21 November 2023 11:16
Pushing for trade union innovation in a changing world of work
The Participatory Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting for the Africa and Middle East region of the BWI-UtoU-SBTF, held online on 13 November 13, 2023, was a successful collaboration by project stakeholders.Weiterlesen...
18 November 2023 09:09
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) joins fellow global unions and federations in vehemently denouncing the appalling detention, kidnapping, and subsequent seven-year incarceration of MICS-TUsF General Secretary Thet Hnin Aung by the military junta in Myanmar.Weiterlesen...
10 November 2023 15:01
Unite the Union's long-running dispute ends in vindication for dismissed Murphy workers.Weiterlesen...
25 October 2023 23:16
The BWI-affiliated Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet) held its 9th national meeting at the Oslo Congress Center from 20 to 25 October, 2023.Weiterlesen...
22 October 2023 17:17
Eswatini, the sole African nation governed by an absolute monarch, has drawn deep concern from the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), ITUC-Africa, and other global unions due to the alarming deterioration of its human and trade union rights situation. Weiterlesen...
19 October 2023 05:08
Unionen's 5th Congress, held from October 9th to 13th in Karlstad, Sweden, addressed a variety of critical concerns and provided a strong statement on a variety of issues. Amongst the notable resolutions was a strong denunciation of Sweden's decision to deny Belarusian trade union activist Ala Tsvirko a residence permit, despite the persecution she experienced in her home country. Weiterlesen...
18 October 2023 01:12
Denilson Pestana, BWI Regional Committee President for Latin America and the Caribbean and International Affairs Secretary for the New Central Workers’ Union (NCST/Brazil), joined trade union leaders representing various trade union national confederations from the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in attending the 12th BRICS Trade Union Forum (BTUF) in Durban, South Africa last 26-27 September. Weiterlesen...
10 October 2023 15:12
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) expresses grave concern at the escalation of violence against civilians and thousands of workers in Gaza and across Israel. Weiterlesen...
05 October 2023 10:30
The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights is now accepting nominations for outstanding individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions to the promotion of trade union rights and organising around the world. Nominations will be accepted until January 1, 2024.
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