Worker News
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Indonesian workers protest after deadly blast at nickel plant
Hundreds of Indonesian workers protested on Wednesday (Dec 27) against conditions at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant where an explosion killed...
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Consumer demand for speed and convenience drives labor unrest among workers in Hollywood and at UPS
Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery...
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Ensuring a Secure Work Environment with Workplace Safety Tools
In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, prioritizing workplace safety has become more crucial than ever. Companies across various industries are...
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Kichler Lighting moving from longtime home in Independence, plans to lay off 85 workers
Interior lighting fixture company Kichler Lighting will move out of its longtime home in Independence to Solon, and in the...
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Kamal thanks expatriate workers for sending remittance
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal wholeheartedly thanked the expatriate Bangladeshi workers who are paying a piovital role towards the development...
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ILO campaign creates COVID-19 awareness among RMG workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a Behaviour Change Awareness Campaign to identify and cut the COVID-19 risks faced...
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Bangladeshi RMG workers suffer as lockdown halts public transport
Thousands of garment workers are going through immense sufferings and slapped with higher expenses as public transport has come to...
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Restaurant employees demand cash support
Restaurant personnel yesterday demanded income support and meals rations from the federal government as a way to survive the week-prolonged...
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Formulate policy to cut reliance on foreign experts, workers
Economists yesterday suggested the government formulate policies on creating skilled workforce for different sectors to lessen the huge sum of...
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Jute mill workers postpone strike for 3 days
Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore have postponed their ongoing hunger strike for three days.Platinum Jute...
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Water transport workers on work abstention
Water transport workers went on work stoppage on Wednesday morning to press home their 15-point demands. more to follow..
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Influential quarter, workers’ ignorance hamper trade unionism
The government cannot approve trade unionism in industrial sectors because of pressure from influential quarters and workers’ ignorance, former state...
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2 construction workers electrocuted
Two construction workers died from electrocution at Hatirjheel area in the capital on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Mazharul...
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Jute mills workers call off strike
Jute mills workers called off their 96 hours strike programme around 10:30pm Monday following a meeting with the government. Platinum J...
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Board, workers at loggerheads
Union leaders and members of a government-formed board which declared Tk 8,000 as the minimum monthly wage for garment workers...
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Workers in Cuba fired for selling 15k apples to one
Several employees of a Cuban supermarket have been fired for selling 15,000 apples to a single customer in a country...