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Feb 25, 2020
2 min

Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains

A significant share of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains occurs at their lower tiers, in activities such as raw...

Feb 4, 2020
2 min

Growing strength of pro-democracy unions in Hong Kong

Thousands of Hong Kong medical workers went on strike for a second day on Tuesday to demand that leader Carrie Lam immediately close the...

Jan 24, 2020
1 min

Philippine police plan to prevent unions from organizing

Trade unions slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) for deploying cops in economic zones as a deterrent against “radical labour...

Jan 21, 2020
3 min

Notorious union busting firm hired by Google

Google, the Silicon Valley search giant, has hired IRI consultants, a market research firm notorious for aggressive union busting, likely...

Jan 10, 2020
2 min

Hong Kong Workers join Labour Unions as New Protest Tactic

About 40 pro-democracy unions have formed in recent months or are in the process of registering with the government, with dozens more...

Dec 11, 2019
2 min

We condemn the raids and arrests of trade union leaders in the Philippines

Hon. Rodrigo Duterte President Republic of Philippines and Philippines embassy in Norway Oslo, 10th...

Dec 4, 2019
3 min

Biggest strike in France for decades

France is bracing itself for a widespread transport strike starting on Thursday, December 5. This looks set to be the most comprehensive...

Nov 28, 2019
2 min

Agricultural regions in Europe turning into no-rights zones

All over Europe, migrants face serious human and labour rights violations in the agricultural sector. Embedded in a system of...

Nov 22, 2019
2 min

Nationwide marches and general strike in Colombia

Thousands of Colombians were on Thursday taking to the streets to demonstrate against liberal economic policies and armed conflict amid...

Nov 19, 2019
3 min

Retail workers across China are taking collective action

Businesses throughout China’s hyper-competitive retail sector, from traditional supermarkets to new e-commerce platforms, have been...

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

The first global company union committee that includes the suppliers

Inditex is the first textile company in the world that will have a global union committee, a union coordination body that aims to ensure...

Nov 11, 2019
3 min

Trade unionists harassed, arrested and abducted in Zimbabwe

The repression of trade unionists has been a permanent scar on Zimbabwe’s political landscape since the early 1990s, but ever since...

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

Military and police raids against trade unions in the Philippines

Some 57 people were arrested during the simultaneous raids conducted by joint military and police forces against trade unions, civil...

Nov 4, 2019
3 min

Still suppression of workers' rights in Kazakhstan

After widespread strikes in 2011 and 2012, Kazakhstan adopted a new Trade Union Law in 2014 that virtually eliminated the possibility of...

Oct 30, 2019
2 min

STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion

STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion is a cooperative 2-to-4 player board game about building a citywide rebellion against HappyCorp, a...

Oct 28, 2019
11 min

Slavery: The 5 things we've learnt and the many things we haven't

Five lessons come to mind reflecting on the challenges of how labour abuse and exploitation, forced labour, modern slavery and human...

Oct 25, 2019
4 min

Workers’ rights in informal economies - unions must engage

Slightly more than 60% of all working people in the world are informally employed. They lack the labour and social protections that help...

Oct 22, 2019
3 min

European Corporations Abuse the Rights of Working People in America’s Southern States

European corporations are two-faced when it comes to respecting working people’s freedom of association and workers’ rights....

Oct 18, 2019
3 min

Qatar dismantles kafala system of modern slavery

Qatar has announced sweeping reforms to its labour market, with a view to ending the kafala system and marking a momentous step forward...

Oct 16, 2019
2 min

Teacher unionist gunned down by masked men in the Philippines

Yesterday teacher unionist Zhaydee Cabañelez was gunned down by 4 masked men, leaving her in critical condition with two gunshot wounds...

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