Croatia ‘Pure extortion’: foreign workers face violence and exploitation in Croatia [The Digital Journal] 2026-02-16
UK ‘Employers are using childcare for migrant care workers as a weapon,’ union says [Care Home Professional] 2026-02-16
Zimbabwe Female Mine Workers Face “Alarming” Sexual Harassment In Chinese-Run Mines – Union [Pindula] 2026-02-16
UK The gender pay gap will take 30 years to close, report says [cityam.com] 2026-02-15
UK Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free' [Mirror] 2026-02-15
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. UK Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns union [BBC] 2026-02-15
UK Gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates [The Guardian] 2026-02-15
Sri Lanka Recognising unpaid female care labour [The Morning] 2026-02-15
USA / Nevada Sex workers seeking unionization at Pahrump brothel for the first time in Nevada history [NewsNation] 2026-02-15
UK ‘We face very real threats to our reproductive rights’ [UNISON] 2026-02-15
USA / Nevada 'United Brothel Workers' May Be Nation's Next Union [Newser] 2026-02-14
Canada International Women’s Day 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls [CUPW] 2026-02-14
UK Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protections, says UNISON [IER] 2026-02-14
UK Care at the heart of women’s conference [UNISON] 2026-02-14
UK / England Domestic Violence Advisors take Solace charity to CAC over recognition fight [IER] 2026-02-14
UK Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protection [Unison] 2026-02-13
USA / Nevada Nevada Sex Workers Strive to Establish First U.S. Union [Filmogaz] 2026-02-13
UK ‘We carry twice the load and get half the recognition’ [UNISON] 2026-02-13
UK / England Brighton play revives pioneering woman trade union leader [Sussex World] 2026-02-13
India All India Women Convention of BEFI Discuss Workplace Issues of Bankers [The Kanal] 2026-02-13
UK Heart Unions Week: When midwives and MSWs speak out, change happens [RCM] 2026-02-13
Australia No more silence: Treat sexual harassment as the safety hazard it is [Women's Agenda] 2026-02-12
India / Karnataka Midday meals likely to be disrupted as Anganwadi and MDM workers extend support to strike [The Hindu] 2026-02-12
USA / Nevada Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions [The Independent] 2026-02-12
Canada / Ontario Worth striking for: Oakville care home workers fighting for decent pay [Spring] 2026-02-12
UK ‘When working-class women organise, nothing can stop us’ [Unison] 2026-02-12
UK ‘You are our collective superpower’ [Unison] 2026-02-12
Fiji Labour law reform: Fiji women's rights group pushes for stronger menstrual leave provisions [Radio New Zealand International] 2026-02-11
Malaysia Domestic workers in Malaysia strengthen collective push for a weekly day off [ILO] 2026-02-11
Asia Join the fight for garment workers’ rights [Amnesty International] 2026-02-11
Japan Rengo head urges wide-ranging changes for gender equality [The Times] 2026-02-11
India Justice for murdered garment worker leads to binding deal on workplace harassment, but brand support remains uneven [BHRC] 2026-02-11
UK / England Educators' union staff strike over bullying and misogyny [HR Magazine] 2026-02-11
Sri Lanka FTZ Workers Demand Worker-Centred Labour Law Reforms [Counterview] 2026-02-11
USA Filipino American Health Care Workers Are Taking Their Legacy of Fighting for Freedom to Trump [The Xylom] 2026-02-11
UK / Scotland RMT Action Against Assaults campaign at Scottish parliament calls for new law [The Canary] 2026-02-11
Philippines / Korea (South) In Korea, Filipino home helpers are expected to do double duty for half the pay [Hankyoreh] 2026-02-10
Türkiye Metal unions win sector-wide ILO C190 protections [IndustriALL] 2026-02-10
Canada / Alberta AUPE recognizes Marcela Olivares & Samantha Samborski with DOVE Award [AUPE] 2026-02-10
USA Baselines and Picket Lines [The American Prospect] 2026-02-10
Trinidad and Tobago OWTU ‘will find’ managers’ homes: Plans to step up protests for cashier seating [The Daily Express] 2026-02-10
South Africa COSATU pays tribute to Hosi N’wamitwa II [COSATU] 2026-02-10
UK Attack 'ended my teaching career': The toll of rising pupil violence [BBC] 2026-02-09
India / Karnataka One year on, ASHA workers in Karnataka await promised honorarium; to strike again on February 12 [The Hindu] 2026-02-09
USA WNBA union president says significant work remains for season to begin on time [NBC] 2026-02-09
UK Heart Unions: This week is our chance to show what we can achieve [Unison] 2026-02-09
India / Delhi Why women gig workers are protesting in Delhi [The Hindu] 2026-02-08
India / Delhi ‘Unblock our lives’ | Women gig workers protest in Delhi [The Hindu] 2026-02-08
India “Somebody’s home is somebody’s workspace”: Unions and Activists condemn CJI Surya Kant’s remarks on domestic workers’ rights [The Leaflet] 2026-02-07
Canada The trades remain a danger zone—especially for women workers [Canadian Dimension] 2026-02-07
UK I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis [BBC] 2026-02-07
India / Tamil Nadu Hear women workers’ wage plea, union urges apex court [The Indian Express] 2026-02-06
