30 June 2021 11:45
Global unions launch toolkit as ILO Convention 190 enters into force
As part of the global celebration regarding the entry into force of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 on the violence and harassment in the world of work, BWI and its fellow global unions and federations launched a “Training of Trainers” toolkit to fully integrate the instrument, as well as ILO Recommendation 206 to trade unions’ various work.
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30 June 2021 09:35
Abuses of the right to strike, the right to establish and join a trade union, the right to trade union activities and civil liberties and the right to free speech and assembly are at an eight-year high, according to the ITUC’s annual Global Rights Index.Lire la suite...
30 June 2021 05:52
My name is Soledad Casals. I was born on 11 August, 1982. I am the third of 13 siblings. I am a 5th generation worker from a Brickworkers’ family. I am a mother of three girls and one boy, and have been married for fifteen years. As a brickworker, I represent the popular economy and I’m a proud member of the Bricks Industry of the Republic of Argentina Workers Union (UOLRA).Lire la suite...
29 June 2021 14:31
The National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Woodworkers in Nigeria (NUCCECFWW) on 24 June held its 6th National Delegates’ Conference in Asaba, located in the Delta State of the country.
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29 June 2021 08:58
In an unprecedented message to the 109th International Labor Conference (ILC), Pope Francis called on the delegates to "avoid all forms of discrimination, including consumerism or nationalism” and “respond to all workers and their families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic."Lire la suite...
28 June 2021 07:31
On 25 of June, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 on the harassment and violence in the world of work finally entered into force after acquiring the needed number of country ratifications for the policy to have international legal force and effect.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) lauded the Convention’s entry into force even as it called on its trade union affiliates to push for more country ratifications.
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28 June 2021 05:03
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) and the Building and Woodworkers Industrial Council of Thailand (BWICT) express their serious concerns over Thailand’s militarist approach in managing the spread of COVID-19 among workers. Lire la suite...
25 June 2021 05:03
Kazakhstan’s Building and Communal Services Workers Union joined the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) Global Action Week to promote the ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment. The initiative aims to launch a global ratification campaign of the international standard against violence and harassment at work.Lire la suite...
13 June 2021 21:02
The Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers (PFBWW) successfully pushed for a province-wide wage increase covering all workers with different skill categories employed in industrial and commercial enterprises, regardless of registration. Lire la suite...