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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