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Updated: Saturday 27 July 2024, 08:07:12
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New Zealand 'Stripping is not exploitative, theft is,' strippers tell MP's [Radio New Zealand] 2024-07-27

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Street’s Personal, Family Role in Fishery to Shape Approach as FFAW President [VOCM] 2024-07-26

Canada Sex worker organization is calling for responsible media coverage [rabble] 2024-07-26

South Africa COSATU welcomes appointment of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya [COSATU] 2024-07-26

Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Dwan Street Elected as First Female FFAW President [VOCM] 2024-07-25

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USA AFL-CIO unanimously endorses Kamala Harris for President [AFL-CIO] 2024-07-24

New Zealand Would be midwives quitting over costs [Otago Daily Times] 2024-07-24

USA National Nurses United endorses Kamala Harris for president [National Nurses United] 2024-07-24

Australia The CFMEU overhaul won’t do much to end the blokey culture that dominates Australian job sites [Architecture & Design] 2024-07-24

Kyrgyzstan Breaking the silence on sexual harassment in Kyrgyzstan’s medical institutions [UNSDG] 2024-07-24

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Bangladesh Garment workers in Bangladesh continue to suffer [IndustriALL] 2024-07-24

Croatia Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko assaulted twice in a week [EFJ] 2024-07-23

Russia Russia jails US-Russian journalist Kurmasheva for over 6 years [EFJ] 2024-07-23

USA National Nurses United statement on President Bidens announcement [National Nurses United] 2024-07-22

Lesotho Village health workers unhappy with pay [Lesotho Times] 2024-07-22

Australia Women’s pay rising steadily [ACTU] 2024-07-22

India / Karnataka Government set to give lump sum amount as retirement benefit to midday meal workers [The Hindu] 2024-07-21

USA / New York Wage theft targeting immigrant women common on city construction sites [The Chief] 2024-07-21

India / Tamil Nadu Women Workers Faint Due to Fire Accident at Seafood Processing Plant [LatestLY] 2024-07-21

Australia / Global Tameka Yallop: 'Talk to any Matilda, any Socceroo – we all want equal conditions at next World Cup' [FIFPRO] 2024-07-20

Global New Drake Football Study findings unmask mental health symptoms in women's football [FIFPRO] 2024-07-20

Ireland How PFA Ireland supported players who spoke out about sexual abuse [FIFPRO] 2024-07-20

Guatemala People of the Union: Vanessa Ovando [FIFPRO] 2024-07-20

India Work-life balance: Why are Indian women feeling work stress more than men? [BS] 2024-07-20

India 30 women workers faint after ammonia gas leak at fish processing plant [India Today] 2024-07-20

Argentina IFJ Gender Council supports women journalists facing harassment [IFJ] 2024-07-20

Canada Pay Equity: Treasury Board aims to delay pay equity for women in federal public service by another three years [PSAC] 2024-07-19

Australia / South Australia Ni-Vanuatu women unite to overcome seasonal work 'nightmare' with court case against alleged sexual abuse [ABC] 2024-07-19

Australia / Victoria ACTU secretary Sally McManus says she never knew of alleged criminal elements within the CFMEU [ABC] 2024-07-17

India SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance [IndustriALL] 2024-07-17

Australia What does the CFMEU saga mean for Australian women? [Women's Agenda] 2024-07-17

Afghanistan Taliban Forces Closure of Women-Only Restaurants: The Last Haven for Afghan Women Workers Under Threat [IUF Asia/Pacific] 2024-07-16

USA / Maryland Black women risked it all in the Crisfield strike of 1938. Maryland finally recognizes them [The Banner] 2024-07-16

Chile Sex Workers in Chile Continue to Face the Consequences of COVID-19 Without Government Assistance [Counter Punch] 2024-07-16

Korea (South) Why women making Samsung's semiconductors are on strike [News Bytes] 2024-07-16

India / Karnataka Pervasive, systemic labour violations in this hospital of Bengaluru: NGO team [Counterview] 2024-07-16

New Zealand Home support workers strike, calling for pay that keeps up with cost of living [Radio New Zealand] 2024-07-15

India Undefined roles, dire realities of domestic work Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/undefined-roles-dire-realities-of-domestic-work-3104738 [The Deccan Herald] 2024-07-14

South Africa COSATU laments the slow pace of transformation in the workplace [COSATU] 2024-07-13

New Zealand K-mart worker sacked for tryng to defuse attack on security guards gets job back-for now [Stuff] 2024-07-12

Middle East Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up [Education International] 2024-07-12

Australia / Western Australia Massage parlour operators accused of exploiting workers [The News] 2024-07-12

South Africa POPCRU new leadership to implement zero tolerance policy on GBV [CapricornFM] 2024-07-11

India / Karnataka Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers [The Hindu] 2024-07-11

France / Global Olympics: IOC must ensure gender equality and safety of women journalists [IFJ] 2024-07-10

India Amazon workers in India report high pressure, hazards on the job and low pay: UNI Global Union Survey [UNI] 2024-07-10

South Africa Local labour market still not transformed - report [SowetanLIVE] 2024-07-09

Uganda Workers confront sexual exploitation at Ugandan cardboard manufacturing factory [IndustriALL] 2024-07-09

Israel Spanish woman journalist subjected to threats and harassment while reporting in Jerusalem [IFJ] 2024-07-09

Ghana Holding the line for women workers: The journey of Ghana’s Eva Atobrah Agyekum [BWI] 2024-07-09

New Zealand NZ needs 300% increase in midwifery graduates, sector says [Stuff] 2024-07-09

