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UK Unite signs landmark sexual harassment policy at Heathrow Airport [Unite] 2026-01-20

UK Opinion: Why can’t Ofsted learn from its mistakes? [Unison] 2026-01-20

Canada Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund employees join Society of United Professionals [The Law Times] 2026-01-20

UK GMB union faces claims of bullying in industrial disputes from rival union leader [The Guardian] 2026-01-19

Bangladesh Striving for Workers’ Safety, Voice, and Just Transition [The Daily Star] 2026-01-19

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India / Tamil Nadu RCH cleaners’ honorarium hiked nearly fivefold [DTNext] 2026-01-19

Rwanda Gov't and Employers Expand Early Childhood Care, but Mining Communities Still Left Behind [Tarrifa] 2026-01-19

India DH Changemakers 2026 | Jabeena Khanum’s Rise: Beedi Worker, Union Leader & Cooperative Bank Founder [The Deccan Herald] 2026-01-18

UK UNISON statement on NHS legal case [UNISON] 2026-01-17

UK Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague [The Guardian] 2026-01-16

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Australia Players unveil Ready for Takeoff – a new player vision to transform the A-League Women and seize Australian sport’s biggest opportunity [PFA] 2026-01-16

Australia / Queensland Kidston workers raise further camp grievances [IQ] 2026-01-16

India Empowerment or Entrapment: The question of women in the Gig Economy [Countercurrents] 2026-01-16

India / Assam Moran Tea Estate weaves empowerment beyond tea with women-led initiative [The Tribune] 2026-01-16

UK TUC: Number of new and expectant parents losing their job or facing unfair treatment at work “alarmingly high” [TUC] 2026-01-15

Sri Lanka ILO Convention 190 ratified: A milestone for workers’ rights [IndustriALL] 2026-01-15

UK Payouts agreed in landmark equal pay claim [LRD] 2026-01-15

USA 'Pay Equity Is Not Optional And Progress Is Long Overdue' - The WNBA Players Union ‘Blasts’ The League For 'Undervaluing' Players & 'Running Out The Clock' As Its Contract Expires [WNY Labor Today] 2026-01-15

Netherlands Dutch hospitality hits record jobs but struggles with shortages of youths, harassment [NL Times] 2026-01-14

India / Tamil Nadu Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers [The Guardian] 2026-01-14

Bangladesh Speakers urge action to protect domestic workers’ rights [The Financial Express] 2026-01-14

India Gig worker safety row: Blinkit drops ‘10-minute’ delivery claim after huge strike [The Times] 2026-01-13

India / Himachal Pradesh Protest erupts in Shimla after death of Aanganwadi worker during Pulse Polio duty [ANI] 2026-01-13

Canada / Manitoba Unions sound alarm on downtown safety after random skywalk attacks [The Free Press] 2026-01-13

India Bag checks and bias: A study in gated communities in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai flags frisking of domestic workers and brings up questions of dignity and privacy [Citizen Matters] 2026-01-12

UK Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears [BBC] 2026-01-11

UK How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? [The Guardian] 2026-01-11

India Fighting For The Right To Decent Work [Behan Box] 2026-01-11

USA Thousands of New York City nurses to strike Monday if deal isn't reached with hospitals [Stuff] 2026-01-11

USA AFL-CIO stands with WNBPA members in fight for fair contract [AFL-CIO] 2026-01-11

USA / New York Nurses strike in NYC looms as major hospitals, union face midnight deadline to reach deal to [CBS] 2026-01-11

USA / New York Nearly 16,000 NYC nurses to strike on Monday unless hospitals agree to workplace violence protections, health benefits and safe staffing [New York State Nurses Association] 2026-01-11

India Why the Dismantling of MGNREGA Disproportionately Impacts Rural Women [The Wire] 2026-01-10

India Criminalisation Of Domestic  Workers:  Platform  Providing  Domestic  ‘Help’  Services  Faces  Backlash    [Outlook] 2026-01-10

India / Meghalaya ASHA workers union refuses to call off strike despite govt assurance [Hub News] 2026-01-10

UK Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 2026-01-09

India 'The Demands Also Affect My Family': The Unseen Side Of Gig Work In india [SheThePeople] 2026-01-09

India Gig workers write: This is why those Deepinder Goyal calls ‘miscreants’ go on strike [The Indian Express] 2026-01-09

UK Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 2026-01-08

UK Scrapping two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon, says UNISON [unison] 2026-01-08

India / Rajasthan ​'Slavery-like situations': Women gig workers rally against algorithmic control [Counterview] 2026-01-08

Australia Calls for tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation [ABC] 2026-01-07

Nigeria Nurses’ union condemns killing of member, demands justice in Abuja [The Guardian] 2026-01-07

USA Why the Construction Industry’s Labor Crisis is a Golden Opportunity for Women [GirlTalkHQ] 2026-01-07

India / Meghalaya Over 7,000 ASHA workers in Meghalaya announce indefinite strike [Syllad] 2026-01-07

UK Time is running out for WASPI women [Unison] 2026-01-07

UK GMB union in fresh turmoil over claims by senior female leaders [The Guardian] 2026-01-05

UK Tens of thousands of women unsafe in men's safety equipment [GMB] 2026-01-05

UK Ill-fitting PPE leaves women unsafe and embarrassed, union warns [Health and Safety International] 2026-01-05

