14 November 2022 06:30
#WomenSpeak: Inspiring women to fight for a gender-equal future
I am Hilly Shamulele and I am a trade unionist. I joined the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers’ Union (MANWU) in 2007 and rose from the ranks as a shop steward, BEC member and a member of the union’s financial committee. In 2020, I was elected as the Vice President of MANWU. Lee mas...
14 November 2022 01:33
The Building and Woodworkers’ international (BWI) recently released its report on innovative unionism in the Asia Pacific regionLee mas...
10 November 2022 12:43
A vast national strike over the decline in the Belgian working people’s purchasing power was organised in Belgium on 9 November. BWI Belgian affiliates ACV-Bie and FGTB reported that numerous pickets were held across the country.Lee mas...
08 November 2022 05:51
Amidst the lack of agreement among social partners on the renewal of a national labour agreement covering Switzerland’s construction industry, thousands of masons and unions held demonstrations in the country’s different cities, including Geneva, on 7 November. Lee mas...
07 November 2022 06:03
The Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers’ Union (AGAC-IS) went on strike on 27 October as a response to the years-long union busting and other labour rights violations of ASD Laminat, a Turkish wood processing company infamous for its anti-union policies. Lee mas...
05 November 2022 06:26
Last 1 November, Panama became the 21st country and the 9th in Latin America and the Caribbean to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 by officially depositing the instrument of ratification to the ILO. Lee mas...
20 October 2022 06:49
Sixteen (16) young women received on 13 October their hard-earned certifications after completing a Shielded Metal Arc Welding National Certification II (SMAW NC II) Training in Pasig City, Philippines. The awarding of the certificates of completion was held at the Pasig City Hall led by the city’s young and progressive Mayor, Vico Sotto.
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13 October 2022 15:00
We hereby invite representatives and employees of trade unions throughout the world to nominate candidates for next year's award of the Arthur Svensson international prize for trade union rights. Deadline is 1st of January 2023.Lee mas...
08 October 2022 12:25
e demand decent work for youth and for all not only it is vital for the humane living conditions but also because we believe that it is already there to be claimed by us. It is there ready as we are ready for the future. Let’s make the future ready for us!”
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