03 July 2017 15:30
BWI Conference looks at Nexus of Migration and Sports
This week, from 28-29 June, the BWI held a two-day Global Conference on the Nexus of Sports and Migration in Berlin, Germany. The event brought together diverse stakeholders essential in the dialogue on ensuring decent work for migrant workers including those responsible for building stadiums, sporting facilities, and other infrastructure project in mega-sporting events. Lire la suite...
29 June 2017 15:38
The trade unions representing Faber-Castell workers at four different company units in Latin America met between June 21 and 23, 2017 in the city of São Carlos-SPLire la suite...
26 June 2017 06:37
SINDICONS decided to start a campaign in the framework of the BWI Spring Offensive to fight back the right for certain groups of its members for early retirement age benefit. Up to now the BWI Spring Offensive campaign involved active participation of more than 700 union activists and members of SINDICONS. The pension age in Moldova was raised up to 62 years for women and 65 for men last DecemberLire la suite...
22 June 2017 15:22
Trade unions from various regions of Brazil met on 12 June 2017 to evaluate the actions of the National Front of Workers of the Construction Sector and discuss what the next steps for the promotion of employment in the sector. Lire la suite...
22 June 2017 07:17
The Indian National Building and Wood Workers Federation (INBCWWF), a BWI affiliate facilitated return of 168 migrant construction workers from Doha, Qatar to their home State – Odisha State, India.Lire la suite...
20 June 2017 13:20
On 30 May 2017, the BWI affiliate in Kyrgyzstan the Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union organized a manifestation under the slogan "Everyone Has a Right to Decent Work and Safety". Lire la suite...
19 June 2017 14:01
Workers - "Superman for all Jobs" - in every workplace and at any time: The Trade Union of Workers of Construction and Building Materials Industry of Serbia (SRGIGMS), held on 7 and 8 April 2017 a workshop in Novi Becej, Serbia with the trade union committees of trade union organisations "Polet" Novi Sad, "Polet-Ceramics" Novi Bečej and "Stražilovo" Sremski Karlovci. These companies operate within the framework of the "Nexe Group" Našice, Croatia. The Union representative, Mile Serdar and member of the Trade Union Committee, Kreso Doric of the Union organisation at "Nasice Cement" from Croatia participated at the workshopLire la suite...
12 June 2017 09:26
Within the framework of the discussions of Regulatory Standard number 18, which establishes safety rules for the construction sector, the SITICOP-MG affiliate of the BWI presented a proposal for a standard that aims to improve the conditions of workers who operate the thousands of tailings dams that exist in Brazil.Lire la suite...
08 June 2017 14:03
Today, the BWI has launched a new website in English, French, Spanish and German to provide affiliates and the media with useful information in our sectors and about world congress to be held from 26 November to 1st of December 2017 December in Durban, South AfricaLire la suite...