01 November 2024 07:01
BWI releases new report highlighting collaboration between unions and communities in pursuit of climate justice in the built environment
This report highlights socially innovative initiatives (SIIs) in the built environment focused on climate action, emphasizing workers' roles as collective agents with political influence.Read more...
31 October 2024 01:56
BWI and IUF join the call for the ILO to “take decisive action to hold the military junta accountable for treating the peopleof Myanmar as slaves, in blatant violation of labour standards.” It is time for the ILO to act decisively to protect the rights and dignity of workers in Myanmar. Read more...
23 October 2024 12:17
The ITUC–Africa, together with global unions, on 3 and 4 October 2024 organised the first forum which sought to address challenges of organising and collective bargaining, in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more...
23 October 2024 10:24
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) and its affiliate Unite the Union have filed a complaint with the National Contact Points (NCPs) in the US, Ireland, and the UK. Read more...
22 October 2024 06:41
On 20 October 2024, around 100,000 workers gathered in Tandoğan Square, Ankara, for the “We Are Struggling, We Can’t Make Ends Meet” rally organised by the Turkish Confederation of Labour Unions (Türk-İş). Read more...
21 October 2024 07:52
The BWI Africa and Middle East region, in partnership with affiliates NUCECFWW and CCESSA, held a one-and-a-half-day Regional Organising Academy (ROA) seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15-16 October 2024.Read more...
15 October 2024 06:15
On 7 October 2024, the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) organised a 15-minute general strike, which took place at 12:00 PM Jerusalem time. Read more...
11 October 2024 05:14
The BWI-affiliated STECOMA in Rwanda held its third Congress on 3 October 2024, under the theme “Moving Forward Together.Read more...
07 October 2024 11:13
Building material workers secure victories on decent work and just transition at ILO meeting
Upon the initiative of the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) and IndustriALL Global Union, the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a Tripartite Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition in the Building Materials Industry, including Cement.Read more...