16 August 2022 04:13
Asia: BWI GOA gains momentum, trains organisers
Seventeen (17) organisers, including 5 women, and representing several Southeast and South Asian trade unions, met last 8-10 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a training and to strengthen coordination in the region under the BWI Global Organising Academy (GOA) Program.Weiterlesen...
11 August 2022 05:06
Let’s support the Ukrainian workers’ struggle for labour and union rights. Let’s call on the Ukrainian government to veto Draft law No. 5371.
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05 August 2022 05:58
As part of the BWI Global Organising Academy’s (GOA) aim to further enhance and develop unionists’ expertise in strategic organising and increase membership in various sectors, shop stewards and organisers from Africa and the Middle East met in Johannesburg, South Africa for a workshop on 25-26 July.
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01 August 2022 06:08
Am 26. Juli traten 350 Bauschaffende bei einem Kohlekraftwerksprojekt in Südsumatra (Indonesien) in Streik, weil das Unternehmen keinen Beschäftigungsschutz garantieren wollte.Weiterlesen...
29 July 2022 05:15
Thousands of Panamanian have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest their government’s inability to address the country’s economic crisis.
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27 July 2022 09:41
After a long struggle, Peruvian trade unions won the workers’ right to retire at the age of 55 with at least 15 years of contribution to the public pension system. Weiterlesen...
19 July 2022 06:15
Various trade unions, human rights groups and civil society organisations closed ranks to condemn the whipping of migrant worker Sabri bin Umar at the Tawau Prison in Malaysia. The groups said that the whipping has been carried out despite a pending appeal. Weiterlesen...
04 July 2022 04:37
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released its Global Rights Index for 2022 and listed the 10 worst countries for working people.Weiterlesen...
29 June 2022 15:10
Around 180 members of the BWI-affiliated Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers’ Union (AGAC-IS) were illegally dismissed by ASD Laminat as part of the company’s retaliatory move after the union won a recent court decision affirming its right to organise and collectively bargain. Weiterlesen...