Why Carney’s economic overhaul is clashing with Canada’s unions
Unions say proposed changes to Canada’s labour laws could weaken workers’ right to strike.
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Cisco accused of fostering a hostile workplace for Muslim and Arab employees
Cisco employees allege harassment after internal activism against technology sales to the Israeli military.
Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children
Videos reveal demolished houses and desperate rescue efforts after third such blast at a firecracker factory this year.
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‘Enough is enough’: Kenya nurses strike over pay and working conditions
Shiru Kihara, a nurse in Kenya, explains why she and thousands of other nurses are on strike demanding fair pay.
Published On 25 Aug 2026
Truck crash in Egypt kills 18, many of them child labourers
Two pick-up trucks collide in Ismailia, Egypt, leaving 18 dead, mostly children working as agricultural labourers.
Argentina grain exports halt as maritime pilots strike over Milei decree
More than 45 vessels have been affected by the strike at Argentinian ports.
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Trump’s latest ‘forced labour tariffs’: Who’s been hit, how badly?
Countries accounting for almost all of the US’s trade have been hit with tariffs between 10 and 12.5 percent.
‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads
Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.
Why the US may stop collecting workplace race and gender data
A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.
US agency proposes ending racial and gender workforce data collection
Republican-led EEOC proposal to end workforce diversity reporting heads to public commentary amid sharp criticism.
Staff at DR Congo Ebola centre strike as virus continues spreading
Walkout over late payments comes as public health officials confirm that the virus has reached two more provinces.
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