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Updated: Wednesday 2 September 2026, 08:11:44
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New Zealand Employing graduate nurses will help keep them in nursing and the country [NZNO] 2026-09-01

USA Nurses hold nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand 'Palantir out' [National Nurses United] 2026-09-01

Azerbaijan Detained journalist Ulviyya Guliyeva: “My safety is in question, and the authorities bear responsibility for anything that happens to me” [EFJ] 2026-09-01

UK / Scotland Glasgow council workers 'walk out in tears' as thousands to be cut from wages over 'equal pay' [Glasgow Live] 2026-09-01

India / Jammu and Kashmir Anganwadi Workers Protest for Demands [Pragativadi] 2026-09-01

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Singapore From setbacks to steady ground: A landscape architect’s journey to grow on her own terms [SRCEU] 2026-08-31

USA / California Nurses Have Had Enough! In Palo Alto Action NNU CNA Nurses Demand That Palantir Be Terminated [LVP] For more info 2026-08-30

Australia Nominees announced for the 2026 Austraffic PFA Women’s Footballer of the Year Awards [PFA] 2026-08-30

Australia Sex workers belong in every part of our communities, including our churches [Scarlet Alliance] 2026-08-30

Australia / South Australia Unions call for stolen statue of suffragist and union leader Mary Lee to be restored [SA Unions] 2026-08-30

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UK Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal [The Guardian] 2026-08-30

Brazil Landmark Law to Protect Domestic Workers from Modern Slavery [IDWF] 2026-08-30

Canada / New Brunswick Pay equity and the government’s redistribution responsibility [The NB Media Co-op] 2026-08-30

Canada / Ontario Midwives deserve fair labour dispute mechanism [rabble] 2026-08-30

New Zealand The risk is real: Community support workers face the fire [NUPE] 2026-08-30

New Zealand union calls for continuity of care as 1200 support workers face losing their jobs [RNZ] 2026-08-29

Australia FSU submission: Ending violence against women and children [FSU] 2026-08-29

USA AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler named to TIME'S fourth annual list of the TIME100 AI100 [AFL-CIO] 2026-08-28

Kazakhstan Former independent editor sentenced to eight years in prison [IFJ] 2026-08-28

Honduras Margarita Murillo remembered by the National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) [PBI] 2026-08-28

Australia National survey highlights scale of sexism and misogyny in schools [Education Matters] 2026-08-28

Australia Monash report on misogyny in schools highlights systemic issues [AEU] 2026-08-28

New Zealand Health NZ must guarantee jobs for 1200 home support workers after contracts axed [PSA] 2026-08-28

Kenya Gender Equality Leadership Workshop [PSI] 2026-08-27

Türkiye Unions commit to advancing a gender-transformative agenda [IndustriALL] 2026-08-27

Kenya From Representation to Leadership: Advancing Gender Equality in Kenya’s Trade Unions [PSI] 2026-08-27

South Africa “Are we worthy of her?” Cosatu President challenges trade unions at Emma Mashinini Public Lecture [UJ News] 2026-08-27

USA / Oregon State University objects to women’s basketball team’s petition to unionize [NPR] 2026-08-27

France Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules [The Guardian] 2026-08-27

Germany Women deserve more [IG Metall] 2026-08-27

Middle East / Africa Building women’s power in the MENA Region [IndustriAll Europe] 2026-08-26

Australia / New Zealand Pacific workers’ complaints put labour mobility protections under scrutiny [PMN] 2026-08-26

France Flight attendant wins landmark breast cancer ruling [CP24] 2026-08-26

New Zealand Gender pay gap widens — women work for free from 27 November [NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi] 2026-08-26

Canada Gender impact of public service cuts unclear as union finds women overrepresented [The Hill Times] 2026-08-25

India Nationwide protests on August 26 in support of Haryana municipal employees’ strike [The Tribune] 2026-08-25

India / Tamil Nadu Government agrees to consider four demands, cleanliness workers to continue protest over remaining 7 [DTNext] 2026-08-25

New Zealand North Shore Hospital ED nurses declare 'state of emergency amid overcrowding [Stuff] 2026-08-24

New Zealand Fed-up North Shore ED staff declare state of emergency [NZNO] 2026-08-24

Australia Sex workers and adult entertainment workers deserve to be safe at work [Scarlet Alliance] 2026-08-24

Thailand Young Thai Union Activists Condemn Abuse of Power, Violence and Sexual Harassment in Labor Movement [tcijthai] 2026-08-22

UK 50 years on, the Grunwick strike is still important [Labour Hub] 2026-08-22

Japan Myanmar workers sheltered by union over alleged abuse in Hokkaido [Today] 2026-08-22

Rwanda More Women into Carpentry as Umubaji Day Showcases Female Talent [Taarifa] 2026-08-22

Bangladesh Low wages, long hours keep tea workers trapped [The New Nation] 2026-08-22

Canada / New Brunswick Attack on N.B. social worker provokes calls for improved training, recruitment [CBC] 2026-08-21

Tunisia National Seminar in Tunisia Calls for Urgent Reform of Farm Workers' Transport System [Jinha] 2026-08-21

USA / California Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers [Truthout] 2026-08-21

Caribbean / USA Leadership training with the Caribbean Union of Teachers shows why international solidarity among educators is importan [NEA] 2026-08-21

Pakistan Female healthcare workers on streets to demand fairness, hundreds detained [AsiaNews] 2026-08-21

Spain Parliament Debates Criminalizing Sex Work Buyers Amid Trafficking Crisis [Streamline] 2026-08-21

