02 July 2020 07:45
Indian unions oppose privatisation of electricity sector
BWI’s India’s affiliates opposed plans by the country’s Ministry of Power to privatise the electricity sector through the Electricity Amendment Bill of 2020 which is expected to be tabled in the upcoming parliamentary session. The Delhi State Electricity Workers’ Union (DSEWU) and Nikhil Odisha Bidyut Shramik Mohasangha (NOBSM) led a “black day” nationwide protest on 1 June participated by workers and employees in the electricity sector. Lire la suite...
29 June 2020 12:18
On 30 June, BWI will join a global trade union solidarity action, initiated by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), in voicing strong protest and opposition to the imposition of a new Anti-union draft law No. 2681 which was introduced in the Ukraine Parliament on 27 May. Lire la suite...
29 June 2020 10:05
The Timber Employees Union of Peninsula Malaysia (TEUPM) in Ekowood, considered one of Malaysia’s most successful hardwood flooring companies, continued to organize workers despite attempts by the management to undermine it. The union said that management has continuously attempted to sabotage workers’ desire to be represented in collective bargaining by frustrating union elections on two separate occasions.
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26 June 2020 04:35
Unite, the United Kingdom’s construction union, demanded that workers are financially protected and their employment secured after Crossrail and the Costain Skanska joint venture, in charge of building the new Bond street station, have parted ways.
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25 June 2020 12:13
The BWI-affiliated Turkish Union of Road, Construction and Building Workers (YOL-IS) warns of a general strike over the government’s move to transform the workers’ severance pay into a pension fund under the “complementary pension system” (TES).Lire la suite...
24 June 2020 04:27
Amidst the constant threats and attacks against trade unionists and workers in general, the Kyrgyzstan Construction Workers’ Union held its Congress on 12 June and elected a new generation of trade union leaders to lead the fight for workers’ rights and welfare. Lire la suite...
22 June 2020 03:11
L'IBB a fermement condamné l'enlèvement, la détention et les mauvais traitements d'un grand groupe de travailleurs migrants égyptiens qui seraient aux mains de milices alliées à l'administration libyenne reconnue par les Nations unies. Lire la suite...
19 June 2020 08:27
45 dirigeants et responsables syndicaux des affiliés de l'IBB au niveau paneuropéen, dont 27 membres titulaires et suppléants des comités régionaux européens, des membres des comités régionaux européens des femmes et de la jeunesse, du présidium paneuropéen et des observateurs, ont convenu d'intensifier leur campagne pour la ratification de la convention n° 190 de l'OIT sur la violence et le harcèlement et de rejeter la proposition de loi antisyndicale de l'Ukraine.Lire la suite...
19 June 2020 04:23
Depuis 2018, HeidelbergCement en Égypte a réduit ses effectifs d'au moins 2 000 personnes par attrition et en ne prolongeant pas les contrats à durée déterminée. En décembre 2019, une étude indépendante a révélé que près de la moitié des 474 travailleurs sont des contractuels de l'usine de Suez, l'une des quatre usines appartenant à HeidelbergCement en Égypte, où les conditions de travail discriminatoires sont préoccupantes. Lire la suite...