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Asia Thousands mark May Day across Asia [Radio Australia] 2012-05-02
USA Why US unions need to Occupy May Day [Guardian] 2012-05-02
Global May Day rallies around the world – in pictures [Guardian] 2012-05-02
Global May Day, 2012 in photos [Boing Boing] 2012-05-02
Global Workers of the world mark May Day 2012 [The Morning Star] 2012-05-02
Yemen Strike paralyzes southern sea-port [The Observer] 2012-05-02
Cambodia / Norway Arthur Svensson prize to apparel workers union [Arthur Svensson] 2012-05-02
Swaziland Arrested for holding trade union banner on May Day [allAfrica] For more info 2012-05-02
Thailand URGENT: Join the Labourstart Campaign, Justice for Somyot! [ICEM] ActNOW! 2012-05-02
Netherlands Dutch trade union federation gets a makeover [RNW] 2012-05-02
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Argentina Railway union cancels tomorrow's strike as Labour Ministry issues compulsory conciliation [The Herald] 2012-05-02
Asia Workers demand pay hikes at Asia's May Day marches [Associated Press] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Asia today
Australia Aviation industry must continue to call Australia home [TWU] 2012-05-03 45 more labour news stories from Australia today
Bahamas No 'secret deal' with PLP BCIAWU says chief [The News] 2012-05-02
Bahrain Police fire tear gas at May Day protestors [Al Jazeera] 2012-05-03 1 more labour news stories from Bahrain today
Bangladesh May Day observed [The New Age] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Bangladesh today
Botswana Unions need to take political stand [The Gazette] 2012-05-02
Brazil Strike at Amazon dam project in second week [The Business Recorder] 2012-05-03 1 more labour news stories from Brazil today
Cambodia Bosses at maid recruitment agency jailed [Phnom Penh Post] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Cambodia today
Canada / British Columbia Okanagan library workers serve strike notice [CUPE] 2012-05-03 57 more labour news stories from Canada today
China Women workers in China standing up to discrimination [China Labour Bulletin] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from China today
Czech Republic New workplace agreement for Skoda workforce [International Metalworkers Federatiom] 2012-05-03
East Timor 86 students and workers arrested in Dili, East Timor during May Day [AMRC] 2012-05-02
Egypt On 2nd May Day since Mubarak ouster workers' unions still marginalised from political process [Jadalliya] 2012-05-02 9 more labour news stories from Egypt today
Europe Austerity Pain Fills Europe With Protests on May Day [NYTimes] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Europe today
Fiji Military regime did not want Fijians to read FTUC May Day statement [Torture Watch] 2012-05-02 6 more labour news stories from Fiji today
France President says unions have failed workers [France 24] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from France today
Germany Workers launch mass strike [The Morning Star] 2012-05-02 7 more labour news stories from Germany today
Ghana Country to mark International Workers day [Business Ghana] 2012-05-02
Global / South Africa ITF gold badge for long serving unionist Jane Barrett For more info [ITF] 2012-05-02 7 more labour news stories from Global today
Guinea-Bissau Workers Union Calls to Go on Strike [Prensa Latina] 2012-05-03
India / Delhi Don’t hire workers on contract: JNU students [The Herald] 2012-05-02 15 more labour news stories from India today
Indonesia 46 Years and Counting for Labor Justice [The Globe] 2012-05-02 9 more labour news stories from Indonesia today
Israel / Palestine Arab workers union in Israel established workers committees for Palestinian women who work assistants in the nurseries children [AWUI] 2012-05-02 5 more labour news stories from Israel today
Jordan Potash company workers’ strike enters second week [Jordan Times ] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Jordan today
Kenya COTU Issues Strike Notice On NHIF Rates [allAfrica] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Kenya today
Korea (South) Gov't warns against looming strike by rail workers [Yonhap News] 2012-05-02
Lebanon Jreissati says union strike should motivate cabinet [Now Lebanon] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Lebanon today
Malaysia / Malaysia Minimum Wage in Malaysia [the sun daily ] 2012-05-02 3 more labour news stories from Malaysia today
Malta UHM registers industrial dispute with government [www.di-ve.com] 2012-05-02
Nepal Where is the space for Working class: GEFONTcelebrate May Day grandly [GEFONT] 2012-05-02
New Zealand Meat workers to strike despite lifting of lockout [The Daily Times] 2012-05-03 10 more labour news stories from New Zealand today
Nigeria Workers’ Day: Labour Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage [Leadership] 2012-05-02 6 more labour news stories from Nigeria today
Oman Male workers strike at Raz Al Jinz Turtle Reserve [Muscat Daily] 2012-05-02
Pakistan Paramedics dismayed over inordinate delay in promotions [The News] 2012-05-02 12 more labour news stories from Pakistan today
Palestine Public sector workers launch partial strike [Ma'an] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Palestine today
Philippines Nothing for private workers [The Star] 2012-05-02 12 more labour news stories from Philippines today
Qatar ITUC warns workers rights at risk in Qatar [ITUC] 2012-05-03 2 more labour news stories from Qatar today
Russia / Russia Russia’s ‘revolution of the satisfied’ spreads to provinces and proletariat [demdigest] 2012-05-02
Singapore Do more to help low-wage workers, says employer group [ST] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Singapore today
South Africa Nehawu takes Robben Island fight to CCMA [Eyewitness News] 2012-05-02 5 more labour news stories from South Africa today
Spain May Day in Madrid: A firsthand account [rabble.ca] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Spain today
Sri Lanka Trade unions and the ‘economic war’ [The Daily News] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Sri Lanka today
Swaziland May Day chaos - police confront unionists [Times of Swaziland] 2012-05-02 3 more labour news stories from Swaziland today
Switzerland / Egypt Thousands hear Egyptian labor activist Kamal Abbas during Swiss May Day protests ActNOW! [WHS] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Switzerland today
Taiwan Workers in dire straits, opposition says [Taipei Times] 2012-05-02 10 more labour news stories from Taiwan today
Thailand Support latest LabourStart campaign to free Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, trade unionist, activist and journalist ActNOW! [International Metalworkers Federation] 2012-05-02
Trinidad and Tobago OWTU tells government it will get a rude awakening [95.5 FM] 2012-05-02 2 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today
Tunisia Thousands start May Day march in front of UGTT HQ chanting slogans defending union independence [TAP] 2012-05-02 4 more labour news stories from Tunisia today
Turkey / Iran May Day Message from Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network [UID-DER] 2012-05-02 11 more labour news stories from Turkey today
Uganda Informal sector workers: sheep without shepherd [The Monitor] 2012-05-02
UK Grayling: safe work hurts businesses [Morning Star] 2012-05-02 4 more labour news stories from UK today
United Arab Emirates Domestic workers get more protection from exploitation as per international rules [Gulf News] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from United Arab Emirates today
Uruguay Uruguay: First to Ratify Domestic Workers Convention [HRW] 2012-05-02
USA / Minnesota Workers to keep pressure on Verizon with May 3 picket in Roseville [Union Advocate] 2012-05-03 20 more labour news stories from USA today
Venezuela New Labour Law: Promoting Mutual Parental Responsibility [Venezuelanalysis] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Venezuela today
Yemen A strike closes Aden container port [Yemen Online] 2012-05-02 1 more labour news stories from Yemen today
Zimbabwe Police have cowed workers: ZCTU [The Zimbabwean] 2012-05-02 3 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today