18 September 2018 13:33
Israel: Crane operator gets compensation for illegal dismissal
In 2016 the Israeli tower crane operator Keti Karolov got fired after refusing to continue working in stormy weather. Now, a court has ruled the dismissal illegal and that her employer violated safety rules.Lee mas...
14 September 2018 09:25
The British BBC News has released a video about the alarming prevalence of mental illness among men in the construction industry in the United Kingdom. Lee mas...
13 September 2018 13:58
On 12 September a BWI delegation led by BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson met with the new Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, M Kula Segaran, leading to a major breakthrough on the 30 year struggle of workers at Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) for union recognition. Lee mas...
13 September 2018 13:21
20 Chinese plasterers that had not been paid for six to eight weeks walked off the job last week on the Royal Hobart Hospital construction site in Tasmania, Australia. Lee mas...
13 September 2018 06:14
Working women in the Philippines achieved legislative victory with the passage on third and final reading of the 100-day Expanded Maternity Leave at the House of Representatives. This can be attributed to the strong campaign and power of the advocates led by trade unions.Lee mas...
12 September 2018 13:58
Ivana Dimitrova was told that she was “too cute to work in a construction company” when she applied for a job at a construction company in Macedonia eight years ago. Her persistence paid off. Today she is in charge of the largest construction project in Macedonia and oversees a workforce of 700 workers. She is also the President of the local trade union organization with 2,000 members.Lee mas...
12 September 2018 12:29
On 6-7 September, over 80 women from 21 countries around Europe came together in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to discuss trade union strategies to ensure gender equality and fight against gender based-violence and campaign towards pay equity.Lee mas...
10 September 2018 12:00
At an event organized by the Institute for Human Rights and Business in Tokyo on 10 September, BWI’s general secretary Ambet Yuson highlighted some of the knowledge learned from the BWI’s Sports-Migration nexus campaign to strengthen the rights of workers in mega-sports events. Lee mas...
10 September 2018 07:54
The African and Middle Eastern affiliates of the BWI met in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26th to 29th August for a regional committee meeting.Lee mas...