16 April 2019 13:12
Nuevo Director Global de Madera y Foresta en la ICM
New Global Wood and Forestry Director at the BWILee mas...
15 April 2019 06:44
13 April: Today the Korean Construction Workers’ Union (KCWU) affiliated to the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) held a rally demanding the government guarantee construction workers basic labor rights in front of Namdaemun on April 13th. Then they marched to join more than 20,000 at the main rally organized by its national center, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). The key demands of the main rally included ratify ILO core convention including conventions 87 and 98; amend Article 2 of the Labour Union Act; and guarantee specially-employed workers such as self-employed, contractor, and “misclassified” workers basic labor rights.”Lee mas...
12 April 2019 09:40
On April 28th, International Workers’ Memorial Day, trade unions will commemorate those who lost their life and health trying to earn a living. The BWI and the ITUC urge all its affiliates to take action to remove deadly dangerous substances from the workplace.Lee mas...
11 April 2019 14:21
BWI President Per Olof Sjöö Participates in the XVII CHILD Board MeetingLee mas...
10 April 2019 06:27
April 8: The BWI sent today a strongly worded letter to President Moon Jae In to support International Labour Standards.Lee mas...
08 April 2019 14:00
Ukraine: PROFBUD Tower Crane Operators Union fights for workers’ wagesLee mas...
08 April 2019 07:00
Organising workers in the wood and forestry sector in Africa is not an easy task. However, the Union of Construction Workers, Public Works - Sawmilling and Veneer (UTBTPBSP) of Gabon has shown that it can be done through a number of successful organizing drives since 2018.Lee mas...
05 April 2019 19:44
On 4 April 2019 BWI affiliates---UOCRA, UECARA, FOCRA, and USIMRA---in Argentina joined trade unions in other sectors marched to protest against adjustment policies of Mauricio Macri’s government.Lee mas...