28 June 2023 03:35
Global unions warn of Tunisia descending into totalitarianism
The Council of Global Unions, which includes the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), warn that Tunisia is on the verge of totalitarianism Weiterlesen...
19 June 2023 05:19
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) actively engaged inside and outside the International Labour Conference (ILC) which was held last week in Geneva, Switzerland. Weiterlesen...
15 June 2023 06:08
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and fellow global unions stand in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly, WGA) which have been on strike since 2 May.Weiterlesen...
15 June 2023 03:22
BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson met with Myanmar National Unity Government (NUG) Human Rights Minister Aung Myo Min to reiterate the Council of Global Unions’ (CGU) unwavering support to the struggle of the Myanmar people to restore freedom and democracy in their country and bring the military regime to justice.
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01 June 2023 07:51
A global day of action on 1 June that asserted that trade union organising is not a crime and demanded the release of all trade unionists wrongfully imprisoned, stands out in the second and final day of BWI's first World Board Meeting for 2023. Weiterlesen...
30 May 2023 04:22
Various global unions, including the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), issued a statement expressing its strong opposition to the worsening labour rights violations in Belarus, which culminated in 2022 with the dissolution of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and its affiliates and arrests and detention of more than 40 trade union leaders and activists, including BKDP President Yarashuk and Vice-President Antusevich.Weiterlesen...
17 May 2023 16:39
At Rakennusliitto’s Congress on 11-13 May in Helsinki, Finland, an international seminar with the theme "Builders in Europe and around the World” highlighted the role of international solidarity in addressing the challenges and prospects of the trade union movement.Weiterlesen...
10 May 2023 03:59
The world’s global unions are up in arms against the South Korean government’s flagrant violation of trade union rights.Weiterlesen...
04 May 2023 12:58
LabourStart and the Georgian Trade Union Confederation on 28-30 April held a Global Solidarity Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia that brought together trade union leaders and activists from more than 70 countries.Weiterlesen...