Canada Union calls on federal government to release equity data on public service job cuts [CTV] 2026-08-20

Russia / Ukraine The silence Russia wanted: how journalist Anastasiia Hlukhovska vanished into incommunicado detention [EFJ] 2026-08-20

Canada New research shows that women are overrepresented in public service job cuts [PSAC] 2026-08-19

Pakistan Invitation by CHWs to Join Solidarity Sit-in at Karachi, Pakistan [PSI] 2026-08-18

USA / Louisiana Effort Fails To Shut Down Teamsters National Black Caucus Convention In New Orleans: Report By Dr. Robin Cooper [LVP] For more info 2026-08-18

New Zealand Attack on nursing council's cultural safety work condemned [NZNO] 2026-08-17

New Zealand Nursing council chief executive quits amid wider resignations-union [TVNZ] 2026-08-14

New Zealand Nursing council chief executive quits amid wider exodus [NZNO] 2026-08-14

Australia Interview with the ACTU's Sally McManus [LabourStart Podcasts] 2026-08-14

New Zealand Nursing council audit pause puts patient safety at risk [NZNO] 2026-08-13

UK Sharon Graham re-elected Unite secretary in decisive victory [Unite the Union] 2026-08-13

Australia New head of Australian trade union movement.named as Sally McManus steps down [Guardian Australu] 2026-08-13

Iran Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years in prison [IFJ] 2026-08-13

Kyrgyzstan Invisible or indispensable? The story of the women cleaners at the Kant Cement Plant [BWI] 2026-08-13

Australia Gender pay gap at its lowest ever [ACTU] 2026-08-13

India Trailblazing by transit: A new UCLA podcast on India’s women auto drivers [UCLA Labor Center] 2026-08-13

UK / Ireland / Northern Ireland Sarah Doherty: women’s rights campaigner remembered by Derry and Inishowen family [Ireland Live] 2026-08-13

Australia National aged care survey reveals staffing shortages, escalating workplace violence and cost-cutting by providers [ANMF] 2026-08-12

New Zealand Former Gloriavale members seek damages after employment court win against labour inspectorate [RNZ] 2026-08-12

Australia ‘Someone is going to die’: Australian nurses expose horrifying working conditions [News.com.au] 2026-08-11

Australia Melissa Donnelly appointed Secretary-elect of the ACTU: ‘She knows the pressures working people are under’ [Women's Agenda] 2026-08-11

UK Struggling Asda to offload 3,500 store cleaners in a move branded 'detestable' by GMB union [Mirror] 2026-08-11

UK University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal [The Guardian] 2026-08-11

Global IFJ Gender Council calls on media to adopt strict policies to fight sexism at work [IFJ] 2026-08-09

Canada Study reveals gendered wage gaps across Atlantic Canada, calls for change [The NB Media Co-op] 2026-08-08

UK Hundreds of low-paid women in Kirklees to lodge equal pay claims [Unison] 2026-08-07

Türkiye 86 Out of Every 100 Workers in Turkey Are Outside Trade Unions... And Women Are the Most Marginalized [Jinha] 2026-08-07

Gibraltar New legislation equalising pensionable age ‘significant step forward’, says GGCA [The Chronicle] 2026-08-07

New Zealand Govt’s Pay Equity Defence ‘Cynical And Opportunistic’, Unions Tell High Court As Landmark Hearing Concludes – PSA [The Daily Blog] 2026-08-07

New Zealand Staff tried to raise alarm over cervical screening failings, says nurses [NZNO] 2026-08-06

New Zealand Staff tried to raise alarm over cervical screening failings, say nurses [NZNO] 2026-08-06

USA / Maine 200+ Maine nurses, community members and elected officials rallied outside Maine medical centre to demand ICE release colleague Debora Kapisha, RN [National Nurses United] 2026-08-06

UK Response to the decision made by the Certification Officer in Flaherty v UNISON [Unison] 2026-08-06

Australia Sally McManus on how AI could force future cuts to HECS debts and work hours [The Conversation] 2026-08-05

Finland Teachers face rising classroom violence, union reports [YLE] 2026-08-05

Australia / Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union survey finds 'crisis level' workplace violence [ABC] 2026-08-05

UK NHS staff have been called “monkeys” amid a reported rise in racism across the health service, experts have said [Morning Star] 2026-08-04

South Africa COSATU notes with extreme dismay appointment of National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide [COSATU] 2026-08-04

South Africa NUM condemns brutal killing of a female security officer at Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre [NUM] 2026-08-04

South Africa SAFTU condemns exclusion of organised labour from National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide [SAFTU] 2026-08-04

Pakistan Amplifying gender voices [IFJ] 2026-08-03

India Women platform workers forced to choose between health and income amid extreme heat, says HeatWatch report [Maktoob Media] 2026-08-03

Jordan Public Services Union, ILO Discuss Cooperation on Domestic Workers [Petra] 2026-08-03

Jordan GFJTU, ILO conclude first phase of Norwegian-funded gender equality project [JNA] 2026-08-03

USA / Oregon State Women’s Basketball Union Drive Signals New Chapter in the National Debate Over College Athlete Rights [The Tribune] 2026-08-03

UK Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told [The Guardian] 2026-08-02

Russia Journalist Darya Shipacheva sentenced to 12 years in prison [EFJ] 2026-07-31

New Zealand Nurse Maude support workers to strike over irresponsible sick leave cuts [PSA] 2026-07-31

Canada Gender‑based violence laws are improving. Frontline worker conditions are not [The Conversation] 2026-07-30