05 July 2023 09:28
Electricians are the green future’s jobs—BWI
The Global Power Trade Unions (GPTU) recently held an international conference in Vancouver, Canada, bringing together electrician and elevator trade unionists from around the world, including those from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia, and Mexico. Weiterlesen...
03 July 2023 05:19
In an effort to unpack the concepts of climate justice and just transition to construction trade unions and workers, eight (8) BWI-affiliated construction unions from the Southern Africa Network met on 20-22 June in Johannesburg. Weiterlesen...
28 June 2023 11:57
BWI attended the “Urban Future” conference last week in Stuttgart, Germany, which brought together academics, legislators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who seek to reform cities and make them more sustainable. Weiterlesen...
23 June 2023 11:16
Amidst the melting glaciers, nearly 60 percent of Swiss residents on 18 June voted in favour of a measure that will speed up the country's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies and achieve zero emissions by 2050. Weiterlesen...
13 June 2023 02:56
Aasha, a 22-year-old young woman from a village in India's Uttar Pradesh State's Fatehpur Sikri, Agra District, was exposed to life's difficulties at a young age. She was made to work as a child labourer in order to support her parents, who were working in the stone quarries.
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07 June 2023 08:17
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) joins the global community in observing World Environment Day and the European Union (EU) Green Week this week. We take this opportunity to reiterate our call for a greener and more equitable future in which social justice and the rights of workers, especially those in the green economy, are properly recognised and protected. Weiterlesen...
25 May 2023 15:21
Last 24 May, the Timber and Woodworkers’ Union (TWU) and BWI, with the help of IndustriEnergi Norway, launched a comprehensive climate change training program in Kumasi, Ghana. Weiterlesen...
30 March 2023 05:47
Am 19.-20. März hielt die Gewerkschaft Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalar Madhiya Sangam (TKTMS), ein Mitgliedsverband der Bau- und Holzarbeiter Internationale (BHI) aus Südindien, in Ooty (Tamil Nadu) ihre Mitgliederversammlung ab. Weiterlesen...
12 February 2023 23:11
Im Rahmen des diesjährigen Weltfrauentages wird die BHI die Klimagerechtigkeit besonders herausstellen, ebenso wie den gerechten Strukturwandel, die als wesentliche Elemente für eine gendergerechte Zukunft der Arbeit gesehen werden. Dieser Schwerpunkt entspricht dem 5. BHI-Weltkongress, der 2022 beschlossen hat, die Arbeit der BHI viel deutlicher auf Umweltthemen auszurichten; hierbei soll die zentrale Rolle von Frauen bei den Maßnahmen gegen die permanente Bedrohung des Klimawandels für die Erwerbstätigen hervorgehoben werden. Weiterlesen...