BREAKING: Tomorrow, TikTok workers in Germany will launch a four-day strike. They are escalating their action in response to the social media company’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining, which it has been blocking since July this year.

UNI Asia & Pacific joins sister GUFs in rejecting the illegitimate military-planned elections in Myanmar this December 2025. uniglobalunion.org/news/asia-pa...

A right step towards respecting workers' rights.

🌟 Exciting times ahead for care workers across Asia & Pacific! The founding conference for UNI Apro Care is happening TODAY in Kathmandu, Nepal! Together, we're shaping the future of quality care and decent work across our region. 💪

For decades, unions have negotiated protections in response to digitalisation — from early software systems to algorithmic management. AI is simply the next chapter in this ongoing story of workers and their unions shaping technology.

AI Chatbots is indeed frustrating especially when their human customers cannot get the answers or solutions they need. It is even more frustrating when the relentless drive to deploy AI agents are causing real world harm, including the infringement of our labour and human rights.

🤝 Korean health workers secure major victory! KHMU has secured commitment to revive the 2021 healthcare accord, stalled under the previous administration. UNI's Rajendra Acharya praised KHMU's strong leadership in advancing working conditions and health equity. uniglobalunion.org/news/khmu-re...

💥 CMA-CGM Korea Union wins major deal After months of struggle, union secures breakthrough agreement (22 July): ✅ 4.5% wage increase ✅ 9-week bonus ✅ ₩1.5M compensation for all staff Read more: uniglobalunion.org/news/cma-cgm...

MEDIA RELEASE: Workers from across Australia’s media, creative and entertainment sectors are calling on the government to introduce regulation of Artificial Intelligence, amid widespread concerns about stolen work and future job losses. meaa.io/46A34Mo

Human rights legal NGO #Adalah is reporting that the 14 detained volunteers, including Hatem, are on hunger strike. With reports of "severe physical violence by Israeli forces." Adalah pledges to keep pushing for their immediate release through all legal channels. www.adalah.org/en/content/v...

While our international institutions are paralyzed, the brave activists on the #Handala - including UNI brother Hatem Aouini - are taking bold steps to deliver life-saving aid to Gazans. We call for their immediate release and to #LetAidIn. uniglobalunion.org/news/handala...

“The urgency of the situation requires action.” The @etuc-ces.bsky.social issued a press release on the EU-Israel Association Agreement following the resolution adopted by the ETUC Executive Committee in May, supported by UNI Europa.

"It went from care over profit to profit over care real fast." 💔 Dialysis workers at Fresenius & DaVita are organizing with unions like @seiu-uhw.bsky.social for better jobs - and better patient care. Show solidarity by sharing their stories & joining their fight! ✊ www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eV...

🔥 "WE TRAINED YOUR AI—NOW PAY US!" TikTok moderators in Berlin are on strike, facing mass layoffs after training the AI that could replace them. They're demanding dignity, transition support & fair pay. Stand with them! @verdi-medien.bsky.social uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-...

🚨It’s been a year since Amazon workers in India said: 🥵“It’s too hot in the warehouse.” 📦So… did Amazon fix it? 😡Not really. ✊🏿That's why workers are organizing with Amazon India Workers Union #MakeAmazonPay

UNI Europa and EFCI, the European social partners representing workers and employers in the cleaning sector, call on the @ec.europa.eu to promote daytime cleaning and revise the EU public procurement directives in its Quality Jobs Roadmap.

🚨 Workers at CMA-CGM Korea are taking action. Despite record global profits, they're paid significantly less than their peers — and face union suppression instead of dialogue. UNI Asia & Pacific stands with them. Read more 👇 🔗 uniglobalunion.org/news/cma-cgm...

🤯"Pretend to be suicidal. Write like a predator." This is what some Meta content moderators are asked to do—every day. But @cwuireland.bsky.social & The Global Trade Union Alliance for Content Moderators are organizing and demanding new safety protocols. #TechWorkersRising ✊Join us!

If you want to know why AI workers & content moderators are unionizing, read this. Outsourced #Meta workers in Ireland had to mimic paedophiles and act suicidal to train AI. Now they're fighting back with @data-cwu.bsky.social. www.thejournal.ie/meta-workers... #CWUIreland #TechWorkersRising

🛡️ An attack on one is an attack on all. ✊ UNI Asia & Pacific stands with the #JusticeJourney as workers march across the US against Trump’s assault on immigrants. 🌍 Human rights know no borders. 🤝 Neither does our solidarity.

UNI Global Union stands with French unions launching an indefinite strike action today to protest the government’s proposed reform of France’s public audiovisual sector, which will worsen jobs and endanger the quality of public broadcasting.

Women trade union leaders from our affiliates across Africa met in Maputo this week to 'Consolidate Women's Power' and push for parental rights, women's health, better representation and protection from violence at work. uniglobalunion.org/news/6th-uni...

🎮 HUGE news! Microsoft just signed its first-ever union contract in the U.S. with 300+ QA workers at ZeniMax, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls & Fallout! 💥 After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won! ✅ Wage increases ✅ Job protections ✅ Credit in games ✅ A voice in AI use

🚨 TIME exclusive: Content moderators shield us from the darkest parts of the internet—but suffer PTSD, burnout & trauma. A global union alliance says: enough. Meta, TikTok, OpenAI, Google & more must adopt 8 safety protocols now. #TechWorkersRising

Amazon's senior management trying their best to avoid scrutiny once again.

