08 September 2018 15:10
ICM elogia nuevas medidas en Qatar que protegen la libertad de movimiento para la mayoría de los trabajadores migrantes
Yesterday 4 September, the Government of Qatar announced that it would enact legislation---Law No. 13 of 2018--that ends requirements for exit permits from employers for at least 1.5 million migrant workers.Lee mas...
03 September 2018 10:38
After several years of leadership challenges within the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union (CEPPWAWU), with no Constitutional Congress being held, the union was finally able to convene its 5th national congress in East London, South Africa, on 27-31 August.Lee mas...
29 August 2018 20:47
Migrant workers building the Imperial Pacific casino and resort on the island of Saipan, which is part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, have suffered abuses such as unpaid wages, severe injuries, and retaliation.Lee mas...
27 August 2018 23:00
150 workers at the construction company RG Engenharia in Dourados in central Brazil are on strike after their employer refused to sign a collective bargaining agreement. Lee mas...
21 August 2018 05:55
The Southern Indian state of Kerala has been slammed by heavy rains and extreme flooding, the worst recorded natural disaster that the state has endured to date. Lee mas...
15 August 2018 21:24
The Building and Wood Workers’ International has been informed by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Qatar that a 23-year old Nepalese man was killed yesterday morning, the 14th of August, while working on the project site of Al Wakram Stadium, one of the facilities for the 2022 World Cup games. Lee mas...
14 August 2018 17:41
On the 9th of August about 700 people gathered in Santiago, Chile, to protest against the Young Statute – a new annex to the labour law which limits the rights of young workers between 18 and 24 years old.Lee mas...
12 August 2018 07:11
A cross-sector Youth Summit held in Manila this week has helped to cement the struggles of young workers at the centre of the fight for global justice, according to the BWI.Lee mas...
12 August 2018 05:48
On this year’s International Youth Day, the BWI calls on unions to fight for decent jobs for young workers. Lee mas...