15 October 2018 15:29
Reuniendo interesados en un trabajo decente en eventos mega deportivos
A public forum highlighting the role of multi-stakeholders in ensuring the rights of migrant workers concluded the global conference on nexus of Sports and Migration. The panel comprised of two important stakeholders – government and employers – as the days prior focused on perspectives from trade unions. Lee mas...
15 October 2018 15:20
Trade union representatives from Russia, South Korea, India, Nepal, Ghana, Kenya, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, and the Philippines convened in Kathmandu, Nepal for a three-day conference focusing on BWI’s two major global sports campaigns---2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea.Lee mas...
14 October 2018 10:42
13 October: The Building and Wood Workers’ International is shocked by the new government of Zimbabwe’s repressive measures against workers’ rights. While preaching peace, the new government continue to use repressive laws such as Public Order Protection Act (POSA).Lee mas...
14 October 2018 10:21
The Asia-Pacific Regional Committee which met on 28 September 2018 in Tokyo, Japan following a series of activities related to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, approved a regional action plan that outlined ambitious targets such as organising 10,000 workers on infrastructure projects.Lee mas...
11 October 2018 22:54
Winter Olympics 2018 Evaluation and Handover participated in the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) commemoration organized by the BWI-Nepal Affiliates Committee (BWI—NAC) in Kathmandu, Nepal.Lee mas...
11 October 2018 13:47
Workers at Exxon and their contractor UGL in Australia have been on strike for more than 470 days fighting for better wages and conditions. Hear Troy Carter talk more about their struggle.Lee mas...
03 October 2018 21:01
On 28 September the BWI and its Japanese Affiliates Council (BWI-JAC) held an international forum looking at the risks to human rights involved in the preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Lee mas...
02 October 2018 17:26
Hosted by Unite the Union, the two-day Congress held from 1st-2nd October in Esher Place, United Kingdom, was attended by more than 70 global union leaders, activists, and invited renowned speakers from academia and UK Labour Party. Lee mas...
02 October 2018 07:22
An earthquake of magnitude strength 7.7 has shaken an island of Indonesia again on 28 September 2018 at 17.02 pm. Later, Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BMKG) updates the strength to a magnitude of 7.4 that hit the territory of Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi. The earthquake was followed by tsunami that struck Talise beach in Palu City and the beach in Donggala.Lee mas...