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UK Teach union wins £14.3m in compensation payouts for school workers [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

UK MPs' plan to boost statutory sick pay would end ‘disgrace’ against female workers, TUC says [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

Global UNCSW68: Good progress for gender equality and workers’ rights [ITUC] 2024-03-28

UK A minimum wage alone can’t fix the UK poverty scandal [Guardian] 2024-03-28

UK Opposition to strengthening workers’ rights likened to ‘doomsday warnings’ over minimum wage [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

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UK Opposition to strengthening workers’ rights likened to ‘doomsday warnings’ over minimum wage [Morning Star] 2024-03-28

Global BWI unveils 2024 Women Workers’ Calendar, celebrates women trade unionists [BWI] 2024-03-27

USA / Illinois Women union leaders want workplace challenges addressed [QC News] 2024-03-27

Global Black Women Labor Leaders Unite to Address Global Issues [Solidarity Centre] 2024-03-27

USA The Women Behind the Brotherhood [NPCA] 2024-03-27

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India / Karnataka For Karnataka's domestic workers, personal is political [The Federal News] 2024-03-27

Global / UK UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record [The Guardian] 2024-03-27

UK Revealed: CBI uses gagging clauses to prevent discussion of sexual misconduct claims [The Guardian] 2024-03-26

Global RadioLabour World Report - Equal pay in 168 years! [RadioLabour] 2024-03-25

Global BWI unveils 2024 Women Workers’ Calendar, celebrates women trade unionists [BWI] 2024-03-25

Ireland Worker told job moving boxes was only for men awarded €7,500 [RTÉ] 2024-03-25

UK / England Birmingham equal pay bill could be less than £760m [BBC] 2024-03-25

Bangladesh Tea workers exploitation continues unabated [Bangi News] 2024-03-24

USA / New York Carpenters seek women to pursue career in field [Mid-Hudson] 2024-03-24

UK GMB union staff to strike over alleged sexual harassment failures [BBC] 2024-03-22

Global / India Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds [BBC] 2024-03-22

Australia Some aged care workers win long-overdue pay rise, others miss out [Green Left Weekly] 2024-03-22

UK GMB wins sick pay for 19,000 care workers [GMB] 2024-03-22

South Africa COSATU applauds Parliament’s adoption of National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill [COSATU] 2024-03-21

Canada / Quebec Women of Steel promote hiring and retention of women at Quebec aluminum smelter [USW] 2024-03-21

USA / New York NYC Home Attendants Rally At City Hall Demanding End to 24-Hour Workday [Harlem World] 2024-03-21

Philippines Garment Workers Fight Union Busting [Solidarity Centre] 2024-03-21

India / Karnataka Vote consciously and do not get swayed by polarising messages, says domestic workers union [The Herald] 2024-03-21

UK 1.6 million more people are in poverty in working households since 2010 [TUC] 2024-03-21

UK Swift compensation needed now to right huge pension wrongs [UNISON] 2024-03-21

UK WASPI women must be awarded compensation after DWP blunder, report finds [Mirror] 2024-03-21

UK 'Shocking' report highlights DWP pension failures says union leader [Unite] 2024-03-21

UK Government should compensate Waspi women for pension trickery, ombudsman finds [Morning Star] 2024-03-21

Canada / Ontario Maison d’amitié women’s shelter calls for a “no board,” risking women’s safety and punishing women workers [CUPE] 2024-03-20

Global Reuters Institute: Research shows women only make 24% of news top editors [IFJ] 2024-03-20

Spain CCOO holds second training on gender portrayal of politicians [IFJ] 2024-03-20

Global The concept of “quid-pro-quo sexual harassment” hides the coercive power of men and the systemic vulnerability women in insecure work [IUF Asia/Pacific] 2024-03-20

Italy On Tuscany’s Farms, Women Migrant Laborers Face Exploitation [New Lines] 2024-03-20

Nigeria NLC, ILO train advisors on gender mainstreaming to protect migrant workers [The Gazette] 2024-03-20

Bangladesh 92pc of garment workers in BD lack formal contracts [The Financial Express] 2024-03-20

New Zealand / India Accredited employer work visa flaws spread to health sector [Radio New Zealand] 2024-03-19

Zimbabwe ZCTU demands 11 urgent interventions for women [New Zimbabwe] 2024-03-19

Global Regional Women’s Networks: Strengthening Solidarity and Equality [Education International] 2024-03-19

UK Women of colour are nearly three times as likely to be on zero-hour contracts as white men [Cosmopolitan] 2024-03-19

Sudan Doctors’ Union accuses RSF of sexual violence [Radio Tamazuj] 2024-03-19

Global / UK Sexual exploitation drives 37% rise in profits from forced labour, ILO says [The Guardian] 2024-03-19

North Macedonia Textile workers mobilise in the face of impunity for employers and the violation of their rights [Equal Times] 2024-03-18

UK Visa system forces care workers to stay silent on rape and abuse [BIJ] 2024-03-18

Australia Domestic workers in Hong Kong scared to speak up as rights dwindle [ABC] 2024-03-17

Canada / New Brunswick Besides bananas, you also need apples and oranges: Pay equity coalition reacts to Seniors’ Advocate report [The NB Media Co-op] 2024-03-17

