10 February 2021 17:03
Beginn der Bauarbeiten für die Olympischen Spiele in Paris 2024 leicht verzögert
Work on France's single largest construction site, the 30,000 m2 Olympic Village, will start in the spring of 2021 after getting delayed by a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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10 February 2021 13:50
PEFC is extremely concerned about the recent developments in Myanmar. In response, it is seeking assurances from the Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC - the national member for PEFC in Myanmar) and the one PEFC chain of custody certified company in the country that the rights of workers and trade unions are not being infringed.Weiterlesen...
05 February 2021 04:50
To promote spaces for meaningful discussions among trade unionists, BWI launched the “BWI Conversations,” an informative vlog hosted by its General Secretary, Ambet Yuson. Weiterlesen...
03 February 2021 09:12
As part of BWI’s "Workers’ Voices” Webinar Series, we would like to invite you to a global webinar on stewardship in the forestry and value chain on 17 February 2021 at 16:00 to 18:30 CET.Weiterlesen...
02 February 2021 03:35
Work-related fatalities and precarious working conditions plague Turkey’s forestry sector. This was the report of the BWI-affiliated Civil Servants Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment of Turkey (TARIM ORMAN-IS) after it concluded monitoring several forest areas in the country. Weiterlesen...
27 January 2021 11:37
Ensuring workers’ health and safety are core issues that trade unions consistently fight for. With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a growing and vocal clamour for a new way of working through strengthened health and safety measures at the workplaces.Weiterlesen...
27 January 2021 11:37
“An unlikely, but necessary partnership.” This was how BWI’s partnership with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) on workers’ rights in Qatar was described at the global union’s two-day Global Sports Conference held November of last year.
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27 January 2021 11:37
Last year, BWI held a successful two-day Global Sports Conference on labour rights and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The conference showcased exciting sessions that discussed various issues and concerns on migrant workers’ rights. One of these was a session that went over BWI’s cooperation with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) on labour rights in Qatar in the context of the World Cup 2020.
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11 December 2020 16:28
Bei seiner 25. Jahrestagung im November hat das Programm für die Anerkennung von Waldzertifizierungssystemen (PEFC) Fatimah Mohammad von der BHI in den 14-köpfigen internationalen Vorstand gewählt. Weiterlesen...