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LabourStart's Photo of the Day Archive - 2025


20250106 : Starbucks workers in the USA, members of IUF-affiliate Workers United/SEIU, came out on strike on Friday, December 20 after pay negotiations with the company stalled. The strike escalated in the following days affecting three of Starbucks’ most important markets, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago. (Photo: IUF) Click here to see more labour news from the USA.


20250113 : On 24 December Remzi Çalışkan, President of Genel-İş and Vice-President of DİSK, was released from prison in Turkey. He had been unlawfully detained since 26 November following dawn raids targeting trade unionists, journalists, and human rights defenders. He was released after a global campaign by PSI, EPSU and his own union. Kemal Göksoy, President of the Mersin Branch of Genel-İş, remains in prison, along with other detained trade unionists. (Photo: EPSU)
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20250120 : After a sexual harassment complaint was lodged against him a manager at a Seara JBS facility in Brazil then attacked and badly injured union official Maurício Francisco da Silva. In response the Union of Workers of the Food Industry and Region (SINTIACR) has been mounting daily protests at the company's HQ. (Photo: Rel UITA )
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20250127 : Unions and progressive organizations in Iceland have declared 2025 to be The Year of Women. The labour movement, led by ASI, the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, is taking the lead on employment issues and raising awareness of workplace inequality with, among other things, marches like this one on 20 January. (Photo: ASI)
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20250203 : The Union of Civil Servants in Mozambique (SINAFP), a PSI member union, declared a national strike on 29 January. The workers' demands go beyond just compensation. A key issue has been the government's refusal to establish proper channels for social dialogue, with major decisions affecting workers and services being announced through media conferences without any prior consultation with staff or their representatives. (Photo: PSI)
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