“We deserve fair pay & good jobs.” Today, European unions representing 45 million workers launched a campaign in the Brussels metro, with essential workers calling on MEPs in the IMCO Committee to strengthen collective bargaining in the ongoing efforts to reform public procurement.

🚨 Big win for care workers at the #ILC2025 ! New ILO conclusions recognize care & support workers as among the most at risk of informal, insecure jobs. Governments must act now to formalize care work & protect workers' rights. #CareCantWait

As the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee negotiates a report on reforming EU public procurement rules, data from companies shows that the biggest barrier in public tendering is not red tape, but the race to the bottom on price.

🕹️“This agreement sets a new benchmark for respecting workers’ rights in an industry defined by light-speed change,” said Christy Hoffman. “It proves that video game workers are not just ready to organize—they’re ready to lead the way in building a fairer, more democratic industry.” #OrganizingFTW

🚨 Workers’ rights in free fall-the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index shows a sharp global decline in labour protections. The Asia-Pacific remains the second worst region with Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the Philippines in the worst ten countries for workers. 📊 Learn more: www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...

📢 NEW REPORT: Accelerating Decent Work! Based on surveys of 8,700+ care workers, it shows why formalizing home & community care is urgent. How we win rights, respect & recognition? In Union!✊ 🔗 uniglobalunion.org/news/formalizing_care #Care4Carers #ILC2025 #UnionPower

📣 UNI Asia & Pacific calls on all delegates at the 113th ILC to support the activation of ILO Article 33 on Myanmar. Urgent international action is needed to address the ongoing military rule and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. uniglobalunion.org/news/iloarti...

If workers had a dollar for every instance of Amazon union busting, they might be as rich as Jeff Bezos. Here's the latest reason why we have to #MakeAmazonPay. finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-...

📣 Our affiliates in Nepal standing strong together with the Teachers' Federation calling for education reform! ✊ uniglobalunion.org/news/nepaled...

“The content we see doesn’t just disappear at the end of a shift. It haunts our sleep and leaves permanent emotional scars." Read why content moderators are organizing against big tech. www.theverge.com/news/658566/...

An urgent #MayDay call to action: Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia! "This isn't just about one person. It's about standing against the creeping authoritarianism that targets workers, immigrants and marginalized people everywhere," says UNI GS Christy Hoffman. #1May uniglobalunion.org/news/may-day...

IBK employees earn 30% LESS than other commercial banks while working overtime without compensation! 📉 The KFIU-IBK union is pushing back against a discriminatory wage system that undervalues banking professionals. uniglobalunion.org/news/koreaib...

🕯️Today, we honour workers around the world who've lost their lives or health due to unsafe workplaces. This year, we're focusing on protecting digital workers. UNI is gathering content moderators globally in Nairobi to fight for safer conditions and stronger unions. #IWMD25 #SafeWork #DigitalRights

The Trump administration's abduction and detention of @seiu509.bsky.social member Rümeysa Öztürk is as chilling as it is appalling. We join @seiu.org in saying: Free speech, free workers, #FreeRumeysa! uniglobalunion.org/news/seiu-de...

One week ago, workers in Belgium went on a general strike. But can the movement win? Yes, it can — because it has. Our new 1st Vice-President and @acvpuls.bsky.social General Secretary Lieveke Norga explains how the movement defeated a proposed law that would have curtailed the right to protest.

UNI Global Union stands with the people of Myanmar 🇲🇲 Aid must go via NUG, CTUM, ethnic orgs & trusted local groups. No junta interference. Stop arms from Russia, China, India. Corporates must cut ties with the military. #Myanmar #Solidarity #StopTheJunta uniglobalunion.org/news/humanit...

✊ UNI Asia & Pacific stands in solidarity with the April 5 🇺🇸 U.S. Day of Action. We join workers defending 🏥 public services, 💼 decent jobs & 🗳️ democracy. Your fight echoes across borders. #HandsOff #WeStandWithYou #UNIAsiaPacific #SolidarityAcrossBorders

“We cannot afford to place our digital sovereignty, workers’ rights, and democratic values in the hands of a corporation that has repeatedly demonstrated hostility to the European model.” @euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.

As the US-EU trade war escalates, UNI Europa urges European institutions to undertake a comprehensive reassessment of public procurement contracts awarded to American companies — including contracts awarded to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our full statement:

🌟 Win! BNP Paribas Taiwan employee reinstated after suspension for union organizing. UNI-BNP global agreement made it happen in record time. Now TFFU & bank exploring cooperation on labor education. Global solidarity works! #UnionPower uniglobalunion.org/news/bnp-par...

On 15-16 March, peaceful demonstrations erupted across Myanmar, demanding that the @ilo.org invoke article 33 of its constitution and strictly enforce the commission of inquiry recommendations. www.industriall-union.org/ilo-urged-to... #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

Who doesn't love books and coffee? Congratulations to bookstore workers!

"Maybe some time in the future we will have to call for a strike at Spotify." Peter Hellberg, President of @unionen.bsky.social and @uni-europa.bsky.social, on the challenge of organising workers and bargaining collectively in tech companies like Klarna and Spotify in Sweden.

On this day 20 years ago, 80,000 workers rallied in Brussels to defeat the Bolkestein directive, which would’ve led to social dumping in the services industry. Today, the EU Commission’s “28th regime” draws on the same idea—but it's even more dangerous. In this op-ed, Oliver Roethig explains why.

Our brothers and sister in Europa will be having their regional conference next week, watch out for it!