07 November 2017 16:28
Brésil: La campagne pour la reprise de l'emploi et le développement conduit à la reprise des travaux à Cuiabá
Around 100 workers were hired in the city of Cuiabá in order to resume housing construction as part of the Growth Acceleration Program. The resumption of this project is another victory for the Campaign coordinated by BWI and the Union of Workers in the Civil Construction Industry of Cuiabá and Municipalities (SINTRAICCCM).Lire la suite...
07 November 2017 16:18
On 26 October 2017, Nilton Freitas, BWI regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and BWI Consultant visited the massive occupation organized by the Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) in São Bernardo do Campo^.Lire la suite...
07 November 2017 15:55
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) will sign an agreement with QDVC, a Qatari joint venture with VINCI, and VINCI, a large French-based multinational at the end of this month in Geneva, Switzerland.Lire la suite...
06 November 2017 11:47
Trade unions affiliated to BWI have been building the ‘Campaign for the Resumption of Employment and Development’ throughout Brazil. The objective is to deal with the serious economic situation that the country is confronting, particularly in the construction sectorLire la suite...
02 November 2017 04:29
NOBSM union are demanding an investigation into the tragic death of an electricity distribution lineman who died on the job from an electrical fire early on the morning of Monday 31 October in Orissa State, India. Lire la suite...
01 November 2017 06:20
Workers at Ikut Maju timber factory in Tawau (Sabah, Malaysia) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of representation by the Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU).Lire la suite...
31 October 2017 08:45
Industri Energi of Norway and BWI have conducted an evaluation mission of a one year pilot project with the Timber and Woodworkers’ Union (TWU) one of BWI affiliates in Ghana. The evaluation was held from 24th to 25th October 2017Lire la suite...
30 October 2017 14:22
The BWI congratulate the entire leadership of CTSP for the dedication and courage for over 17 years fighting against casualization, two union leaders and five cleaners went on hunger strike against poverty pay at Mauritian schools. Lire la suite...
28 October 2017 06:56
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) welcomes the announcement of new commitments made by the Government of Qatar on a variety of points ranging from changes in the kafala system to the establishment of workers committees and mechanisms to address grievances efficiently and quickly.Lire la suite...