17 November 2017 11:33
BWI Calls on FIFA to implement Human Rights Report
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) welcomes the report by the FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board. It calls on FIFA to fully implement the series of recommendations made by the Advisory Board.
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14 November 2017 13:07
From 9 to 10 November the Zimbabwe Construction And Allied Trades Workers' Union (ZCATWU) held its 7th statutory Congress in Harare. ZCATWU is one of the BWI affiliates in Zimbabwe that represents all workers in the construction industry.Lee mas...
14 November 2017 08:58
In the city of Botucatu-SP, Brazil, unions from Brazil and Colombia met to organize the International Trade Union Network of Workers of Duratex in Latin America.Lee mas...
13 November 2017 12:54
3000 workers at the Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power (NJHP) project went on strike on Friday 10 November, demanding that workers dismissed without due process or benefits be reinstated. Lee mas...
13 November 2017 09:43
After lengthy negotiations, the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (MANWU) the BWI affiliate in Namibia and the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) agreed on 9 November for a 5.6 percent increase for 2018 for the construction sectorLee mas...
13 November 2017 09:34
Representatives of organisations and social movements from the continent will meet in Montevideo, Uruguay to "deepen our shared visions, add new voices and expand our capacity for leadership". The event will be held from 16 to 18 November 2017Lee mas...
13 November 2017 03:25
On 11 November the Construction and General Workers Union (CSWGU) and Association of Rights of Injury and Accident Victims (ARIAV) launched a nationwide campaign demanding Leighton Asia be held to account for violating workers’ health and safety rights.Lee mas...
11 November 2017 05:36
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...