27 August 2021 08:13
Africa and Middle East : Young workers gear up for BWI’s 2022 Congress
Preparing strong for BWI’s 5th Congress next year in Madrid, the BWI Africa and Middle East held a Youth Conference last 26th of August. Lire la suite...
26 August 2021 08:08
The Ukraine, Building Workers Union (PROFBUD) last 19 August held its annual migration conference which focused on ways to address problems of migrant workers from Ukraine amidst and after the pandemic.
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17 August 2021 07:29
As we celebrate this year’s International Youth Day, a young trade union leader from Indonesia recognises the role of the youth in the struggle for social change. Lire la suite...
16 August 2021 06:04
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) joins different trade unions, social movements, political parties and other non-government organisations in the region in condemning the Thai government’s harassment of Building and Wood Industrial Council of Thailand (BWICT) leader Tanaporn Wijan and trade union leaders Suthila Leunkam, Sriprai Nonsee, and Sia Jampathong for exercising their freedom of expression and right to free assembly. Lire la suite...
12 August 2021 06:33
A BWI Conversation with Lebohang Vincent of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa
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12 August 2021 04:36
BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson’s Message on the occasion of the 2021 International Youth DayLire la suite...
11 August 2021 12:14
UNITE, the United Kingdom’s biggest construction union, is fighting to secure union access to all HS2 sites from London to Birmingham to ensure that workers receive fair renumeration and enjoy healthy and safe working environments.
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09 August 2021 00:05
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), led by its young trade unionists, kicked off this year’s celebration of International Youth Day by mobilising its affiliates worldwide behind the call for massive investment in skills training in order for workers, especially young people, to effectively respond to new labour demands and challenges posed by the pandemic. Lire la suite...
03 August 2021 05:55
My name is Rita Assis. I have been a woodworker for 38 years now. I have always believed in the role of trade unions to shape better working conditions. This is why I joined union mobilisations and struggles to demand improvements for our sector. I became a member of SOMSJOP on 12 December 1994, when I was working in a lumber company. In 1999, I was elected as Union Deputy Director, and in 2001, as Finance Secretary. Currently, I have the honour of occupying the presidency of the union.Lire la suite...