08 October 2019 05:47
Indonésie: Propositions d’amendements juridiques et protestation
Indonesian civil society movements have been engaging in mass actions for the last two weeks as the Indonesian Parliament has attempted to rush through a series of controversial legislative changes, including to the Labour Law, Land Law, Water Resources Law, Penal Law and Criminal Law.Lire la suite...
07 October 2019 17:25
The BWI affiliate in Mauritius, CMWEU in coordination with its national centre CTSP commemorated World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) on 5 October ahead of the official day of 7 October. This year’s event celebrated this year’s historic achievement of the repeal of the Employment Rights Act. In its place, the Workers’ Rights Act was enacted due to the strong trade union lobbying campaign.
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07 October 2019 16:25
BWI, a global union federation, that has been spearheading the fight for labour and human rights in mega-sporting events, is holding a conference entitled “Sports Campaigning in the 2020’s: Setting Strategies and Identifying Opportunities” from 18-19 September at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Haus 1 located Hiroshimastraße 17 in Berlin, Germany. The conference is hosted by FES and the German construction union IG BAU.Lire la suite...
07 October 2019 08:12
The global union federation BWI has today released a second report highlighting how Tokyo 2020 construction workers lives are still at risk, while rampant subcontracting is putting downward pressure on workers’ wages.
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06 October 2019 20:10
Sixty trade unionists holding different flags gathered to commemorate and seek justice to the victims of the Vale S.A. tragedy in Brumadinho earlier this year at the Quimicos ABC Trade Union auditorium. The union also held a photo exhibit of those killed and still missing due to the tragic disaster.Lire la suite...
06 October 2019 19:38
Representatives and Coordinators of nine Latin American Trade Union Networks on Multinational Companies (MNCs) participated in a three-day training session aimed at strengthening their work in the region. The training was based on the question “How to build solidarity across borders?” and addressed topics such as communication, globalization, and international trade union action as well as shared the experiences of the various MNC Networks.Lire la suite...
04 October 2019 16:28
On 3 October 2019 a BWI delegation headed by Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of BWI, submitted another report that detailed concrete evident on recurring violations and poor working conditions and warned the remaining months were critical to the --- Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG), Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Japan Sports Council (JSC) ---responsible for the construction of the venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Lire la suite...
04 October 2019 06:13
Third Sub regional Women’s Conference for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Lire la suite...