24 May 2017 20:51
Unions Make Work Safer! The case of forestry
"Unions Make Work Safer!" is the slogan for International Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April 2017.Lee mas...
24 May 2017 20:45
SERBUK, a BWI partner organisation in Indonesia, reports various activities around International Workers' Memorial Day like initiating dialogue with ASI the Indonesian Cement Association on poor health and safety conditions at Siam Cement Group Plants. Lee mas...
24 May 2017 20:34
The BWI has been encouraging affiliates all over the world to campaign on “Unions Make Work Safer” and to pick up one or several sub themes. Lee mas...
24 May 2017 20:24
In April, many trade unions affiliated to the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) are active to pay tribute to workers who died at work, but also those who have been injured and ill due to poor working conditions in the construction and wood industries. Lee mas...
23 May 2017 07:37
BWI Mission visits the Mega Highway Project Bar - Boljare on 6 of April 2017 in Montenegro to discuss about working conditions in the 43-km priority section (Smokovac – Matesevo) for which the Chinese EXIM Bank provided a loan of 800 Million Euro to the Government of MontenegroLee mas...
23 May 2017 07:19
The Construction Workers’ Union of the Republic of Argentina (UOCRA) is organizing an International Film Festival about work dedicated to promote and give visibility to socio-labor issues. This activity will take place from May 11th to 17th, in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLee mas...
23 May 2017 06:45
The number of women workers in the construction industry remains small compared to male labor. In Porto Alegre Brazil, according to STICC (Trade Union of Workers in the Civil Construction of Porto Alegre), about 270 women chose construction as a profession. However, in the metropolitan area, this number reaches 7,000 between formal and informal jobs. The universe of men and women working in Porto Alegre is approximately 150 thousand.Lee mas...
23 May 2017 06:19
The Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) is organizing a prize in honor of the Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, murdered on March 3rd, 2016. The Award is aimed at teams of researchers from all Latin American and Caribbean countries. Each applicant team must be conformed by at least 3 women from different countries of the region.
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22 May 2017 12:07
By visiting MASZSZ, the Hungarian Trade Union Confederation in Budapest, BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson, and Assistant Education Secretary, Jasmin Redzepovic, exchanged views with the confederation's President Kordás László on various issues.Lee mas...