27 July 2023 11:42
India: Unions vow to achieve climate justice and continue fight for migrants’ rights
More than 70 trade union leaders from across India affiliated to BWI gathered From 26 to 27 July for the 30th meeting of the BWI’s Indian Affiliates Council (IAC) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Weiterlesen...
19 July 2023 04:16
Mehr als 1.000 Mitglieder der Baugewerkschaft von Mauritius (CMWEU) und ihres nationalen Verbandes CTSP haben am 15. Juli einen 1 km langen Protestmarsch von der Landeszentrale des CTSP zum Ratsgebäude zurückgelegt, um auf die traurige Lage der Wanderarbeitnehmer in der Bauindustrie von Mauritius aufmerksam zu machen.Weiterlesen...
11 May 2023 03:13
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has officially released a five-year report detailing its engagement in joint health and safety inspections on stadium and related infrastructure projects with Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC). Weiterlesen...
27 April 2023 06:49
Migrant community organisations in Qatar organised on 23 April a friendly football tournament in Doha. Weiterlesen...
24 April 2023 02:33
Following BWI's call to "organise beyond borders" and achieve just workplaces everywhere, the Construction, Metal, Wooden, and Related Industries Employees Union (CMWEU) in Mauritius expanded its membership by recruiting 300 additional migrant workers. According to the union, it purposefully organised the most vulnerable workers in the labor market in order to maintain safe and healthy workplaces and influence decision-making in the industries where the workers are employed.
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15 March 2023 09:48
On the eve of FIFA 73rd Congress in Rwanda, the undersigned Global Union Federations express serious concerns on the decent work legacy of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the sustainability of labour reforms in Qatar. Weiterlesen...
16 December 2022 09:19
Three international trade unions are today announcing the launch of a global digital platform to provide support for migrant workers who remain in Qatar after the 2022 World Cup and those employed at future international football competitions in other countries. Piloted in Qatar by Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and the International Domestic Workers’ Federation (IDWF), in partnership with global football player union FIFPRO, the information resource will be a lasting tool for migrants in a context where their employment rights and conditions remain at risk. Weiterlesen...
14 December 2022 09:47
Die Bau- und Holzarbeiter Internationale (BHI) ist entsetzt über die aktuellen Nachrichten von Korruptionsvorwürfen in Europa. Die BHI verurteilt jeglichen Versuch, die Menschenrechte von Arbeitnehmern abzuverkaufen, fordert Gerechtigkeit für Wanderarbeiter und ruft zu schnellem Handeln auf, um die Rechte der Arbeitsmigranten zu schützen, bevor das Turnier beendet ist. Während die letzte Phase der Weltmeisterschaft 2022 in Katar beginnt, setzen weder die katarische Regierung noch die FIFA ihre hoch gesteckten Versprechen in die Tat um, die Bedingungen für die Wanderarbeiter zu verbessern. Weiterlesen...
09 December 2022 03:55
Responding to the tragic and fatal accident of a Filipino migrant worker at the World Cup training site in Qatar, the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) calls for a minute of global silence in his memory, and for all migrant construction workers who died on the job to make the brightest sporting event in the world possible. Weiterlesen...