Canada / Ontario Report shows 'a perfect storm' is brewing as Ontario falls further behind on wages in child care sector [The Pointer] 2024-03-16

Australia Wage case recognises historic undervalued work of aged care nurses [ANMF] 2024-03-16

Global / Palestine UN CSW68 – Global Feminist Rally For Palestine – Ceasefire Now!!! [PSI] 2024-03-16

USA / Pennsylvania ‘They come out and do great’: Roundtable discussion addresses barriers, seeks solutions to help women enter the workforce [Union Progress] 2024-03-16

Zimbabwe ZCTU demands 11 urgent interventions for women [New Zimbabwe] 2024-03-16

Namibia Unions fight for gender equality [IndustriALL] 2024-03-14

Global Education unionists call for free quality public education to help end poverty for women and girls in all their diversity [EI] 2024-03-14

India / Telangana Women's Day Celebrations Are A Cause of Dignity of Labour [The Chronicle] 2024-03-14

India / Delhi Karawal Nagar almond factory workers complain of stagnant wages, assault by factory owners [The Hindu] 2024-03-14

UK Trade union Usdaw unveils growing abuse against shopworkers [The Times] 2024-03-14

Bangladesh Government faces questions at ILO over labour conditions [Prothom Alo] 2024-03-14

Qatar Women community leaders 'hold the line,' mark women’s month [BWI] 2024-03-14

USA AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler on Equal Pay Day [AFL-CIO] 2024-03-13

Global Public Care Services at the Heart of Feminist Wellbeing Economies [PSI] 2024-03-13

Palestine / Africa OATUU Commemorates IWD in Solidarity with Palestinian Women [OATUU] 2024-03-13

Korea (South) Migrant workers, caregivers condemn BOK suggestion to exempt foreign nannies from minimum wage [The Times] 2024-03-13

USA Why male nurses earn $250 more per week than female nurses. [Morningstar] 2024-03-13

India INTUC urges govt for justice to women workers [The Express] 2024-03-13

Australia The traditional 9am-5pm hours could be scrapped for WFH employees. What will it mean for women? [Women's Agenda] 2024-03-13

Ghana ICU-Ghana urges women to venture into STEM [CNR] 2024-03-13

India / Delhi ‘Enslaved’ Almond Workers Demand for Basic Rights and Daily Wage in Delhi [The Mooknayak] 2024-03-13

Ghana TUC calls for ratification of ILO convention 190 for workers protection [Modern Ghana] 2024-03-13

UK / Wales Trade unionists welcome proposed Bill to increase the numbers of women in the Senedd [The Morning Star] 2024-03-13

Global Female employment improves in numbers and quality in this century [ILO] 2024-03-13

Egypt Strike by female textile workers followed by repression - support the online campaign [CTUWS] ActNOW! 2024-03-13

Australia Award system letting down women and carers [ACTU] 2024-03-13

UK Research into UK seafarers' experiences of sexual assault at sea continues [Nautilus] 2024-03-13

UK Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK [The Guardian] 2024-03-12

Canada / Global CUPE joins union women from around the world at key UN gathering [CUPE] 2024-03-12

Pakistan The Pakistani women spearheading agricultural reform [Fair Planet] 2024-03-12

Korea (South) Women in Construction: Kim Kyung Shin, tower crane operator [Building] 2024-03-12

Africa ITUC-Africa calls for investment in social protection provisions to improve women’s empowerment [The Tribune] 2024-03-12

USA AFGE Celebrates Women’s History Month, 50th Anniversary of AFGE Women’s Department [AFGE] 2024-03-12

UK / Ireland / Northern Ireland From ‘Banter’ to ‘Abuse’?: New Northern Ireland guide aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the workplace [News Letter] 2024-03-12

Nigeria TUC women wing collaborates with NDE on job provision [The Tribune] 2024-03-12

Egypt Woman journalist detained and released on bail [IFJ] 2024-03-12

UK Million Women's March protesters rally in central London [Morning Star] 2024-03-11

Europe International Women’s Day: EU needs ‘deeds not words’ on equality [ETUC] 2024-03-11

Global International Women’s Day: Solidarity with female journalists risking their lives to report the news [EFJ] 2024-03-11

Europe IWD: Safeguarding women journalists in the digital age [EFJ] 2024-03-11

New Zealand Nurses demonstrate outside Christchurch hospital over delayed payments [Radio New Zealand] 2024-03-11

New Zealand Health workers fed up with delays [The Press] 2024-03-11

New Zealand Nurses demonstrate outside Christchurch Hospital [RNZ] 2024-03-11

Canada / Ontario Union Women are Rising Up for Gender Justice! [NBFL] 2024-03-11

Global Declaration of the WFTU working women committee on 8th March 2024 [WFTU] 2024-03-10

Europe International Women’s Day: It’s HER right! [CESI] 2024-03-10

Nepal Video Launch and Panel Discussion on Challenges and Triumphs of CHWs [PSI] 2024-03-10

Ghana Maritime and Dock Workers Union, others mark Women’s Day [GNA] 2024-03-10

UK / Scotland Women and girls 'had to join the miners' strike cause' [BBC] 2024-03-10

Pakistan Working Women vow to continue struggle for freedom, economic autonomy and social protection [Me Business] 2024-03-10