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Canada / Ontario Ontario YIP session inspires the next generation of UFCW activists [UFCW Canada] 2025-07-15

Australia Breaks forbidden, food instead of pay: one-third of young Australian workers exploited by employers, study shows [The Guardian] 2025-07-15

Australia A third of young workers are exploited, with many never receiving entitlements [ABC] 2025-07-15

Australia ‘Shocking’ numbers reveal the extent of wage theft for young workers [Smart Company] 2025-07-15

Australia A third of young workers are exploited, with many never receiving entitlements [ABC] 2025-07-15

Australia 'It's rife': One third of Australia's young workers report wage theft [SBS] 2025-07-15

Australia No breaks, poor pay, no leave: Young workers exploited at work at an 'alarming' rate [9 News] 2025-07-15

Europe ACTIVER conference: 'Youth unemployment and active labour market policies' [CESI] 2025-07-15

Barbados Low wages, limited opportunities: young workers’ uphill battle [Today] 2025-07-13

Belize National Trade Union Congress Aims to Empower Young Workers [Love FM] 2025-07-12

Asia South East Asia sees surge in trade union youth movements [IndustriALL] 2025-07-08

USA Ford CEO Takes Personal Credit For United Auto Workers Union Forcing Him To Raise Wages [Wonkette] 2025-07-06

Canada Young workers build skills and solidarity at Prairie YIP session [UFCW Canada] 2025-07-05

Australia / Queensland After backing Star through crisis, workers take a stand [UWU] 2025-07-04

Singapore From poly stage to national spotlight: Young Singaporean hosts shine at NDP Bay Celebrations [NTUC] 2025-07-02

Australia Young workers strike back: Grill’d staff take action against low-pay exploitation [UWU] 2025-07-01

India 41 percent workers under 35 battle daily stress [Times of India] 2025-06-28

Australia Young workers strike back: Grill’d staff take action against low-pay exploitation [UWU] 2025-06-28

Barbados BWU boss: Youth unaware of skills training programmes [Today] 2025-06-25

South Africa Organise or Starve: Youth Mobilisation Key to Overcoming Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality [IOL] 2025-06-25

South Africa Sadtu welcomes the resumption of the education assistants programme in schools [IOL] 2025-06-25

Europe Young Aviation Workers Demand Change! [ETF] 2025-06-24

Africa UNI Africa Youth Consolidate Young Workers Power in Maputo [UNI Global Union] 2025-06-24

Sweden Sweden’s young builders celebrate 10th anniversary [BWI] 2025-06-24

Europe European Parliament must lead on quality traineeships for young workers [ETUC] 2025-06-20

South Africa Organise or Starve: Youth Mobilisation Key to Overcoming Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality [The African] 2025-06-16

UK Young workers show us how to defeat the right [The Morning Star] 2025-06-14

Global Statement of the World federation of Trade Unions on the World Day against child labour [WFTU] 2025-06-13

Turkey At least 177 workers die in workplace accidents in Türkiye in May 2025 [Turkiya Today] 2025-06-13

India / Tamil Nadu Conduct survey on child domestic workers in the State, say rights activists [The Hindu] 2025-06-13

Europe Low pay keeping young people in poverty, figures show [ETUC] 2025-06-12

Finland Young people without working life skills? [PAM] 2025-06-08

Ireland Congress Youth launch your rights at work guide for young workers [Irish Congress of Trade Unions] 2025-06-07

USA / Wisconsin Anodyne Coffee workers unanimously vote in favor of a union [The Sentinel] 2025-06-06

USA West Side Albuquerque Starbucks workers vote yes to union [The Journal] 2025-06-06

Singapore Driving toward security: How Singapore’s Platform Workers Act empowers platform workers to plan their financial future [NTUC] 2025-06-06

South Africa Teacher union welcomes return of education assistants to public schools across South Africa [The Citizen] 2025-06-06

UK Young and black employees most likely to have workplace monitored according to new report [The Mirror] 2025-06-05

USA / California Passing the torch: Boilermakers union keeps trade thriving by introducing it to students [Local News Matters] 2025-06-05

