Trade unions are already leading a national movement against four new labor codes introduced by the ultra-right-wing government in the country which, they claim, normalizes extended working hours and strips the right to unionize.

The state of labor rights in Latin America and the Caribbean is in flux. While some countries are seeing significant advances, others are suffering major setbacks.

Workers and farmers in India are preparing for a national mobilization against the right-wing government’s promotion of sectarian hatred after winning major concessions in Maharashtra march.

Testimonies reveal exploitative conditions at the cotton factories in the government-backed Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone in Benin

Despite the rise in cost of living in Pakistan and a law fixing the minimum wage at just 140 US dollars per month, many factory owners have slashed wages, citing global market troubles.

Workers organized by Haqooq-e-Khalq and other unions have demanded that the minimum wage be revised as current wages are inadequate to meet their basic needs due to inflation.

The Women’s Socialism Conference brought together dozens of socialists and activists from across the state of Texas

Resistance to the Arizona government’s austerity and militarization plans continues in Belgium, with more mobilizations expected ahead of May 1

Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns

Belgium’s two largest trade union confederations have launched a general strike in protest against the Arizona government’s austerity agenda

A mass protest filled the streets of Brussels, rejecting the Arizona coalition’s plans to attack social and labor rights

A last minute agreement between Silulumanzi and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has averted a strike scheduled for January 23.