Bangladesh Photo Essay: Rana Plaza 12 years on [The New Internationalist] 2025-04-25
South Africa South Africa must invest in its domestic workers and set up a dedicated pension fund [Mail & Guardian] 2025-04-25
Global Mind the Gap: How Donald Trump’s tariff policies could impact women workers [The Times] 2025-04-25
UK Menopause Employment Ambassador partners with industry leaders to support women to stay in work [Department of Work & Pensions] 2025-04-25
Canada / Bangladesh Rana Plaza: 12 years of fighting for corporate accountability [CLC] 2025-04-24
Want to add news to this page? Sign up to become a volunteer LabourStart correspondent - click here. New Zealand Christchurch Hospital staff let down in toxic fume exposure< union says [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-24
South Africa How POPCRU's National Gender Forum is shaping gender justice [IOL] 2025-04-23
Australia Dutton’s cuts to childcare a bitter pill for women and families [ACTU] 2025-04-23
Europe EFFAT Launches “Unequal No More” Campaign to Combat Gender Inequality Across Food, Agriculture, Tourism, and Domestic Work Sectors [EFFAT] 2025-04-23
Indonesia A revolutionary mind [Jakarta Post] 2025-04-21
Indonesia Jakarta offers women free public transport on Kartini Day [Jakarta Post] 2025-04-21
New Zealand 'Shame on Health NZ for years of unpaid nurses work'-union as strike looms [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-20
India Code red for workers [Frontline] 2025-04-20
New Zealand Auckland theatre nurses strike over unpaid overtime claim [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2025-04-20
Global ICN's alliance of student and early career nurse holds inaugural meeting [International Council of Nurses] 2025-04-20
UK Social media influencers like Andrew Tate are fuelling misogyny in schools, say teachers [Morning Star] 2025-04-19
Australia Unions welcome landmark decision on women’s pay [ACTU] 2025-04-18
Global PSI Mourns the Passing of Nora Wintour [PSI] 2025-04-18
Global Advancing Gender Justice through Public Services and Rebuilding the Social Organisation of Care [PSI] 2025-04-18
USA CLUW Speaks Up to Say: the U.S. Mail is Not For Sale! [APWU] 2025-04-18
UK What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean? [Guardian] 2025-04-17
UK Business urging employment rights u-turn 'same old vested interests' [GMB] 2025-04-17
UK Teacher awarded five-figure payout after pupil threw laptop at her head [Independent] 2025-04-17
Australia Women in outer suburbs and regions hardest hit from Dutton’s plan to axe Free TAFE [ACTU] 2025-04-15
South Africa Union demands pension fund for domestic workers [The Mail & Guardian] 2025-04-15
Canada / Quebec 3 more strike days this week for 400 Quebec daycares [CTV] 2025-04-15
Canada / Quebec Strike shuts down 400 Quebec-run daycares [The Gazette] 2025-04-15
Global ITF women move the world [ITF] 2025-04-15
New Zealand Nurses union raised concerns over safety before car-jacking [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-15
New Zealand Palmerston north hospital staff want better security after gun-wielding man jumps into car [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-15
Sri Lanka Women's struggles and men's unions [The Island] 2025-04-14
UK Usdaw elects its first ever female general secretary, Joanne Thomas [USDAW] 2025-04-14
Canada Sharon Bajer Named Inaugural Recipient of the ACTRA Visionary Award [ACTRA] 2025-04-13
UK Scourge of sexual harassment and misogyny in the workplace highlighted at TUC Black Workers’ Conference panel [Morning Star] 2025-04-12
Canada / Quebec Negotiations ongoing to avoid 3 more strike days in Quebec childcare centres [CITY] 2025-04-12
UK / Scotland Cathouse nightclub staff in health and safety claim [BBC] 2025-04-12
New Zealand Nelson Hosptial short-staffed, run-down, 'not good enough for patients', says nurse [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-12
New Zealand Nelson's hands-on message to Te whatu Ora over patient safety [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2025-04-12
South Africa NUM Women Structure to picket against the South African Judicial System [NUM] 2025-04-11
Australia Healthcare leaders call for affordable, accessible abortion for Australian women [ANMF] 2025-04-11
Australia / Bangladesh Australian Buyers Must Intervene To Pay Bangladeshi Garment Workers [RAFFWU] 2025-04-11
Canada Equal Pay Day 2025: When Women Are Paid Less, We All Pay the Price [Unifor] 2025-04-10
Australia Female defence workers say sexual harassment not addressed after MoD allegations [inkl] 2025-04-10
UK One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds [The Guardian] 2025-04-10
Maldives Maldives Healthcare Workers Win Paid Overtime [Solidarity Center] For more info 2025-04-09
Korea (South) After leading charge to oust Yoon, young women and LGBTQ+ Koreans flock to unions and politics to make lasting change [Hankyoreh] 2025-04-09
Ghana ICU-Ghana urges government not to abandon Women’s Bank project [GBC] 2025-04-09
Bangladesh Garment workers’ unions in Bangladesh to protest against US tariff increase [Apparel Resources] 2025-04-09
Ghana ICU-Ghana praises government for potential establishment of Women's Bank [Ghana Web] 2025-04-09
Ghana ICU Raises Concerns Over Rural, Community Banks’ Governance System [DGN] 2025-04-09
