15 December 2017 04:55
JORDAN: Migrant Workers Join Trade Unions after Strike
On the 11 of December, during the ILO ATUC Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Empowering and Organizing migrant workers in Jordan, BWI joined workers in an industrial action.Lee mas...
14 December 2017 15:14
On behalf of BWI affiliates from Africa and the Middle East region, it was a pleasure for me to see you at BWI 4th Congress in my country South Africa. I hope that you enjoyed this intensive week in the province of Kwa Zulu Natal and also this unique occasion to march and pay tribute to the workers who built the Moses Mabhida stadium during the FIFA World Cup in 2010," said Piet Matosa, the newly elected deputy-president of the BWI during the closing ceremonies of the CongressLee mas...
14 December 2017 14:36
In recent years, we have witnessed a setback on gains achieved by progressive and left political movements with the emergence of right wing populist movements that have gained power through the political electoral system, and thereby, threatening democracy as a whole in a number of countries. Lee mas...
14 December 2017 14:27
This Thursday 14 December 2017 Rik Vandenberghe, CEO of BESIX Group and Geert Aelbrecht, Chief HR Officer of BESIX Group, have signed an international framework agreement on fair labour standards with the Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of Building & Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and the Guy Winandy, Chair of the BESIX European Works Council (EWC).
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14 December 2017 10:53
The BWI World Congress in Durban has adopted a resolution condemning the drug war in the Philippines and the attack on human rights by the Duterte Government.Lee mas...
12 December 2017 13:15
At the BWI Global Women Leaders Forum, Dulilene de Morais, General Secretary of Marretta-CONTICOM-CUT from Brazil was one of five women leaders representing BWI affiliates participating in the morning plenary that focused on the role BWI women leaders have played in shaping their unions through innovative organizing campaigns and strategies.Lee mas...
12 December 2017 05:24
With the rallying cry of “Vote for Change---Vote for Women,” BWI women delegates united to push for dramatic changes at BWI’s 4th World Congress recently held at the Durban ICC, South Africa. Lee mas...
11 December 2017 16:25
In Brazil alone there are 43 unions, federations and confederations affiliated representing more than 1 million workers. In recent years the severe economic crisis has been deepened by the involvement of important construction companies and politicians in major corruption scandals that have led to one of the greatest political crises in the country's history. Lee mas...
11 December 2017 10:26
The Supreme Court (STF) banned the extraction, industrialization and commercialization of asbestos throughout the national territory. Thus, the decision ends the legal vacuum of the decision taken last August and protects the lives of all workers and citizens.Lee mas...