23 October 2018 06:21
BWI delegation finds World Bank unclear on labour rights
A delegation of representatives from BWI affiliates attended the 2018 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings that took place in Nusa Dua (Indonesia) from 12-14 OctoberLire la suite...
21 October 2018 08:58
The BWI has published a new report summarizing the findings of a damning investigation by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman to the International Financing Corporation (IFC), an independent monitoring mechanism for the World Bank’s IFC. Lire la suite...
17 October 2018 04:34
Swiss bricklayers are calling this week for general strike actions around Switzerland to protest against the Swiss federation employers’ attitude seeking to dismantle the national collective agreement.Lire la suite...
16 October 2018 14:55
Members of the Construction and General Site Workers’ Union (CSGWU) in Hong Kong have joined protests on Sunday 14 October against a Government plan to build several artificial islands to ease Hong Kong’s overcrowding problem. Lire la suite...
16 October 2018 04:50
On 4-5 of October 2018, over 50 participants from 24 countries representing 35 trade unions from Pan-Europe and Europe came together for the BWI European Regional Innovative Unionism Conference in Pan-Europe: Union Power in Workplaces and Beyond, in Istanbul, Turkey.Lire la suite...
15 October 2018 15:29
A public forum highlighting the role of multi-stakeholders in ensuring the rights of migrant workers concluded the global conference on nexus of Sports and Migration. The panel comprised of two important stakeholders – government and employers – as the days prior focused on perspectives from trade unions. Lire la suite...
15 October 2018 15:20
Trade union representatives from Russia, South Korea, India, Nepal, Ghana, Kenya, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, and the Philippines convened in Kathmandu, Nepal for a three-day conference focusing on BWI’s two major global sports campaigns---2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea.Lire la suite...
14 October 2018 10:42
13 October: The Building and Wood Workers’ International is shocked by the new government of Zimbabwe’s repressive measures against workers’ rights. While preaching peace, the new government continue to use repressive laws such as Public Order Protection Act (POSA).Lire la suite...
14 October 2018 10:21
The Asia-Pacific Regional Committee which met on 28 September 2018 in Tokyo, Japan following a series of activities related to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, approved a regional action plan that outlined ambitious targets such as organising 10,000 workers on infrastructure projects.Lire la suite...