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Outdated Labor Laws Strangle Job Opportunities for Countless American Workers

Outdated Labor Laws Strangle Job Opportunities for Countless American Workers

Inflation and the rising cost of living have brought in unprecedented challenges for workers across the United States. Many workers find themselves grappling with the increasing cost of housing, education and healthcare. Their financial stability

Pegasystems Lay Off: Nearly 240 Workers Are At Risk

Pegasystems Lay Off: Nearly 240 Workers Are At Risk

Pegasystems, an American software company responsible for developing software for customer relationship management (CRM) and business process management (BPM), is set to lay off about 240 employees, in a second job of 2023.  The global

Sri Lanka: Workers Protest Govt’s Attacks on Labor Laws and Pensions

Sri Lanka: Workers Protest Govt’s Attacks on Labor Laws and Pensions

Over 1,000 workers are protesting in Colombo, Sri Lanka against the government’s decision to restructure domestic debt using the Employee Provident Fund (EPF). The Collective of Trade Unions and Civil Society Organizations organized the protest

5 Killed in Italy Train Accident, Workers to Strike

5 Killed in Italy Train Accident, Workers to Strike

Italy’s railway maintenance workers are set to hold a half-day national strike on 1 September after five railway workers were killed in an accident on the night of 30 August. Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the

Child Labor is an Ugly Truth in the US, Putting Young Lives at Risk

Child Labor is an Ugly Truth in the US, Putting Young Lives at Risk

As the US marks the Labor Holiday on September 4, the ugly truth is that child labor continues to be prevalent in “the land of the free”. Recent federal investigation found children working overnight to

Japan: 900 workers start strike at Sogo & Seibu Co. store

Japan: 900 workers start strike at Sogo & Seibu Co. store

Workers at the flagship Sogo & Seibu Co. store in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, went on strike on Thursday to protest the planned sale of their company Sogo & Seibu, a Japanese retail company

ASHA Workers’ Strike a Test of Strength for Haryana Government

ASHA Workers’ Strike a Test of Strength for Haryana Government

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has strongly condemned the ongoing actions taken by the Haryana government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and expressed its outrage at the repression and police brutality experienced

Historic Strike Looms as Seven & i Faces Worker Opposition to Sogo & Seibu Sale

Historic Strike Looms as Seven & i Faces Worker Opposition to Sogo & Seibu Sale

In a surprising turn of events, Seven & i Holdings, the parent company of the world's largest convenience store chain, is facing an impending strike as it prepares to sell its department store unit, Sogo

Unifor and UAW Unions Empowered to Call Strike Action

Unifor and UAW Unions Empowered to Call Strike Action

Two North American auto workers unions, Unifor and UAW, have been empowered with authority and mandate for strike action if deemed necessary. Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, says its members at Ford, General Motors

US States Urge SEC to Probe Shein’s Forced Labor Compliance

US States Urge SEC to Probe Shein’s Forced Labor Compliance

Republican attorneys general from 16 different states in the United States have banded together to call on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the fast-fashion retailer Shein's supply chain. Shein was founded in