India / West Bengal Unhappy with pay hike, ASHA workers protest outside Bengal health department head quarters [The Hindu] 2026-02-06
Canada / Ontario UFCW 1006A's Glacier Effs-Samuel named one of Canada’s 2026 100 Accomplished Black Women [UFCW Canada] 2026-02-06
Canada / Ontario Union Threads: A craft-in for women’s power [OFL] 2026-02-05
Malaysia ILO & EU Support Women Migrant Workers [Funds for NGOs] 2026-02-05
India / Rajasthan Jaipur gathering puts spotlight on women gig workers’ struggles [Counterview] 2026-02-05
Zimbabwe Mine dismisses women after forced HIV tests [The Zimbabwean] 2026-02-05
India / Tripura AIDWA stages protest against union budget in city streets [The Chronicle] 2026-02-05
Türkiye Textile industry crushed by China and Bangladesh [Deutsche Welle] 2026-02-05
India Supreme Court's Retreat on Domestic Workers: A Betrayal of Its Own Article 23 Jurisprudence [The Wire] 2026-02-05
India / Tamil Nadu Unions demand implementation of sanitation workers’ demands [The Times] 2026-02-05
India / Tamil Nadu AIADMK to protest Over TASMAC workers’ demands [News Today] 2026-02-05
India 'Promised flexibility, living with fear now': Women gig workers protest [Hans] 2026-02-04
India Nationwide Protest Led by Women Gig Workers across the country [GIPSWU] 2026-02-04
India Countrywide protest by gig workers puts spotlight on algorithmic exploitation [Counterview] 2026-02-04
Malta Mothers struggling to return to the workplace, union warns [Today] 2026-02-04
UK / England One-woman show to tell the story of forgotten union leader Sara Wesker [The Argus] 2026-02-04
India Supreme Court Order Triggers Backlash: Domestic Workers’ Unions Challenge Refusal on Minimum Wages [The Wire] 2026-02-03
India / Karnataka Workers’ unions in Bengaluru vow to continue fight after SC dismisses minimum wage plea [The Deccan Herald] 2026-02-03
India ASHAs protest against Union Budget [The Hindu] 2026-02-03
Zimbabwe Chinese-owned Zimbabwe mine dismisses women after forced HIV tests [Bulawayo 24] 2026-02-03
Zimbabwe Chinese-owned Zimbabwe mine dismisses women after forced HIV tests [IndustriALL] 2026-02-02
Global Senior Business Development Manager – Women's Football [FIFPRO] 2026-02-02
Global Care workers are essential to a “just transition” [GLC] 2026-02-02
India A women-led union gives voice to India’s gig workers [The Caravan] 2026-02-01
Mexico Gig Worker Reform Risks Institutionalizing Exclusion of Women Workers [MSM] 2026-01-31
India Report exposes human rights gaps in India's $36 billion garment export industry [Counterview] 2026-01-31
UK Refusal to compensate Waspi women deepens injustice, says UNISON [Unison] 2026-01-30
Africa Mentorship programme empowers young African women to transform trade unions [IndustriALL] 2026-01-30
Indonesia She Was a Key Voice of the 1990s Labor Movement in Nike’s Indonesia Factories. Today She Relies on Donations From Abroad. [ProPublica] 2026-01-30
India Over 40% of gig workers earn below ₹15,000 a month: Economic Survey [Counterview] 2026-01-30
Türkiye Smart Solar resistance on its 100th day: We have grown our struggle hand in hand [BirGun] 2026-01-29
India SC Says No to Welfare Directions for Domestic Helps [The Observer] 2026-01-29
Malta Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder [EFJ] 2026-01-28
Myanmar ‘Since the Coup, Factory Employers Have Increasingly Worked with the Military to Restrict Organising and Silence Workers’ [Global Issues] 2026-01-28
Sri Lanka / Zambia From Sri Lanka to Zambia, Solidarity Center Backs Workers in Ending Violence at Work [Solidarity Center] For more info 2026-01-28
India ‘Women will be worst affected if MGNREGA is repealed’ [The Hindu] 2026-01-28
UK UNISON members call for greater flexibility and support for bereavement and pregnancy loss [Unison] 2026-01-27
UK Andrea Egan supports the equal pay fight in Barnet [Unison] 2026-01-27
New Zealand Air New Zealand flight attendants plan trio of strikes in February [Radio New Zealand] 2026-01-27
Bangladesh Bangladesh Garment Workers Expand Workplace Rights with Solidarity Center Support [Solidarity Center] For more info 2026-01-26
Nigeria National Assembly urged to speed up passage of domestic workers rights bill [The Sun] 2026-01-25
Netherlands Female freelancers in the Netherlands outearned men for first time in 2024 [NL Times] 2026-01-25
Nigeria Sustained Media Engagement Key To Protecting Domestic Workers’ Rights In Nigeria – Stakeholders [The New Telegraph] 2026-01-24
Canada / Ontario UFCW calls for stronger pay equity measures beyond Ontario transparency law [HR Law] 2026-01-24
India / Karnataka Unsung Heroes: From factory worker to champion of workers’ rights, meet the woman who fought for menstrual leave and fair wages in Bengaluru’s ‘limelight-less’ garment sector [The Indian Express] 2026-01-24
Canada PSAC honours Beth Bilson’s blueprint for pay equity [PSAC] 2026-01-23
UK / Scotland MU Responds to New Report on Women’s Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music [MU] 2026-01-22
India / West Bengal ASHA Workers Protest Is a Warning to the TMC in Poll-Bound West Bengal [The Wire] 2026-01-22
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