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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 21h

SOUTH AFRICA: Cosatu rallies Cape workers for International Day for Decent Work iol.co.za/news/south-a...

Cosatu rallies Cape workers for International Day for Decent Work

Cosatu anticipates 5,000 workers and supporters to march in Cape Town on Tuesday, marking the International Day for Decent Work and advocating for improved working conditions across the nation.

iol.co.za

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 22h

MALTA: HSBC strike back on for the third time, directives to kick off Tuesday timesofmalta.com/article/hsbc...

HSBC strike back on for the third time, directives to kick off Tuesday

MUBE says HSBC has not yet offered a compensation package that recognises hard work

timesofmalta.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

NEW ZEALAND: Senior doctors and dentists to join massive strike this month www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Senior doctors and dentists to join massive strike this month

The union has voted in favour of a four-hour strike.

www.rnz.co.nz

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

GREECE: www.healthandsafetyinternational.com/article/1935...

Greek unions threaten more strikes over 'modern slavery' 13-hour workday law

Unions in Greece have threatened further industrial action following a nationwide strike against proposed labour law changes which could introduce a 13-hour workday.

www.healthandsafetyinternational.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

BELGIUM: Staff strike at IKEA in Anderlecht www.brusselstimes.com/1781458/staf...

Staff strike at IKEA in Anderlecht

Staff are supporting fellow workers in Hognoul and complaints about the same issues locally – namely excessive workloads and staff shortages.

www.brusselstimes.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

PERU: Transport unions in Peru lead strike over rising cases of extortion ca.news.yahoo.com/transport-un...

Transport unions in Peru lead strike over rising cases of extortion

Public buses came to a near halt Monday in Peru's capital after some transport union members and workers halted activities to protest rising extortions. (AP video by Mauricio Muñoz, Franklin Briceño a...

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

GLOBAL: In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike news.un.org/en/story/202...

In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law – the first time the world’s top court has been asked t...

news.un.org

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

SRI LANKA: Emergency GMOA meeting over transfer issues www.themorning.lk/articles/030...

Emergency GMOA meeting over transfer issues

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has called an emergency executive committee meeting for today(7) to discuss issues arising from recent medical officer transfers in the Ampara Distr...

www.themorning.lk

LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

GLOBAL/ UK: Organizing Amazon Should Be a Priority for Labor Globally jacobin.com/2025/10/amaz...

Organizing Amazon Should Be a Priority for Labor Globally

Whether workers can organize Amazon will be pivotal for the fate of the labor movement worldwide. Initial victories in Coventry, England, and elsewhere show that when unions put serious resources into...

jacobin.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

IRAN: Workers and Pensioners Trapped in the Cycle of Survival Amid Rising Inflation and Economic Mismanagement irannewsupdate.com/news/society...

Iran’s Workers and Pensioners Trapped in the Cycle of Survival Amid Rising Inflation and Economic Mismanagement - Iran News Update

Iran’s workers and retirees face growing poverty, inflation, and insecurity as the regime prioritizes military ambitions over citizens’ livelihoods.

irannewsupdate.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

ECUADOR: Trade union submits a complaint to the EC claiming that the banana industry is failing to protect human rights and the environment www.business-humanrights.org/fr/derni%C3%...

Ecuador: Trade union submits a complaint to the EC claiming that the banana industry is failing to protect human rights and the environment - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

www.business-humanrights.org

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

GHANA: ICU Calls for End to Precarious Work, Substandard Employment Conditions ghanaiantimes.com.gh/icu-calls-fo...

ICU Calls for End to Precarious Work, Substandard Employment Conditions - Ghanaian Times

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU), Ghana, has called for a concerted global effort to end precarious work, particularly in Africa, where casual and contract employment continue to den...

ghanaiantimes.com.gh

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 23h

GLOBAL: Ending ILAB Funding: Workers Say What They Gained—& Now Lost www.solidaritycenter.org/ending-ilab-...

Solidarity Center - Ending ILAB Funding: Workers Say What They Gained—& Now Lost

As a hairdresser in Kaduna State in northwest Nigeria, Tina Danbaba is among workers in the country’s “informal economy”—street vendors, small-scale manufacturers and salon workers—who comprise 92…

www.solidaritycenter.org

LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

KENYA: Aviation workers, KAA given until Thursday to resolve dispute www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/202...

Aviation workers, KAA given until Thursday to resolve dispute

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 - Aviation workers under the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) have been given until Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |

www.capitalfm.co.ke

LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

BANGLADESH: IBC seeks changes in proposed trade union registration rules thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/ibc-se...

IBC seeks changes in proposed trade union registration rules

IndustriaLL Bangladesh Council (IBC) demanded changes in the proposed trade union registration requirements recommending 10 to 300 workers' representation depending on the size of the factories. Its o...

thefinancialexpress.com.bd

LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

INDIA: State Primary Cooperative Bank Employees Union stages demonstration in Thoothukudi www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...

Tamil Nadu State Primary Cooperative Bank Employees Union stages demonstration in Thoothukudi

Tamil Nadu State Primary Cooperative Bank Employees Union demands salary hike, pension benefits, and improved working conditions in protest.

www.thehindu.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

USA: Union urges air traffic controllers to remain on job despite shutdown ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/union-u...

Union urges air traffic controllers to remain on job despite shutdown

NEWARK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The union representing more than 13,000 air traffic controllers on Monday urged workers to remain on the job during the ongoing partial government shutdown that requires ...

ca.finance.yahoo.com

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

CANADA: BCGEU negotiations 'non-existent,' president says, as workers rally at B.C. legislature www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

BCGEU negotiations 'non-existent,' president says, as workers rally at B.C. legislature | CBC News

Thousands of striking workers and their supporters marched from Victoria's city hall to the B.C. Legislature on Monday as the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) strike entered its sixth week.

www.cbc.ca

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

07-10-1969 CANADA: When firefighters and police officers go on strike in Montreal, taxi drivers take action against the Murray Hill bus company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray-...

Murray-Hill riot - Wikipedia

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

07-10-1948 FRANCE: Three days after the start of the general miners' strike, a striker, Jansek, from Merlebach was assassinated by the CRS. 25,000 people march in his funeral procession.

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

07-10-1937 MADAGASCAR: Despite the legalization of the unions, workers organizing the Departmental Union of Workers and Employees of Madagascar are immediately brought before the colonialist courts.

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

07-10-1899 FRANCE: Victory parade in the streets of Creusot when an arbitration award favorable to the cause of strikers and freedom of association, is rendered.

LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

07-10-1897 LITHUANIA: The General Jewish Labour Bund is founded in Vilnius, in the Russian Empire. It will go on to organise millions of Jewish workers, and form a part of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

Education International condemns escalating repression of Iranian teacher union activists bit.ly/3Wdft2t

Education International condemns escalating repression of Iranian teacher union activists

Education International (EI) has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian government’s intensifying crackdown on teacher union activists, particularly members of the Coordinating Council of Iranian...

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 1d

AUSTRALIA: Program: Gig workers facing homelessness www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Gig workers facing homelessness - ABC listen

Australia's gig economy workers have made our lives easier but unions say they are becoming an 'economic under-class' living in poverty and thousands of people are at risk of homelessness.

www.abc.net.au

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