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Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Movement marks Rana Plaza day [The Tribune] 25-04-2026
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Bangladesh Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry [IndustriALL] 24-04-2026
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Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French teachers and union activists, were arbitrarily detained in Iran for nearly four years. After intense campaigning by their union and by Education International, they were released and arrived back in Paris on 8 April 2026. (Photo: CSEE-ETUCE) Click here to read more labour news from France.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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Ghana TUC calls for unity among organised labour [My Joy] 25-04-2026
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Today in Labour History
1797 United Kingdom Sailors on 15 Royal Navy ships in Plymouth joined a mutiny which began two weeks before in Spithead, near Portsmouth demanding better pay and conditions. Eventually the men won most of their demands.
1885 Italy Textile union leader Giuditta Zanella was born in Italy. Took part in 1920 factory occupations then moved to Spain and fought in the Durruti Column.
1909 France Deputies vote to ban civil servants' right to strike.
1918 Canada After years of agitation by reformers and unions, the New Brunswick Workmen’s Compensation Act receives Royal Assent.[more]
1942 China The Benxihu mine disaster leaves 1,549 dead. It’s the biggest mining disaster of all time
1990 Congo-Kinshasa Creation of the Democratic Confederation of Labour.
1998 Ireland A monument to Jim Connell, writer of 'The Red Flag', is unveiled in the village of Crossakiel.[more]
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