09 February 2018 11:19
Rapport conjoint IBB/KFCITU sur les violations des droits des travailleurs de la construction à PyeongChang 2018
Today, as the 2018 Winter Olympics begin in PyeongChang, South Korea, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) have released a joint report outlining violations of construction workers’ rights throughout the Olympic construction process.Lire la suite...
08 February 2018 23:55
7 February 2018---The BWI along with its South Korean affiliate, the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a press briefing on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics at the KCTU headquarters in Seoul, South Korea calling for the release of imprisoned trade unionists including former KCTU President, Han Sang Gyun. Of the nine trade union members currently in jail are three members of the KFCITU.Lire la suite...
08 February 2018 17:12
The National Trade Union of Workers in Construction Materials Industry of Colombia, (SUTIMAC) elected a new Directors National Board for the period 2018-2020 at its recent General Assembly held on January 24th - 27th, 2018 in the town of Jumbo, industrial zone of Cali (Valle del Cauca), west region of the country.Lire la suite...
08 February 2018 16:53
During nine days of intense direct union action in construction projects, the BWI affiliate in Costa Rica, the National Union of Construction and Industry Workers (SINTRACOIN), an organization that is part of the International Trade Union Network of MECO since 2017, carried out a series of activities directly with contracted and outsourced construction workers of MECO in this country, thanks to the support of BWI and the United Federation of Danish Workers, 3F.
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08 February 2018 16:37
The 4th BWI World Congress, which was held in Durban, South Africa in December 2017, passed a resolution titled “Root Causes of Migration should be eliminated”. The resolution was submitted by the BWI Turkish affiliate TARIM ORMAN-IS (Civil Servants Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors) to point out the importance and necessity of understanding major reasons of migratioLire la suite...
08 February 2018 14:10
The BWI is appalled at Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte’s failure to fulfil his promise to Filipino workers to end all forms of contractualisation. Lire la suite...
03 February 2018 10:18
On 12th January 2018, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government of India announced doing away printing of family and address information in the passport and also a new jacket colour based on Emigration Check Required Status.Lire la suite...
01 February 2018 10:08
Cooperation Agreement between the two organisations extended for another year
Doha, 31 January 2018: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering the infrastructure required for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, and the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), the global trade union for construction workers, today published the findings from a series of inspections carried out at four FIFA World Cup™ stadium sites during 2017.Lire la suite...