The same story is heard over and over: the minimum salary is not paid, the workers’ national insurance contribution is not paid for all...

Thousands of workers marched in Yangon, Myanmar, to demand fair labor laws as parliament appeared ready to pass legislation that would...

An International Confederation of Workers (CIT), which gathers 10 workers' federations and more than 150 trade unions from Mexico, was...

With the failure of the traditional, corporate-led initiatives to address labor violations, new models have emerged to hold brands and...

Factory workers across China are staging sit-ins, demanding unpaid wages for "blood and sweat", the Straits Times says. Taxi drivers are...

In the story of "the Norwegian oil adventure", which NRKs TV drama Lykkeland describes, and which the development aid program Oil for...

There’s never been a more important time to join a union according to IndustriALL Global Union. As 26 billionaires own as many assets as...

Education International has launched an urgent action appeal encouraging the global community of educators and activists to express...

Two labour rights activists who were rearrested after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention last year...

Pakistan’s government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses, Human...

150-200 million workers brought India to a virtual standstill 8-9th of January. The key union demand towards the government was to engage...

Pays less than half of living wage to the workers. Members of the union that received the Arthur Svensson award in 2012 - C.CAWDU in...

Espen Løken has taken over as the new general manager of the Svensson foundation from 1.1.2019. Espen comes from the position as Head of...

IndustriALL reports that six prominent trade union leaders in Cambodia have been given suspended jail sentences following a trial riddled...

We urge all supporters of strong and independent unions, in all countries, to join the LabourStart campaign in support of persecuted...

Det var hardt pressede fagforeningsledere i Kasakhstan som fikk besøk av en internasjonal delegasjon forrige uke. Representanter fra...

The Arthur Svensson foundation and Industri Energi are concerned about the safety of trade union leaders in Kazakhstan after a vicious...

The international trade union movement are standing together for trade union rights in Kazakhstan. The Arthur Svensson foundation and...

The message is clear from the Arthur Svensson prize committee: Let us get to know your female candidates. October 26th the Arthur...

The nominations for the Arthur Svensson international prize for 2019 are now open. Since 2010 the Svensson prize has been awarded to...