MOZAMBIQUE: Health workers keep strike over pay, conditions www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafric...

Portuguese: nurses union calls national strike for May 12th The Portuguese Nurses Union has called for a national strike on May 12th to protest against current working conditions

PORTUGAL: Nurses union calls national strike for May 12th www.plataformamedia.com/en/2026/04/2...

East Loyal Garment Factory Workers Yet to Hear from Labor Ministry After Union Leader’s Dismissal | CamboJA News Over two weeks have passed since East Loyal Garment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd workers went on strike on April 7 to demand the reinstatement of a dismissed union l ... | Read more

CAMBODIA: East Loyal Garment Factory Workers Yet to Hear from Labor Ministry After Union Leader’s Dismissal cambojanews.com/east-loyal-g...

Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time' The National Coal Mining Museum, which has a display about the Miners’ Strike of 1984, is in dispute with ex-miners who work as guides.

UK: Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted' www.bigissue.com/news/activis...

110 miners detained in Türkiye as protest over unpaid wages turns into hunger strike - Türkiye Today Doruk miners protesting unpaid wages and severance were detained in Ankara as they pushed on with demands for reinstatement and nationalization

TURKIYE: 110 miners detained in Türkiye as protest over unpaid wages turns into hunger strike www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/110-m...

The mediation of Escondida copper mine is not going well? The union called on workers to prepare for strike - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) [Escondida copper mine mediation is not going well? The union, which represents workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine, instructed its members on Thursday to prepare for a strike because of slow pro...

CHILE: The mediation of Escondida copper mine is not going well? The union called on workers to prepare for strike news.metal.com/id/newsconte...

FRANCE: SNCF unions are threatening a massive strike in June www.railwaypro.com/wp/sncf-unio...

COTU to push for 23 per cent minimum wage increase COTU Kenya plans to demand a 23% minimum wage increase on Labour Day

KENYA: COTU to push for 23 per cent minimum wage increase www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-04...

Forestry workers' union: "Our firefighting risks are being ignored." - L'Unione Sarda English Safor responds to the Five Star Movement which in a motion had called for greater protection and controls for firefighters

ITALY: Forestry workers' union: "Our firefighting risks are being ignored." www.unionesarda.it/en/sardinia/...

ITUC-Africa seeks dialogue to end Palestine, Middle East conflicts The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has urged global leaders to

AFRICA / PALESTINE: ITUC-Africa seeks dialogue to end Palestine, Middle East conflicts guardian.ng/appointments...

Timor-Leste Social Security Expansion for Informal Sector | 2026 Initiative - News and Statistics - IndexBox Timor-Leste's new joint workplan outlines a collaborative effort to bring informal sector workers under national social security coverage, involving training, outreach, and pilot programs for enhanced...

TIMOR-LESTE: Roadmap to Extend Social Security to Informal Workers www.indexbox.io/blog/timor-l...

Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers A right is only as real as the distance it can travel from judgment to daily life – and for domestic workers, that distance has long been a chasm where dignity disappears. South Africa has crossed it ...

SOUTH AFRICA: Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Government Handing Telmex Over to Carlos Slim for 30 More Years Violates Labour Rights: Telephone Workers The new concession weakens regulations, the necessity of updating technology and opens the door to even more profiteering & union-busting by one of Mexico's wealthiest billionaires.

MEXICO: Government Handing Telmex Over to Carlos Slim for 30 More Years Violates Labour Rights: Telephone Workers mexicosolidarity.com/government-h...

‘One day, one day, the women will go out to protest…’ https://youtu.be/34u8LhyEalE We are members of the Neralu Beedi Workers’ Union in Davanagere, Karnataka. Since 2014, our union has organised more than

INDIA: ‘One day, one day, the women will go out to protest…’ idronline.org/features/rig...

The Mixed Signals That Canada Post Workers Are Getting from Their Union As voting gets under way on new collective agreements, CUPW's leadership is divided on whether members should accept the terms

CANADA: The Mixed Signals That Canada Post Workers Are Getting from Their Union pressprogress.ca/canada-post-...

21-04-2007 EGYPT: 150 garment workers, mostly women, occupied the Mansoura-España textile factory in Egypt against job losses and unpaid wages. The workers held out for 2 months against bosses and the 'official' union, winning concessions.

21-04-1894 USA: A nationwide strike of coal miners against pay cuts began. 145,000 miners walked out, and despite violent repression and facing starvation they held out for weeks and won some concessions.

21-04-1856 AUSTRALIA: A day long strike by Melbourne stonemasons wins the enforcement of the eight hour day.

21-04-1834 UK: 30,000 marched for the freedom of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, agricultural workers from the Dorset town of Tolpuddle who were transported to Australia as punishment for their trade unionism.

Let’s never forget our fallen heroes. (This is from Today in Labour History, which appears every day on LabourStart’s home page.)

Hotel and restaurant workers have started their strike - In this country Negotiations between trade unions and employers in Norway have broken down, leading to a large-scale strike in the hotel and restaurant industry. The trade unio...

NORWAY: Hotel and restaurant workers have started their strike medianews.az/en/otel-ve-r...

‘It’s actually an insult’: Zimbabwe’s nurses go on strike over salary increases | News24 Zimbabwe’s nurses embarked on a strike on Monday for better salaries, after the government raised their wages by only US$30 (about R492), despite them having sought more than US$1 000 (R16 300).

ZIMBABWE: ‘It’s actually an insult’: Zimbabwe’s nurses go on strike over salary increases www.news24.com/world/africa...

Bpost strike: New negotiations to take place amid postal service disruptions "Staff want more detailed information about the plans. It’s still too vague. We hope to get more clarity this afternoon."

BELGIUM: Bpost strike: New negotiations to take place amid postal service disruptions www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2087...

Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund - The American Prospect The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.

USA: Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund prospect.org/2026/04/20/u...

Our latest Photo of the Week: Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French teachers and union activists, were arbitrarily detained in Iran for 4 years. After intense campaigning by their union and Education International, they were released and arrived back in Paris on 8 April 2026. (Photo: CSEE-ETUCE)

Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus Demand exceeds SK Hynixs 10%, Samsungs 15%; shareholders push back on priority over dividends

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus www.chosun.com/english/mark...

UK: Luton Arriva bus engineers strike over serious sexual harassment and assault issues www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

AUSTRALIA: Unions Microsoft AI Workers’ Summit www.actu.org.au/media-releas...

Court orders Albert Heijn to permanently hire long-term temp fired after labor strike Albert Heijn has been ordered to employ a former agency worker on a permanent basis after he spent over seven years working at the same distribution centre. The District Court in The Hague found that ...

This is great news - and follows a LabourStart campaign in late 2025 which had nearly 5,000 supporters: nltimes.nl/2026/04/18/c...

HONDURAS: The Network Against Anti-Trade Union Violence remembers the trade union commitment of Juan López in Honduras pbicanada.org/2026/04/19/t...