06 September 2019 12:39
India: Himachal Pradesh Workers Demand Unpaid Wages from ADB
Workers in Himachal Pradesh have demanded justice on unpaid wages and other benefits, arguing that the lender – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – has violated its labour policies, causing negative impact on a group of 116 union members working on the project. Lire la suite...
05 September 2019 21:24
Despite the difficult political, economic, and social situation in Zimbabwe, the BWI affiliate Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trade Workers’ Union (ZCATWU), continues to engage employers and defend workers’ rights. Lire la suite...
31 August 2019 11:19
North Macedonia: New Collective Agreement is signed for forestry workersLire la suite...
29 August 2019 18:42
Since the beginning of his government last January, Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has verbally assaulted environmentalists, social activists, trade unionists and left-wing activists. At the same time, he deplores the human rights, labour rights, property rights of indigenous peoples and encourages, through warmongering rhetoric, the invasion of indigenous lands and deforestation of the Amazon.Lire la suite...
27 August 2019 20:31
The BWI affiliates from Africa and Middle East region representing and organizing workers in the cement industry Lire la suite...
26 August 2019 13:11
The 15th Africa and Middle East Regional Women’s Committee took place in Abuja, Nigeria on 18 August 2019. The meeting which took stock of
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16 August 2019 01:16
On 8 August a 50-year-old construction worker died of suspected heatstroke while laying a cable outside the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre, which is being renovated to be used as a media centre for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Lire la suite...
14 August 2019 00:36
The BWI is outraged at the excessive and disproportionate use of force by Hong Kong anti-riot squads against protesters last Sunday. It extends its solidarity with the trade union movement in its support over ten consecutive weeks of pro-democracy protests. Lire la suite...
12 August 2019 15:38
5 August: The Union of Construction Workers (SUNTRACS), a BWI affiliate in Panama, launched the second stage of its Annual Campaign on OHS 2019: “A Death, A Stoppage!”Lire la suite...