November 10, 2023
The H&S Accord: International labour’s biggest victory
The Accord was extended on November 1, 2023. More than 200 major clothing brands have signed the agreement.
RadioLabour
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RadioLabour is the international labour movement’s radio service. It reports on labour union events around the world with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.
November 3, 2023
Artificial Intelligence can cause fake education
A new report by the global union Education International shows that AI can degrade the quality of education, worsen working conditions for teachers and provide inferior schooling for students.
October 27, 2023
International labour calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The International Trade Union Confederation has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
October 20, 2023
Ed Broadbent: Social democracy needs unions
In this interview with RadioLabour Broadbent discusses the role of trade unions in social democracy.
October 13, 2023
Nurses need care too!
There is a global crisis in nursing with understaffing, a lack of respect for family-life issues and, increasingly, problems caused by the climate crisis.
October 6, 2023
English lessons for labour unionists
RadioLabour is proposing to start English as an Additional Language (ADL) lessons for trade unionists.
September 29, 2023
My boss is a phone robot
Platform gig workers in developing countries are being cruelly exploited but many are fighting back.
September 22, 2023
The right-wing attack on children
This week on RadioLabour, interviews with Laura Walton and Fred Hahn.
September 15, 2023
The battle of the labour songs
A song about the trials of working people has hit #1 on some charts – but perhaps not for all the right reasons?
June 16, 2023
Huge agri-food corporations ignoring labour rights
Canadian delegates to the Congress of the International Union of Food Workers condemned transnational corporations for not respecting the rights of their workers.
June 9, 2023
Racist microaggressions in the workplace have big effects
This week, we speak to Marlihan Lopez, the community engagement and outreach coordinator at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University.
June 2, 2023
Labour is not a good to be bought and sold
This week’s episode of RadioLabour explores labour’s real value.