30 March 2023 04:50
Call to Action: 2023 International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers' Memorial Day 2023 is annually observed on April 28. This year, BWI will highlight ways to put the right to safe and healthy workplaces into practice through the theme “MAKE IT HAPPEN.” This is an effort to celebrate and raise awareness on occupational health and safety (OSH) as a basic worker right.
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24 March 2023 08:24
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee on Freedom of Association ruled in favour of the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) and its Malaysian affiliate, the Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU), regarding a complaint that they filed in 2021 against the Sabah Forest Industries.Read more...
16 March 2023 00:40
Chile’s Ñuble, Bío Bío and La Araucanía regions are facing a severe crisis due to the large-scale forest fires in February that has damaged close to half a million hectares of plantations and native forests in the said areas, according to BWI’s Chilean affiliates FETRAMAS of MASISA and FENASID of ARAUCO.
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09 March 2023 09:52
After a devastating earthquake hit Türkiye in 6 February, BWI affiliates in Türkiye, particularly Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment (TARIM ORMAN-IS) President Sükrü Durmuş, have been regularly visiting earthquake-affected areas to monitor the needs of union members and identify the problems of public servants in the forestry sector. Read more...
06 March 2023 15:50
Last 21-24 February, the National Union of Building, Engineering, and General Workers (NUBEGW) organised a Project Review Meeting and Financial Management Training together with SASK, the development cooperation organisation of the Finnish trade union movement. Read more...
02 December 2022 06:17
25 trade unionists from West and East Africa attended a three-day training last 28-30 November on occupational health and safety and labour clauses in the context of organising workers in multinational companies. Read more...
15 November 2022 05:02
In an effort to re-intensify their campaign against the use of asbestos at workplaces, BWI’s trade union affiliates in Zimbabwe held a two-day workshop last 27-28 October. Read more...
14 November 2022 09:50
Nigeria on 8 November 2022 deposited with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 on the Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. It becomes the 22nd country next to Panama to ratify the said convention.
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03 November 2022 07:20
A 140 year old bridge over the Machchhu river in the Gujarat State of India collapsed on 30 October killing 140 people and injuring more than a 100. The bridge, popularly known as the Morbi bridge, is a pedestrian suspension bridge which was closed for repairs in March 2022.
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