09 February 2017 15:22
Macédoine: SGIP continue de renforcer les connaissances des délégués sur la sécurité et la santé au travail
SGIP provided a training on safety and health at work in order to raise awareness of workers in construction, projection and building materials. In the frame of its campaign under the slogan “Life and health in the first place, take care of it when working”, a training was held with 46 union representatives from construction and building materials companies. The event was organised in November 2016 in Ohrid organised by SGIP and BWI. Lire la suite...
09 February 2017 15:17
This year protest activity has been particularly acute in the construction industry, according to the China Labour Bulletin.Lire la suite...
06 February 2017 14:19
There were more than a hundred people marching in the streets of Rose-Hill in the afternoon of Sunday 5 February to shout their rage at a government that did not move a little finger to relieve the workers.Lire la suite...
23 January 2017 14:55
The Building Construction Civil Engineering and Allied Workers Union (BCCEAWU) of Malawi held its fifth quadrennial congress on 8 January 2017 in the city of Blantyre. This is the first time in the history of BCCEAWU that a female president is elected. Lire la suite...
10 January 2017 02:41
BWI signed an International Framework Agreement (IFA) with Veidekke ASA, Norway’s largest construction company, on 24 January 2017 renewing its commitment to labour standards and human rights. Lire la suite...
16 December 2016 14:20
The 2016 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) was held from 8-12 December in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the first such forum take place since the adoption of last year’s UN Sustainable Development Goals.Lire la suite...
15 December 2016 14:50
On December 11th 2016, nearly 500 construction workers of Haitian nationality were honored by the Trade Union of Workers in the Civil Construction of Porto Alegre (STICC-POA).Lire la suite...
14 December 2016 12:12
The seminar began with a discussion on how trade and investment agreements have evolved from the WTO era to the new generation of agreements, and the threats those agreements present to workers and their rights, as trade union members, as citizens, and as political movements. Lire la suite...
28 November 2016 11:07
After more than 10 days on strike, the dispute for better working conditions continues in Chile. The large multinational company Hochtief still maintains its anti-union practices at the mega Hydroelectric Project Alto Maipo, in San José de Maipo, Chile. Lire la suite...