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Updated: 57 minutes ago. Protesters gathered in Appleton on Thursday to call for changes to how Wisconsin draws its election maps.

Crown of people walk down street holding signs. Sex workers and their supporters march along Ste-Catherine St. as part of the sex workers strike ...

Four protesters dressed primarily in black stand in an outdoor plaza, wearing masks and sunglasses. Sex workers protest for better conditions and ...

Montreal sex workers went on strike in Montreal on May 23, demanding better working conditions and the decriminalisation of sex work. PHOTO: REUTERS.

Dozens of sex workers in Montreal went on strike during the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix, demanding better working conditions and the ...

As thousands of Formula One fans descend on Montreal this weekend, sex workers across the city launched strike action.

Relatedly, the striking workers want to be classified as employees. In many respects, lack of employment status is at the root of workers' grievances.

America's Iran War has pushed many sectors in India on the edge. One of them is the gig economy. The rising energy prices are directly impacting ...

The Sex Work Autonomous Committee is organizing a strike in Montreal — and they're doing it during one of the city's busiest weekends.

New Delhi, May 16, 2026, The Gig and Platform Services Workers Union (GIPSWU) today announced that the nationwide strike called in protest against ...

A group says it wants an end to the nightly fees that dancers are forced to pay to work in clubs, to obtain labour protections, and for Ottawa to ...

... labour protections, not worthy of physical protection?” Scott said. However, there are mixed feelings about the strike among sex workers in Montreal.

MONTREAL - A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions.

... of the year – in a bid to become salaried employees subject to the same protections as other workers in the country, per The Montreal Gazette.

... employees entitled to the same protections as other workers. Planned May 23 during Formula One weekend, the sex workers' strike will see some workers ...

The last day of 2025 was marked with a nationwide strike of food-delivery workers, spearheaded by independent gig workers' unions such as the ...

The Noida worker protest is local in trigger but national in meaning. It asks an important question: why must every wage demand now be branded a ...

... strike on Valentine's Day. 12 Feb 2024. Thousands of Addison Lee drivers could receive payout over workers' rights. 22 Apr 2021. Hermes couriers are ...

... strike since 2011 after 13 rounds of failed negotiations and mediation efforts. ... Non-regular workers earn 65.2 percent of regular workers' wages, the ...

Otherwise, this protest will continue. PROTESTER 2: [translated] We are here protesting just for a salary hike. All the workers were protesting here ...