11 November 2017 05:36
INDIA: National Trade Union Mobilisation against NDA Government’s anti-worker policies
BWI affiliates from across India converged to country’s capital – New Delhi on a call by the Central Trade Unions for a three day-long demonstration (9-11 November) against ruling NDA Government’s anti-worker policies and refusal to meaningfully the trade union movement.Lee mas...
09 November 2017 12:59
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) welcomes the decision of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to close the complaint against Qatar. Lee mas...
09 November 2017 10:08
The BWI submitted detailed proposals to FIFA, in meetings and in writing, regarding the need to guarantee Labour Rights in FIFA contracts for infrastructure works. FIFA just published the new Bid Book, which will open the door for Trade Unions at an early stage before construction contracts are awardedLee mas...
07 November 2017 16:28
Around 100 workers were hired in the city of Cuiabá in order to resume housing construction as part of the Growth Acceleration Program. The resumption of this project is another victory for the Campaign coordinated by BWI and the Union of Workers in the Civil Construction Industry of Cuiabá and Municipalities (SINTRAICCCM).Lee mas...
07 November 2017 16:18
On 26 October 2017, Nilton Freitas, BWI regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and BWI Consultant visited the massive occupation organized by the Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) in São Bernardo do Campo^.Lee mas...
07 November 2017 15:55
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) will sign an agreement with QDVC, a Qatari joint venture with VINCI, and VINCI, a large French-based multinational at the end of this month in Geneva, Switzerland.Lee mas...
06 November 2017 11:47
Trade unions affiliated to BWI have been building the ‘Campaign for the Resumption of Employment and Development’ throughout Brazil. The objective is to deal with the serious economic situation that the country is confronting, particularly in the construction sectorLee mas...
02 November 2017 04:29
NOBSM union are demanding an investigation into the tragic death of an electricity distribution lineman who died on the job from an electrical fire early on the morning of Monday 31 October in Orissa State, India. Lee mas...
01 November 2017 06:20
Workers at Ikut Maju timber factory in Tawau (Sabah, Malaysia) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of representation by the Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU).Lee mas...