New Zealand Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi [NZNO] 2026-01-04

UK / Scotland Union develops package to tackle misogyny for school pupils [The Times] 2026-01-03

India / Karnataka Labour organisations raise concern over VB-G RAM G Act replacing MGNREGA in Karnataka [The Indian Express] 2026-01-03

India / Karnataka CM attacks Union government over MGNREGA repeal, plans nationwide protest [The News Minute] 2026-01-03

India / Telangana T’gana assembly adopts resolution against VB G RAM G Act [The Times] 2026-01-03

Norway Workers with 'salmon asthma' may be entitled to compensation from their employer [IntraFish] 2025-12-31

Australia Calls for national strategy to tackle apprentice hazing and protect workers’ mental health [ABC] 2025-12-31

India / Punjab AAP to collect letters of MGNREGA worker families [The Indian News] 2025-12-31

India Women-led gig workers union calls nationwide strike on NYE [The Times] 2025-12-31

UK PPE Fit For All [GMB] 2025-12-30

Vietnam No bonus, no jobs: Thousands of Vietnam garment workers struggle as Korean factory shuts down before Tet [The VN Express] 2025-12-30

Bangladesh Echoes of unity: EWCSA's enduring call for collective bargaining among informal women workers [The Tribune] 2025-12-30

Pakistan Outgoing year turns out grim for educators [The Tribune] 2025-12-30

India NAPM calls upon state governments to roll back factory law amendments requiring workers to slog for more than 8 hours in a day! [Countercurrents] 2025-12-30

UK Women say ill-fitting PPE leaves them unsafe at work [Scaffmag] 2025-12-30

UK Two in three women still given PPE for men, GMB survey finds [Morning Star] 2025-12-30

USA / Texas Unionized hospitality workers in Houston saw ‘historic’ wins in 2025. More could see gains in 2026 [HPR] 2025-12-29

UK Female council workers won £1.1bn in equal pay claims this year [The Morning Star] 2025-12-29

UK Equal pay settlements for female council workers pass £1bn [The Guardian] 2025-12-28

South Africa Kholosa Biyana celebrates being the first SAFPU female vice president [SABC Sport] 2025-12-27

Hong Kong Tai Po fire: Domestic workers pick up the pieces amid emotional trauma, job loss [The Free Press] 2025-12-27

UK / England Women workers claim more than £1bn in 2025 after trade union campaign [Birmingham Live] 2025-12-27

UK More than £1 billion won for women in equal pay cases this year, union reveals [The Independent] 2025-12-27

UK GMB win £1billion in equal pay cases [GMB] 2025-12-27

UK More than £1 billion won for women this year in equal pay cases [LBC] 2025-12-27

India / West Bengal ASHA workers launch strike over pay, status demands [Millenium Post] 2025-12-27

New Zealand Acclaimed Kiwi actress at the forefront to protect actors from AI. [TVNZ] 2025-12-27

India / Delhi Women-led Gig Workers’ Union Observes Xmas Day Strike over Working Conditions [Clarion] 2025-12-26

India App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions [Counterview] 2025-12-25

India Auto Queens: Riding through patriarchy [Frontline] 2025-12-25

India What Labouring for One Day at an MGNREGA Worksite Taught Me [The Wire] 2025-12-25

Sri Lanka Unions in Sri Lanka Win as ILO’s C190 is Ratified [PSI] 2025-12-23

Bangladesh Unsung heroes: Women workers build a national platform to claim rights [The Tribune] 2025-12-23

Indonesia Indonesia amplifies women migrant workers’ voices and cross border solidarity for fair recruitment and violence free workplaces [ILO] 2025-12-22

Global New women’s football national team player survey highlights advancements across confederations – but players feel gaps need addressing [FIFPRO] 2025-12-22

India Women farmers’ group flags exclusion and job loss risks in VBGRAMG Bill [Counterview] 2025-12-22

India / Delhi “One working class, one struggle” Workers protest at Jantar Mantar, demand repeal of the new Labour Codes [The Leaflet] 2025-12-22

Kenya Move to curb workplace harassment, exploitation of domestic workers [The Voice] 2025-12-21

India Labour ministry should explore involving NGOs to open creches for women workers: Par panel [BusinessLine] 2025-12-21

India Where Are the Creches? Parliamentary Panel Flags Gaps in Welfare for Women Workers [The Times Now] 2025-12-21

India ‘Dignified workplace is essential for women’ [The Hindu] 2025-12-21

Myanmar Garment workers face growing exploitation amid governance collapse [Textile Today] 2025-12-21

Global Shireen Abu Akleh Prize launched: IFJ and UPF honour the courage and commitment of women journalists worldwide [IFJ] 2025-12-21

Kenya / Saudi Arabia What the abolition of kafala means for Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia [GLC] 2025-12-21

Tunisia Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 2025-12-20

Trinidad and Tobago OWTU: Let cashiers sit! [The Express] 2025-12-20

UK Unions welcome plan to tackle violence against women [Morning Star] 2025-12-19

UK Protecting women and girls from violence needs proper funding [Unison] 2025-12-19

Africa Migrant workers still trapped in exploitation, ITUC warns [Vanguard] 2025-12-19

Burkina Faso Green transition: Burkina Faso’s CSB union confederation is on the frontline of the fight for social justice and decent work [Equal Times] 2025-12-19

Tunisia Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 2025-12-19