23 June 2022 12:01
BWI and EFBWW: OHS is now a fundamental right!
On 10th June, the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted a resolution to add the principle of a safe and healthy working environment to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
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22 June 2022 04:54
An agreement was signed on 21 June between construction unions, FeNEAL, the Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers (FILCA), The Italian Federation of Wood, Building and Allied Workers (FILLEA), and the Italian Footballers’ Association and the Italian Football Coaches’ Association to promote the rights and dignity of workers employed at major sports infrastructure projects. Weiterlesen...
16 June 2022 10:06
BWI-affiliated trade unionists joined a protest action on 14 June at the Geneva International Conference Centre calling on the 10th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Rotterdam Convention to list and ban all hazardous chemicals and substances that are dangerous to the health of the working people.
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11 June 2022 14:12
We did it! Occupational health and safety (OHS) is now a fundamental right! The International Labour Conference (ILC) on 10 June has adopted a resolution to add the principle of a safe and healthy working environment to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Weiterlesen...
09 June 2022 10:55
Today in the 109th Session of the International Labor Conference, the General Affairs Committee is endorsing Convention 155 and 187 to be included in the Fundamental Principle and Right to Work. This is a win for all of us and a win for all workers. On June 11, I urge all delegates to vote yes for health and safety as fundamental right.Weiterlesen...
08 June 2022 09:30
Different networks and campaign groups working for the ban of asbestos at workplaces, including the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), expressed their extreme disappointment with the secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention for allowing a pro-asbestos lobby group to participate as an observer in the Convention’s Conference of Parties (COP) held this year.
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07 June 2022 18:50
28 April is International Workers Memorial Day 2022. Trade unions all over the world are mobilising, and organising rallies and protest marches to promote the recognition of healthy and safe workplaces as a fundamental right.Weiterlesen...
25 May 2022 06:39
A fatal accident took place in the wee hours of 14 May after huge boulders fell on six workers employed in a stone quarry in India’s Tamil Nadu State.Weiterlesen...
18 May 2022 07:22
To commemorate this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day, BWI-affiliated trade unions once again raised their voices to persuade the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to recognise health and safety as a fundamental right. Weiterlesen...