16 March 2021 08:17
BWI meets Belarusian opposition leader
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya met with BWI and fellow global labour unions on 10 March in Switzerland as part of efforts to build international pressure for strongman Alexander Lukashenko to relinquish power.
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15 March 2021 09:08
Jamaluddin Mat Isa, former General Secretary (1964 – 1991) of the Malay Forest Officers Union Malaysia (MFOU), passed away peacefully on 15 March 2021 at the age of 85.Weiterlesen...
12 March 2021 12:48
BWI expresses it full solidarity and support to the Construction Metal Wooden and Related Industries Employees Union (CMWEU) and the Confederation des Travailleurs des Secteurs Publique et Privé (CTSP) which were sued by the Hyvec Construction Ltd. in retaliation for simply fulfilling their roles in protecting the rights and welfare of workers.
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12 March 2021 04:08
A Brazilian court on 8 March has cleared criminal convictions against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, opening the window for the popular trade union leader to run in next year’s presidential election. Weiterlesen...
12 March 2021 03:16
In the latest international efforts to support the Burmese people’s struggle for democracy, the European Commission (EC) reprotedly imposed sanctions on military-owned companies in Myanmar operating in the timber industry. Weiterlesen...
09 March 2021 06:01
BWI expresses its full support for the extended nationwide work stoppage launched on 8 March by Myanmar’s different trade unions and the broad Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) to defend democracy from the military junta. Weiterlesen...
23 February 2021 09:32
Zusammen mit 200 Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft drängt die BHI internationale Finanzinstitutionen (IFI), Kredite und andere Finanzhilfen, die der Militärjunta zugute kommen könnten und sich auf eine geschätzte Höhe von USD 11 Mrd. belaufen, mit sofortiger Wirkung einzufrieren.
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21 February 2021 17:36
On 22 February (Monday), Myanmar's biggest trade unions and multitude of workers will launch a nationwide general strike to defend democracy from the military junta. Millions are expected to join the strike dubbed as the "Five Twos" revolution (22.2.2021).
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16 February 2021 12:24
Myanmar’s military’s attaches have the opportunity to change the course of Myanmar’s history. We call on them to reject the military junta and join the people in holding it accountable. We call on them to be the genuine army of the Myanmar people. We call on them to defend their people and country’s democracy.Weiterlesen...