BWI
Building and Wood
Worker's International

Building and Wood Worker's International

The BWI is the Global Union Federation grouping free and democratic unions with members in the Building, Building Materials, Wood, Forestry and Allied sectors.

Support the Youth-Led Global Climate Strike: 20-27 September 2019

We need to act and make sure that the climate strike becomes a turning point in our efforts to win a just transition towards a sustainable economy. Nothing else will do.

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Mebun Justice Now!

126 skilled workers restoring the West Mebun temple in Cambodia have been out of work for a year, refusing to return until they can be guaranteed the conditions they negotiated.

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Tell LafargeHolcim to end the standoff at Holcim Davao

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Israel: Histadrut construction union bolsters international work

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Hong Kong: Increasing police violence as crisis deepens

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Remembering Fredy Jara Ortega

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Sectors in Action

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The health and safety conditions in our industries are often far from satisfactory and often the work is very dangerous.

Priorities

Union Jobs Rights Special Issues

BWI mission to Portugal

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Ambet Yuson calls upon the EFBWW General Assembly to Act for Global Solidarity

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BWI calls for investigations over killings and arrest of labour leaders

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Congress - Outcome

26 Nov. – 1 December 2017, Durban

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Regions in movement

Interview with youth activist Kamara Raymond

Interviews

The ILO at a Hundred

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Germany: Meeting on the implementation of the IFA with Wilkhahn

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Bosnia and Herzegovina acquires FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard

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BWI issues two major reports on Qatar

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Austria: 20th GBH Congress “Fair Work 4.0 – Better Life”.

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