UK Female defence workers say sexual harassment not addressed after MoD allegations [The Guardian] 2025-04-09
Canada / Ontario Gift of life from Corrections Rehab Officer Katherine Hamilton [OPSEU] For more info 2025-04-09
Papua New Guinea / Pacific Women in New Zealand's RSE scheme: A small but stable workforce [The National] 2025-04-08
Europe PHS Social Partners Statement on the European Commission’s Roadmap to Strengthen Women’s Rights [EFFAT] 2025-04-08
Canada / Ontario Women-only construction worker training offered at no charge [TBNewsWatch] 2025-04-08
Bangladesh Tea garden workers iterate demand for due wages, rations [The New Age] 2025-04-08
India Sircilla handloom units halt production [The Chronicle] 2025-04-08
Global Oscar and Cannes-winning, Anora, a must-watch about sex work and strippers [rabble] 2025-04-07
South Africa Court backs woman pastor against barrage of sexist abuse [GroundUp] 2025-04-04
Canada / Quebec CPE daycare workers’ 3-day strike extended to 5 days [CITY] 2025-04-04
India ‘Gig Platforms Will Intensify the Disposability of Domestic Workers’ [Behan Box] 2025-04-04
USA / Illinois New museum in Pullman to recognize women’s role in labor movement [The Tribune] 2025-04-04
USA Saturday: Union nurses joining 'Hands off' protests [National Nurses United] 2025-04-04
Global Unions claim victories at UN CSW 69, but the road to equality is long [BWI] 2025-04-03
Canada / Quebec CSN daycare workers strike begin tomorrow in Quebec, from April 2 to 4 [CITY] 2025-04-02
India / Kerala Health Minister meets Union Health Minister Nadda, Asha workers say will continue protests [Weekly Voice] 2025-04-02
UK Ban bosses from ‘improper’ use of NDAs for low-paid workers, says ex-minister [The Guardian] 2025-04-02
UK Leeds faces care service collapse [GMB] 2025-04-02
New Zealand 'Stop being about the money': Workers rally against retirement home charges [Radio New Zealand] 2025-04-01
New Zealand Workforce legislation review another attack on health workers [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2025-04-01
New Zealand Exhausted Bupa aged care workers take a stand against proposed cuts [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2025-04-01
Belgium 'Government hits vulnerable groups': Feminist organisations back general strike [Brussels Times] 2025-03-31
UK / Scotland Women teachers in Scotland facing more classroom violence than male colleagues, says union [Morning Star] 2025-03-31
UK Workers at domestic abuse charity declare victory after fighting redundancies [Morning Star] 2025-03-31
India / Tamil Nadu Rural Development Workers’ Union holds international women’s day seminar [The Hindu] 2025-03-31
India / Kerala ASHA workers cut hair to mark 50th day of protest against Kerala government [The Indian Express] 2025-03-31
USA / New York Farmworker Unions on the Rise in New York, Joined by the United Farm Workers [Civil Eats] 2025-03-31
UK / Scotland Women teachers more likely to be attacked by pupils than male colleagues, says union [STV] 2025-03-31
UK Barnet faces bill of tens of millions in London's first council equal pay claim [GMB] 2025-03-31
South Africa SADTU condemns Bergview College handling of rape incident [SADTU] 2025-03-31
Canada Women of Steel and strength with Amanda Slack [USW] For more info 2025-03-31
Bangladesh Fighting GBVH in Bangladesh’s H&M supplier factories [IndustriALL] 2025-03-30
India / Kerala PSI Writes to Govt of Kerala in Solidarity with the Striking ASHA Workers [PSI] 2025-03-30
UK Mother’s Day Greetings [USDAW] 2025-03-30
India Urban Company Should Pay Domestic Workers Minimum Wages! Introduce a Legal Framework for the Protection and Regulation of the Rights of Domestic Workers as per Supreme Court Directives [CITU] 2025-03-29
Global BWI launches 2025-26 Women Workers' Calendar [BWI] 2025-03-28
Spain Spain is the EU country with the most domestic and care workers: what working conditions do they have? [ara] 2025-03-28
Singapore Women in STEM: Ellis Eng on leadership, growth, and breaking stereotypes [NTUC] 2025-03-28
UK Two MU Motions on AI and Parenting Passed at TUC Women’s Conference 2025 [MU] 2025-03-28
Singapore Women in STEM: Ellis Eng on leadership, growth, and breaking stereotypes [NTUC] 2025-03-28
USA NNU statement on HHS layoffs [National Nurses United] 2025-03-28
USA / Illinois Chicago nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts [National Nurses United] 2025-03-27
USA Statement by SEIU president April Verrett on TUFTS graduate student detained by ICE [SEIU] 2025-03-27
Canada / Quebec QC underpaid women in health care for years. They’re still waiting for equity payments [CTV] 2025-03-27
India / Kerala International workers’ union writes to CM on ASHA issue [The Hindu] 2025-03-27
UK Asda Express workers to be paid the real Living Wage as Usdaw negotiates a 4.7% wage boost [USDAW] 2025-03-27
USA AFA-CWA United flight attendants rally across multiple cities [CWA] 2025-03-27
South Africa NUM Women's Conference: Breaking barriers and building power [BWI] 2025-03-26
Canada / British Columbia Summer Institute for Union Women [HEU] 2025-03-26
Belgium Panel discussion on Media coverage of women in politics and its impact on democracy [IFJ] 2025-03-25
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