NUMSA calls for boycott of PUTCO bus company over “inhumane” treatment of workers
Around 120 members of NUMSA employed by South African transporter PUTCO, who were suspended following an unprotected strike in 2022 over a wage dispute, have been subject to undignified conditions including a lack of access to decent toilets at the company’s depots.
Milei declares war on Argentine working class with presidential decree
Milei pushed forward more than 11 labor laws and modified 20 aspects of the Labor Contract Law. It will now be cheaper to fire, protests are restricted if not banned, and precariousness will be the order of the day.
Italian workers resist Salvini’s strike breaking methods
Deputy premier Matteo Salvini has tried to undermine workers’ strike in Italy on several occasions in over a month.
Seoul Metro workers stage “warning strike” over planned layoffs
The management of Seoul Metro has used losses over the past few years as a reason behind laying off over 2,200 workers, while trade unions argue it will affect safety standards
Autoworkers brought car manufacturers to their knees and won big
UAW workers end their “Stand Up Strike” after reaching historic agreements with three largest automobile manufacturers in the US
South African police attack and arrest striking workers at Ekapa diamond mines
Hundreds of NUMSA members began a strike at the Ekapa diamond mines on August 7. On August 10, police forces arrested 43 striking workers after attacking the picket line with water cannons and tear gas
Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC’s 2023 Global Rights Index
The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers’ rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers’ interests
Thousands of hotel workers strike in Los Angeles
This fourth of July weekend—a major time for the hospitality industry in the US—hotel workers have walked off the job in one of the nation’s most visited cities
Tens of thousands gather at Mexico’s Zócalo square to celebrate fifth anniversary of AMLO’s presidential victory
Since assuming office, President President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, has taken significant steps in strengthening Mexico’s sovereignty and challenging the hegemony of the United States. His administration has also made enormous strides in uplifting poor and working people in Mexico
“Huelga inminente”, dicen los líderes de los Teamsters al abandonar las negociaciones con UPS
En respuesta a las propuestas económicas a la baja de UPS, los Teamsters retaron a la empresa a presentar una propuesta que satisfaga las demandas de los trabajadores antes del 30 de junio.
Labor reform bill faces setback in Colombia
The bill was shelved on the same day that right-wing activists held small rallies to protest the government of Gustavo Petro
Palestinian teachers resume strike over long-standing demands on pay and other work-related issues
Teachers decided to go on strike within days of ending their two-month strike after the government failed to honor its agreed upon commitments
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
