24 May 2017 20:24
Panama: SUNTRACS starts April 28th Campaign
In April, many trade unions affiliated to the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) are active to pay tribute to workers who died at work, but also those who have been injured and ill due to poor working conditions in the construction and wood industries. Lire la suite...
23 May 2017 07:37
BWI Mission visits the Mega Highway Project Bar - Boljare on 6 of April 2017 in Montenegro to discuss about working conditions in the 43-km priority section (Smokovac – Matesevo) for which the Chinese EXIM Bank provided a loan of 800 Million Euro to the Government of MontenegroLire la suite...
23 May 2017 07:19
The Construction Workers’ Union of the Republic of Argentina (UOCRA) is organizing an International Film Festival about work dedicated to promote and give visibility to socio-labor issues. This activity will take place from May 11th to 17th, in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLire la suite...
23 May 2017 06:45
The number of women workers in the construction industry remains small compared to male labor. In Porto Alegre Brazil, according to STICC (Trade Union of Workers in the Civil Construction of Porto Alegre), about 270 women chose construction as a profession. However, in the metropolitan area, this number reaches 7,000 between formal and informal jobs. The universe of men and women working in Porto Alegre is approximately 150 thousand.Lire la suite...
23 May 2017 06:19
The Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) is organizing a prize in honor of the Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, murdered on March 3rd, 2016. The Award is aimed at teams of researchers from all Latin American and Caribbean countries. Each applicant team must be conformed by at least 3 women from different countries of the region.
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22 May 2017 12:07
By visiting MASZSZ, the Hungarian Trade Union Confederation in Budapest, BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson, and Assistant Education Secretary, Jasmin Redzepovic, exchanged views with the confederation's President Kordás László on various issues.Lire la suite...
22 May 2017 11:58
The BWI is pleased to announce that the PEFC General Assembly has elected Mr. Mike Rose as a Board Member for the period 2017-2018. Lire la suite...
22 May 2017 11:53
BWI was at the table for the first meeting of the FIFA Independent Advisory Board, which was held on 13-14 March 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland.Lire la suite...
22 May 2017 11:39
The members of the Trade Union of Workers in Construction and Building Materials of Serbia – SRGIGMS employed at the Serbian company “ZMAJ AD”, Smederevo were exposed to dismissals because of unfair competition of sub-contractors in a project of the Steel Factory in Smederevo. Lire la suite...