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.

Panama: construction workers on national strike

Campaign launched on 26 April 2018.

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Yellow card for FSC!

Campaign launched in November 2017. The BWI has given the yellow card to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for failing to include ILO Core Conventions in their chain of custody (COC) certification.

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Support Wendt Workers Now!

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South Korea: Han Sang Gyun Free at Last

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Panama: SUNTRACS reaches agreement with CAPAC

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Four workers killed in seven months at highway project in Montenegro

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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.

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Union Jobs Rights Special Issues

New study: Gender-based violence has no place within the Trade Union Movement!

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South Korea: Han Sang Gyun to be Released

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Trade Union Delegation Pushes Decent Work Agenda with Co-Facilitators of Global Compact

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Congress - Outcome

26 Nov. – 1 December 2017, Durban

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Regions in movement

Interview with Marta Pujadas, President of BWI Women LAC Regional Committee

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Unions Make Work Safer. What will your Union do on 28th April

Panama: Strike for decent wages, no crumbs!

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AUSTRALIA: Blackmail charges against CFMEU officials dropped

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Unions demand LafargeHolcim keeps its word and respects workers’ lives

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Report describes forced labour in NYU Abu Dhabi construction

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