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Commission proposes pay transparency directive
📅 4 March 2021The proposal addresses hidden pay discrimination with information rights, transparent pay systems, and stronger enforcement.
Work-life Balance Directive deadline begins implementation
📅 28 April 2021Member states implement minimum leave and flexible-work rights, supporting caregivers and more equitable access to work.
Palestinian general strike across fragmented territories
📅 18 May 2021A Palestinian general strike mobilised people in Israel, East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in solidarity against displacement, occupation and the Gaza bombardment. Participation and conditions...
Employment equity review task force consults widely
📅 25 June 2021The review examines group definitions, systemic barriers, employer accountability, and worker voices, emphasizing policy revision as evidence and experience change.
Political agreement is reached on pay transparency
📅 15 December 2022EU institutions agree on rules requiring employers to disclose pay ranges and report gender pay gaps, reinforcing fair pay systems.
Rome workers rally for wages, pensions and public services
📅 25 October 2025Workers and pensioners marched in Rome ahead of a national strike against the proposed 2026 budget. The CGIL platform demanded higher wages and pensions, tax reform, and investment in healthcare and...
Rome march links the war economy to living costs and workers’ needs
📅 23 May 2026At least 15,000 people demonstrated in Rome against war and the war economy. Workers and grassroots unions called for an industrial strategy centered on wages and dignity and expressed solidarity with...