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Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories
A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.
October 8, 2026Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal - Reuters
Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal Reuters
May 19, 2026Montreal strippers plan strike for Formula One weekend - Reuters
Montreal strippers plan strike for Formula One weekend Reuters
May 15, 2026Watch: May Day protests take place across major US cities
Thousands of demonstrators marched across the country to demand “dignity, justice and freedom” for immigrants and workers.
May 1, 2026Domestic workers legally recognised in Indonesia after '22-year struggle'
The country is home to some 4.2 million domestic workers - of which almost 90% are women.
April 22, 2026Brazilian government blacklists Chinese automaker BYD for labor violations - Reuters
Brazilian government blacklists Chinese automaker BYD for labor violations Reuters
April 7, 2026Canada's New Democratic Party elects Avi Lewis as its leader
Avi Lewis's campaign platform focused on revitalising the struggling left-leaning party and prioritising workers' rights.
March 29, 2026Australia's ABC staff to go on strike for first time in 20 years
The 24-hour long strike is expected to disrupt live television and radio broadcasts.
March 23, 2026Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown
There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.
February 24, 2026Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers
Reform plans to end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers if it wins office
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Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories
We traced production of Celtic, Arsenal, Liverpool and other kits to two factories in Cambodia Workers are being paid a basic wage of less than £1 an hour to make official football shirts for some of
DEAL REACHED ON LIRR – STRIKE ENDED
May 17, 2026, NEW YORK – The Long Island Rail Road Bargaining Coalition has reached a voluntary agreement with the Carrier, ending the strike and securing a settlement largely consistent with the reco
Montreal strippers planning massive strike during F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We want to be heard’
When Montreal’s Formula 1 weekend kicks off later this month, the city’s exotic dancers won’t be in pole position. Strippers in the Canadian city are planning to strike ahead of F1’s Canadian Grand P
Watch: May Day protests take place across major US cities
May Day events took place across the United States in major cities like Seattle, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC. More than a thousand protesters in the Los Angeles May Day Coa
Domestic workers legally recognised in Indonesia after '22-year struggle'
Indonesia's parliament has passed a law to protect the rights of domestic workers, more than 20 years after it was first introduced. The country is home to some 4.2 million domestic workers - of whic
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Brazil puts China's BYD on list of shame for workers' past slavery-like conditions
Business FILE PHOTO: BYD vehicles in the production line at the company's new electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Rafael Martins/F
Canada's New Democratic Party elects Avi Lewis as its leader
Canada's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) has chosen former journalist and activist Avi Lewis as their new leader, after suffering major losses in the last federal election. Lewis received 56%
Australia's ABC staff to go on strike for first time in 20 years
Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will go on strike on Wednesday for the first time in 20 years, after rejecting a pay rise offer. The 24-hour strike will begin at 11:00 local ti
Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown
The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has hit a record high, ahead of Labour's planned crackdown on the practice from next year. A surge in 16-to-24-year-olds and workers not in full-time edu
Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers
A Reform government would end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers and merge nearly 100 separate schemes to create a £500bn British Sovereign Wealth Fund. Th