05 March 2025 05:51
Breaking barriers: Advancing gender equality in the construction, building materials, wood, and forestry
Marta Pujadas, the Chair of the International Women's Committee of the Building and Wood Workers' International (IWC-BWI) reflected on the progress made over the past three decades since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Read more...
03 March 2025 02:59
New Traditional Women Professions: Breaking Barriers and Stereotypes
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25 November 2024 05:11
Every year, BWI joins workers, trade unionists, activists, and international community in marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November by launching our annual “16 Days of Trade Union Activism on Violence Against Women”.
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20 November 2024 02:45
On October 28-29, 2024, BWI, in partnership with 3F, organised a workshop in Amman, Jordan, focused on implementing ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206.Read more...
13 November 2024 05:20
BWI’s International Women’s Committee (IWC) on 4 November 2024 held its 22nd statutory meeting, where key achievements of BWI’s progress towards gender equality in 2023-2024 were discussed, with a special focus on the ongoing development and implementation of BWI’s “gender lens” in the global union’s various advocacies and other initiatives. Read more...
30 October 2024 10:50
The BWI Africa and Middle East (AME) Regional Women’s Committee (RWC) held its annual meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 16 October 2024, attended by sixteen women from nine affiliates across six countries. Read more...
23 October 2024 11:10
In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).Read more...
02 October 2024 06:31
This month, we share the story of Lea Rugambage, whose inspiring journey demonstrates that consistency and dedication are essential for any leadership role.
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25 September 2024 09:46
BWI’s European Women’s Committee (ECW) on 23 September met in the historical city Sofia, Bulgaria to celebrate the many achievements of women trade unionists in the past and present, and identify the key battles the future.Read more...