South Africa Sadtu welcomes the resumption of the education assistants programme in schools [The Star] 2025-06-05

Europe Uniting young workers: industriAll Europe youth at 2025 Congress [IndustriAll Europe] 2025-06-05

Canada / British Columbia Nearly 7,000 young workers sustain on-the-job injuries: WorkSafeBC [My Nelson Now] 2025-05-31

USA / Global AI Leader Dire Warning: WHITE COLLAR BLOODBATH IS HERE! [Breaking Points] 2025-05-30

Australia / South Australia New youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected win [CITY] 2025-05-27

Korea (South) In the 21st presidential election, labor pledges such as the extension of the retirement age and the.. [Maeil] 2025-05-27

Nigeria Youth Unemployment, A Time Bomb Ready To Explode – NECA, Labour [Leadership] 2025-05-26

Korea (South) A year has passed since the 'Right Labor Union,' a third union of the Seoul Transportation Corporati.. [Maeil] 2025-05-25

USA How Today's Young Workers Are Creating a New Opportunity for Unions [Entrepreneur] 2025-05-23

Australia New employment minister pressed to prioritise pay equity for 18-year-olds [HR Leader] 2025-05-21

Malaysia Govt targets two million trade union members by end of 2025 [The Post] 2025-05-21

Africa Nigeria, 23 others commit to skills devt, apprenticeship reforms [The Guardian] 2025-05-21

Africa SASASNET calls on AU to adopt Mombasa Declaration [The Point] 2025-05-21

Italy Abandonment of a Maghrebian labourer: an emblematic case of exploitation [Notizie] 2025-05-21

USA The Perennial Struggle of Young Workers [The Good Men Project] 2025-05-19

Global Podcast: Young and unhappy in the world of work: What can we do about it? [ILO] 2025-05-13

Europe Young unionists unite for a week-long exchange on social dialogue and workers’ rights [BWI] 2025-05-09

El Salvador Labour leaders urge Salvadoran government to release illegally deported union member Kilmar Abrego Garcia [AFL-CIO] 2025-05-07

USA / Florida Plan to Replace Migrant Workers With Children Falls Apart [Newsweek] 2025-05-07

USA Young workers were poised to graduate into a promising labor market, but Trump policy actions could unravel progress [EPI] 2025-05-07

India / Delhi Young, Left, and reading—Delhi’s May Day Bookstore celebrates Workers’ Day for the 13th year [The Print] 2025-05-03

Iraq Youth in despair, no jobs to share: Iraq’s workforce hanging in the air [شفق نيوز] 2025-05-03

USA / New York Starbucks Workers United Grew Out of Jaz Brisack’s Undercover Organizing. Here’s How [Teen Vogue] 2025-05-01

Canada / Ontario Call for Mentees! Young Worker Mentorship Program [OPSEU] 2025-05-01

Korea (South) Lee Jae-myung vows to raise retirement age [The Korea Herald] 2025-05-01

Singapore NTUC to push for more business transformation and workforce training: Ng Chee Meng at May Day Rally [The Straits Times] 2025-05-01

Nigeria CSOs Slam Gov Lawal Over Sacking Of 2,363 Zamfara Workers [Leadership] 2025-05-01

Global #IWMD2025: Young workers demand safe working conditions [BWI] 2025-05-01

Iran An online conference in Celebration of May Day by Free Them Now [Free Them Now (FTN)] 2025-04-28

Canada Apply Now! ILWU Canada Young Workers Conference, September 10-12, 2025 [ILWU] 2025-04-27

Australia Young workers deserve safe & fair workplaces [SDA] 2025-04-27

Saint Lucia NWU Youth Congress Postponed Until Further Notice [The Voice] 2025-04-25

Australia One in five young workers victims of wage theft as election looms [ACTU] 2025-04-23

Azerbaijan / Global International labour movement launches campaign to free detained labour activists in Azerbaijan [OC Media] ActNOW! 2025-04-23

Thailand Victory for the Chiang Mai Barista Labor Union Against Wage Theft! [iufap.org] 2025-04-21

