Nepal’s top court halts government’s attempts to ban trade unions for civil servants
The move has attracted protests from thousands of government employees, political parties, and international organizations, calling it a violation of basic rights and the country’s international obligations.
Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers
Unions demand the end of state repression against the workers’ movements for decent wages and better working conditions, warning that repression cannot assure industrial peace in the country.
Thousands of workers in India defy state repression to demand their rightful wages
The CITU rejected the attempts by the ultra-right-wing government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to delegitimize the movement by invoking the alleged involvement of “anti-national elements”.
Brazilian workers mobilize in capital to demand an end to six-day work week
The mass mobilization comes a day after President Lula da Silva presented a new law to the National Congress to end the 6×1 work week, a new effort in the years-long struggle for the same.
Mulino government seeks to dissolve Panama’s largest union, workers say
Amid a process aimed at dissolving one of Panama’s most active and important unions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) issued a report identifying measures that hinder union organization.
Thousands of refinery workers in India strike against 12-hour workday
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.
Labor rights in dispute: neoliberalism vs progressive reform in Latin America
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.
Indian farmers end march after administration agrees to major demands
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.
Workers locked inside Benin’s largest cotton factory denounce “fake industrialization”
Testimonies reveal exploitative conditions at the cotton factories in the government-backed Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone in Benin
Workers in Pakistan’s Punjab fight for their basic rights
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.
Textile workers in Pakistan’s Punjab mobilize to demand better wages, labor rights
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.
Socialist women in Texas vow to take on abortion bans and ills of capitalism in “Women’s Socialism Conference”
The Women’s Socialism Conference brought together dozens of socialists and activists from across the state of Texas
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