Asia / Pacific Empowerment at the forefront: Asia-Pacific women lead in education [Education International] 2024-07-08

Europe CESI Summer Days 2024: Bridging gender gaps in the age of AI [CESI] 2024-07-07

Australia Professionals Australia 2023-24 Gender Equality Reporting Submission [Professionals Australia] 2024-07-06

New Zealand Power to win book tells the story of the living wage movement in New Zealand [NZ Herald] 2024-07-05

Middle East / Africa Women workers strengthen regional cooperation on gender and labour rights, climate justice [BWI] 2024-07-05

France / Global Olympics: IOC must ensure gender equality and safety for women journalists are respected [IFJ] 2024-07-05

Global / Palestine Shireen Abu Akleh Prize launched – €5,000 award to recognise the courage and commitment of women journalists [IFJ] 2024-07-04

UK Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief [The Guardian] 2024-07-04

India / Tamil Nadu Labour officials visit Foxconn factory over reports that they don’t hire married women [BT] 2024-07-04

New Zealand International nursing leader calls for nurses to stand together for safe staffing ratios [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2024-07-03

Switzerland Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won [Social Europe] 2024-07-03

India How injuries Impact Women In Automobile Supply Chain [India Spend] 2024-07-02

UK / England 'Dirty' Newcastle strip club conditions leave dancers with insect bites and 'flesh-eroding issues', union claims [The Chronicle] 2024-07-02

New Zealand New Zealand nurse-to-patient ratio conference this week -paving the way to the future [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2024-07-01

Hong Kong / Indonesia Eni Lestari: the Making of A Migrant Labor Organizer (Part 1) [Asian Labour Review] 2024-07-01

Hong Kong / Indonesia Eni Lestari: the Making of A Migrant Labor Organizer (Part 2) [Asian Labour Review] 2024-07-01

India / Tamil Nadu Teaching Foxconn the dignity of labour [The Indian Express] 2024-07-01

Lesotho Enhancing safety and inclusiveness at work [IndustriALL] 2024-06-30

Australia / Victoria https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-nurses-midwives-score-once-in-a-generation-28-per-cent-pay-rise/ar-BB1oUOk9 [9 News] 2024-06-29

Chile Daniela Zamora: 'Our dream was to be mothers' [FIFPRO] 2024-06-29

New Zealand Axing of pay equity taskforce will entrench inequities for working women [NZCTU-Te Kauae Kamahi] 2024-06-27

India / Tamil Nadu Union Labour Ministry seeks report from Tamil Nadu over reports of married women denied work at Foxconn plant [The Hindu] 2024-06-27

Pakistan Unions say no to violence against women [The Nation] 2024-06-27

India Worker groups demand social security fund for unorganised workers in Budget [The Business Standard] 2024-06-27

Global A new global agreement on decent work in the care economy [TUC] 2024-06-26

India / Tamil Nadu Reuters report finds Foxconn imposing ‘no-married women’ rule in Tamil Nadu iPhone plant [The News Minute] 2024-06-26

Canada / Ontario Unifor women recognized for their activism and advocate for action to end Intimate Partner Violence [Unifor] 2024-06-26

USA AFL-CIO president on anniversary of Dobbs decision [AFL-CIO] 2024-06-25

Global ADVANCE CARE WORKER RIGHTS, DOMESTIC WORKERS TELL GOV’T, EMPLOYERS AT ILO CONFERENCE [Solidarity Centre] 2024-06-25

Cambodia Union raises concerns over women’s well-being in the construction sector [The Times] 2024-06-25

India / Karnataka Domestic workers urge Karnataka govt to address sexual abuse, job security concerns [The News Minute] 2024-06-25

Asia Report slams worker representation by major fashion firms as ‘just for show’ [Just Style] 2024-06-24

France Women’s rights supporters march against far right ahead of snap polls [France 24] 2024-06-24

UK / England Brighton & Hove Council bigwigs claiming ignorance over sex discrimination 'staggering' [GMB] 2024-06-24

Sri Lanka Tea estates condemn workers to sub-human lives, tribunal testimonies show [The Sunday Times] 2024-06-23

South Africa / Free State SAPU condemns gender-based violence incidents [Power98.7FM] 2024-06-22

Global Maternity and parental provisions in focus on latest #PlayersTalk [FIFPRO] 2024-06-22

Global New report illustrates level of multiple job-holding among elite women footballers [FIFPRO] 2024-06-22

Australia / South Australia Mandatory sexual harassment training announced for hospitality industry [Glam] 2024-06-22

New Zealand Student nurses angered by recruitment restrictions [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa] 2024-06-21

Canada Elevating Action against gender-based violence [USW] 2024-06-21

USA / New York National Domestic Workers Alliance celebrates International Domestic Workers Day [QNS] 2024-06-21

India / Karnataka Domestic workers raise their voice, hold ‘application protest [The Mirror] 2024-06-21

USA / Oregon Gail Rosebrook, 1955-2024 [NW Labor Press] 2024-06-21

UK ‘If I was exposed to asbestos, children were too,’ says ex-teaching assistant with lung cancer [INews] 2024-06-21

Australia CPSU says secretive IFAs holding APS back from gender equality [CPSU] 2024-06-20

India / Kerala SEWA-Union takes out Assembly march to press for hike in minimum wages [The Hindu] 2024-06-20

India Amazon India Warehouse Workers Allege No Relief Provided Even for Menstrual Pain [The Quint] 2024-06-20

Africa ‘Why inaccurate data on domestic workers in Africa persists’ [The Guardian] 2024-06-20