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USA Teamsters Honor Women’s History Month [Teamsters] 2026-03-01

India / Punjab Anganwadi workers to hold stir on March 8 [The Tribune] 2026-03-01

India / Andhra Pradesh AIDWA supports Anganwadi workers’ strike in Ongole [The Hindu] 2026-02-28

India / Uttar Pradesh Sanitation workers announce boycott after alleged assault on woman worker [The Pioneer] 2026-02-28

Europe Closing the gender gap must be part of just transition policies [EPSU] 2026-02-27

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Europe 1.2 million signatures help unlock EU support for safe abortion access [EPSU] 2026-02-27

Sri Lanka Ahead of World Women’s Day: Hidden violence against garment, estate workers highlighted [The Mirror] 2026-02-27

UK Women's History Month 2026 [PCS] 2026-02-27

Canada / Ontario Study: violence and harassmenet in Ontario schools [OECTA] 2026-02-26

USA / Minnesota Local historian sheds light on role women played in labor movement [The Tribune] 2026-02-26

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New Zealand Christchurch Hospital reaching capacity, Nurses Organization says [RNZ] 2026-02-25

New Zealand NZEI the Riu Roa supports call to repeal Equal Pay Amendment Act [NZEI-te Riu Roa] 2026-02-25

New Zealand Government recognizes significant workload driven by curriculum changes [NZEI-te Riu Roa] 2026-02-25

Canada Court to decide on WestJet settlement with female flight attendants [CBC] 2026-02-24

India / Himachal Pradesh Anganwadi workers protest outside WCD directorate in Shimla, submit demands [The News Mill] 2026-02-24

UK Knowsley Council faces equal pay claims worth 'millions' [GMB] 2026-02-24

UK Striking staff at Tewkesbury Academy School where a teacher was stabbed feel 'really scared' and things are 'out of control' [BBC] 2026-02-24

USA / Nevada Brothel Workers Are Unionizing to Protect Their Digital Rights [Mother Jones] 2026-02-21

India Women Health and Care Workers Lead 'Stop Work' Agitation Against Delayed Payment [PSI] 2026-02-19

Global Haldis Holst, Education International Deputy General Secretary, retires after decades of championing the right to education and teachers’ rights [Education International] 2026-02-18

UK Ditching equality would start the race to the bottom, says UNISON [Unison] 2026-02-18

Canada ‘Back to the 1950s’: Federal union warns return-to-office mandate will disproportionately affect women [CTV] 2026-02-18

Global Trade union manifesto for a Just Transition in textile and garment supply chains [ITUC] 2026-02-18

India / Maharashtra Standing Together: How Unorganised Nurses in Nagpur Built a Winning Union [PSI] 2026-02-18

Tunisia Women Lead the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution in Gabes [Nawaat] 2026-02-18

Global Paula Myllyoja: From sand pitches to private planes – women’s football has come a long way, but players still need change [FIFPRO] 2026-02-18

Australia Thousands of early education workers get big win in push for 30 per cent pay rise [Yahoo] 2026-02-17

Australia Tradies consider leaving careers over lack of onsite toilets [ABC] 2026-02-17

Ireland Calls for stronger remote working rights [RTE] 2026-02-17

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

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