USA Explaining Young Workers’ Support for Unions [CAP] 2025-04-20

Global ICN's alliance of student and early career nurse holds inaugural meeting [International Council of Nurses] 2025-04-20

Finland SAK employee rights advisory service helps employees free of charge, with advice also available in English [SAK] 2025-04-15

Nepal Teacher's ongoing protest [Nepal News] For more info 2025-04-15

Cambodia Empowering Cambodia’s youth through vocational training [Equal Times] 2025-04-15

Turkey / Canada TikTok Moderators Fight against Trauma and for a Union [Labornotes] ActNOW! 2025-04-10

Canada / Ontario Call for Mentees! Young Worker Mentorship Program – Deadline April 30, 2025 [OPSEU] For more info 2025-04-10

Turkey At least 145 workers die in March 2025 in Türkiye, work-related death toll hits 447 in 3 months [Turkiya Today] 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

Cyprus 44 per cent say would emigrate for better life in union poll [The Mail] 2025-04-09

Nigeria FG agrees pension buyout for aged seafarers —Maritime Workers Union [Vanguard] 2025-04-08

Global Young Steelworkers from Canada and U.S. build ties with allies from around the world [USW] 2025-04-04

UK FDA at TUC Young Workers’ Conference 2025 [FDA] 2025-04-04

USA Workers at Northwest Youth Services demand leadership firings [Cascadia Daily News] 2025-04-03

Malaysia Stellantis agrees 350 job cuts in southern Italy with unions [The Edge Malaysia] 2025-04-03

UK ‘Young people’s struggles go beyond turning off a phone or deleting an app’ [Metro] 2025-04-03

Israel Israel's economy, labor market still weak after Israel-Hamas War - OECD report [The Jerusalem Post] 2025-04-03

UK Gateshead Youth Justice worker honoured by royalty at national awards ceremony [Gateshead Council] 2025-04-03

UK Money blog: Almost all foreign visitors have to pay to visit UK from today - with one exception [Sky News] 2025-04-03

USA Mercer County Children and Youth workers threaten one-day strike over healthcare dispute [WFMJ] 2025-04-03

India Youth Congress Workers Demand For HCA Chief’s Resignation [Ind Today] 2025-04-03

UK Digital youth work standards launched [Children and Young People Now] 2025-04-03

Italy Stellantis to Implement 350 Voluntary Exits in Italy [Index Box] 2025-04-03

UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases, as new rates take effect [Institute of Employment Rights] 2025-04-03

Japan Companies focus on ‘bonding’ to keep young hires from quitting [The Asahi Shimbun] 2025-04-03

Australia ‘Little reward’: Why Gen Z office staff aren’t at their desks [News.Com.Au] 2025-04-03

Resources




ITUC Youth Committee
The global hub for young trade unionists, offering news, campaigns, and organizing strategies.

Your Rights at Work (ILO Guide)
A comprehensive resource from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on workplace rights, fair wages, and union protections.

UNI Global Youth
International federation supporting young workers in service, tech, and media industries worldwide.

Public Services International - Youth
'Youth are the future' is an old cliche. We believe that youth are the present and need to be included as a strong and integral part of our movement NOW.



Australia: Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) – Youth Committee
The ACTU's Youth Committee focuses on organizing and communicating with young workers, providing education, campaigning for better pay and conditions, and fostering leadership and mentoring opportunities.

Canada: Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) – Young Workers
The CLC provides avenues for young workers in Canada to engage in volunteer work, international solidarity, and community campaigns, emphasizing the importance of political involvement to defend workers' rights.

Ireland: Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Youth Committee
The ICTU is the single umbrella organization for trade unions on the island of Ireland, providing resources and support for young workers to engage in the labor movement.

New Zealand: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU)
The NZCTU represents workers across New Zealand, offering resources and support for young workers, including information on finding the right union and understanding workers' rights.

USA: AFL-CIO Young Workers Initiative
Provides leadership development, training, and advocacy resources for young union members in the U.S.



USA: Toolkit for young workers
Workshops, seminars, scholarships and more