambling with stadium success by ignoring light rail [RTBU] 11-07-2026
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Canada Unifor and Ford Motor Company reach tentative agreement [Unifor] 11-07-2026
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Ethiopia / Global Fast Fashion's Dirty Secret Is in Ethiopia: How Global Brands Are Profiting From Poverty Wages For more info [The Labour Pulse] 11-07-2026
Finland Real change of policy as a goal – 'The pace needs to change' [Tekijä] 11-07-2026
Hong Kong / Asia Hong Kong Probes Alleged Surrogacy Recruitment of Filipino Domestic Workers For more info [The Labour Pulse] 11-07-2026
Iran Free Yaser Ahmadi-nejad Now! [Free Them Now (FTN)] 11-07-2026
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Kenya Textile Workers Reject Union Leadership, Accuse Officials of Intimidation, Tribalism and Election Irregularities [Nyakundi Report] 11-07-2026
Korea (South) 'Low Bank Balances Erode Our Sense of Duty': Civil Servants and Teachers Hold Mass Rally [SBS] 11-07-2026
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Lesotho Hardworking women propel Lesotho’s garment exports [The Sunday World] 11-07-2026
Middle East Developing Arab Trade Unions: A Testimony from Inside the International Trade Union Movement [COSYFOP] 11-07-2026
Nigeria Union opposes federal government's plan to cede Unity Schools to private investors [Head Topics] 11-07-2026
South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Water contractors say eThekwini municipality failed to pay them months ago [GroundUp] 11-07-2026
Spain Airbus Workers in Spain Launch Nationwide Strike Over Working Conditions [AeroXplorer] 11-07-2026
UK All workers must prepare to strike for fairer Britain, Unison leader to tell Durham Miners' Gala [The Morning Star] 11-07-2026
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USA / Ohio The Cleveland school district laid off 275 teachers, but the union has forced them to rehire half of them [WCPN] 11-07-2026
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1933 United States of America The Screen Actors Guild holds its first meeting. Among those attending: future horror movie star and union activist, Boris Karloff.[more]
1934 USA General Textile Strike of 1934 began. Workers at Dwight cotton textile mill in Gadsden, AL, walked out today in 1934. The strike was organized because workers were not receiving the pay raises they were promised, typical for workers in the South.[more]
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