07 December 2020 00:31
Jeunes syndicalistes : Construire des "boucliers" contre les politiques anti-travailleurs
Les jeunes dirigeants syndicaux de l'IBB en Europe ont appelé à la mise en place de plus de "boucliers" politiques et économiques pour protéger les travailleurs contre une nouvelle vague de politiques anti-travailleurs suite à la pandémie COVID-19. Lire la suite...
03 December 2020 05:28
The BWI-affiliated Federation of Indonesia Workers’ Awakening (FKUI) held its 7th Congress from 23 to 26 of November. Previously known as the Federation of Construction, Informal and General Workers (FKUI-SBSI), the federation’s Congress changed its name to reflect its new mandate to organise workers of all types from different sectors and new membership from individual workers to trade unions. Lire la suite...
03 December 2020 04:38
Asserting that multinational companies (MNCs) should be held responsible for human and trade union rights, and environmental abuses as result of their business activities, BWI, on 25 November, conducted the 6th installment of its Workers’ Voices webinar which was devoted to discussing ways to confront the largely unchecked corporate power of MNCs.Lire la suite...
01 December 2020 04:29
50. 7 percent of Swiss voters nationwide voted in favor of the “responsible business initiative,” a proposal to hold corporations liable for human rights and environmental abuses which were the result of their business activities.
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29 November 2020 07:52
BWFM, BWI’s affiliate in Myanmar, expressed optimism regarding its organising work among construction workers. Lire la suite...
27 November 2020 12:41
India’s Constitution Day on 26 November was met by a nationwide strike participated by millions of workers from different states to protest the government’s anti-labour reforms. The protest, led by the Joint Forum of Ten Central Trade Unions, was the fourth nationwide strike launched by workers this year to oppose the government’s decision to amend the country’s four (4) labour codes.
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24 November 2020 03:32
BWI’s European Regional Committee (ERC) extended its full support and solidarity to Kyrgystani and Swedish trade unionists who are in the middle of important fights to defend labour rights. Lire la suite...
23 November 2020 00:01
Des drapeaux et des banderoles de couleur orange s’accrochent dans de nombreuses régions de Suisse alors que ses citoyens se préparent à l’initiative le 29 novembre afin de tenir les entreprises suisses responsables de leurs activités à l’étranger qui menacent les droits de l’homme et du travail, ainsi que l’environnement.Lire la suite...
19 November 2020 06:59
This was the resounding shout of Turkey’s major labour confederations after their government decided to shelve attempts to amend the country’s labour law through an Omnibus Law that seeks to expand the coverage of fixed-term labor contracts and undermine workers’ right to severance pay.
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