22 February 2021 08:51
BWI Stands with CFMEU and Jason O’Mara amidst false charges
The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), representing 12 million workers from 351 trade union organisations in 127 countries, stands solidly behind the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Secretary Jason O’Mara against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) wild accusations that they breached anti price fixing/cartel provisions of the country’s Consumer and Competition Act. Weiterlesen...
16 February 2021 03:37
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) in Australia called on Multinational construction giant CIMIC Group to return a total of USD 20 million worth of Jobkeeper payments it took from taxpayers during the start of the pandemic.
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10 February 2021 17:00
The International Labour Organization (ILO) expressed grave concern over the situation in Myanmar, following the removal of the civilian government by the military. Weiterlesen...
10 February 2021 02:55
The BWI-affiliated Progressive Trade Union Federation 47 (C-47) in Suriname emerged victorious in its labour dispute with Greenheart Group N.V., a global company focused on wood harvesting, lumber-processing, marketing and sales and provision of timber and lumber products.
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08 February 2021 13:46
The BWI-affiliated Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalargal Mathiya Sangam (TKTMS) and the Construction and Real Estate Coalition (CRIC) held a state-wide protest in Tamil Nadu on 4 February against what it called the “abnormal rise” in the prices of construction materials, such as cement and steel. Weiterlesen...
04 February 2021 08:10
The BWI-affiliated Norwegian Elevator Constructors’ Union (HMF) emerged victorious against Schindler, a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide.
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01 February 2021 14:39
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs is killing construction workers. This was the conclusion of a demographic analysis conducted by Philippine-based Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS) into the widespread killings linked to the government’s anti-drug campaign.
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01 February 2021 10:10
BWI joins the world in condemning Myanmar’s military for staging a coup that led to the detention of senior government officials as well as leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD). Weiterlesen...
29 January 2021 08:22
BWI’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of the 2021 World Social Forum (WSF), will hold today a regional webinar. Weiterlesen...