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Major manufacturer Caesarstone has hired Labor lobbying firm Hawker Britton to help fight a potential ban on the use of deadly silica in kitchen benchtops.

The death of South Korean taxi driver and trade unionist Bang Yeong-hwan has drawn international attention to the harsh and super-exploitative working conditions suffered in a country with an image as a high-tech, relatively developed and wealthy nation, reports Peter Boyle.

Public, civil rights organisations, political parties and trade unions are demanding the minister not to make any budget cuts.

Maharashtra Workers' Union calls for shutdown of market in Pune to support reservation demand

The cost of food is rising at the UO, but the amount of “points” students receive hasn’t changed.

Number of TVDE drivers has tripled in five years, along with complaints; “People no longer feel safe getting into these cars”

SHOP stewards at the Cowley car plant often faced criticism for urging workers to strike

Ground workers have been been locked in pay talks for months, while pilots and cabin crew are now also in ...

Virgin Australia has revealed they are negotiating in “good faith” with ground staff and the Transport Worker’s Union (TWU) following a complaint about working conditions and low wages.

Singapore News - Former employees of the Singapore arm of coffee start-up Flash Coffee will not receive any owed salaries in the near term as the process of liquidating the company here “will take some time”. Ms Julie Cheong, president of the Food, Drinks and Allied Workers’ Union... Read more at www.tnp.sg