As the United Nations hold its 76th General Assembly, global unions join hands in calling for the recognition of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) as the legitimate government to represent the people and the state of Myanmar.
BWI and fellow global unions launched an online petition calling on the 76th UN General Assembly (UNGA) to recognise the National Unity Government (NUG) as the legitimate representative of the people of Myanmar in the international community, and to reject the military junta.
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) will hold a Global Day of Action on 15 September to support the recognition of the National Unity Government (NUG) as the one and true government of the people of Myanmar.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, joins the global community in condemning the filing of sedition charges against the leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, known for organising the city’s famed annual vigil for victims of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
BWI affiliates in Africa and Middle East condemned the violent attacks against the Palestinian people, asserting that Palestine has the right to exist in peace.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, stands in solidarity with the South Korean workers in condemning the arrest of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Chairperson Yang Kyeung-soo.
With Myanmar still in the grip of a brutal military junta, the ASEAN +6 Regional Social Dialogue (ARSD) passed on 30 August a resolution calling for the restoration of democracy in the country to advance decent work.
The undersigned Asia-Pacific Regional Organizations of the Global Union Federations (GUFs) express their grave concern that the killing of trade unionists and violence and threats of violence against organizers and trade union leaders continue to escalate in the Philippines.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) is deeply saddened over the passing of former International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) President Roel de Vries on 18 August 2021 in Ijsselstein, Netherlands. He had been ill for many weeks leading to the gradual deterioration of his health.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) joins different trade unions, social movements, political parties and other non-government organisations in the region in condemning the Thai government’s harassment of Building and Wood Industrial Council of Thailand (BWICT) leader Tanaporn Wijan and trade union leaders Suthila Leunkam, Sriprai Nonsee, and Sia Jampathong for exercising their freedom of expression and right to free assembly.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, supports a United Nations Resolution passed by 184 countries on 21 June urging the United States to end its nearly 60 years of economic embargo against Cuba. BWI also joins the international community in calling US President Joe Biden to immediately revoke 243 new blockade measures implemented by the Trump administration, including the more than 50 measures which were imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, adds its voice in urging the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics to seriously reconsider holding the international sporting event as a response to the emergence of the deadly Delta variant and Japan’s declaration of a new COVID-19 state of emergency covering the duration of the Olympics.
FIFPRO and Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) have signed a cooperation agreement that will give professional footballers concerned about human rights a platform to support the rights of vulnerable workers before, during and after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
BWI holds a press conference on 15 July and releases its 2021 Progress Report on the collective journey of migrant workers, global unions and other actors and stakeholders in their quest for the recognition and fulfillment of human and labour rights in Qatar.
With 16 months to go before Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, BWI will hold a press conference on 15 July to publicly release its 2021 Progress Report on the collective journey of migrant workers, global unions and other actors and stakeholders in their quest for the recognition and fulfillment of human and labour rights in Qatar.
Last 18 June, UN1A, the biggest trade union in Switzerand, interviewed Phyo Sandar, Assistant General Secretary of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM). UN1A and Sandar talked about the latest political and economic developments in Myanmar since the military staged a coup, the current status of the Burmese people’s struggle for democracy and the role of the international community, particularly the global trade movement, in helping return the country to the path of democracy and civilian rule.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) lauded the European Union (EU) for imposing a third round of sanctions against Burmese politicians, personalities and entities linked to the military junta.
On the occasion of its annual global conference, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 19 June issued a resolution calling for the restoration of democracy and civilian rule in Myanmar.
The BWI-affiliated Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalargal Madhiya Sangam (TKTMS) and the state-level Migrant Workers Rights Coalition (MWRC) urged the Non-Resident Tamils’ (NRT) Welfare Department to constitute the long-delayed NRT Board as mandated by the NRT Act of 2011 to protect the rights of Tamil migrant workers.
BWI’s Belgian trade union affiliates on 7 June met with the Royal Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) in Brussels to discuss ways on how the latter can help in promoting migrant workers’ rights and improving their working and living conditions, especially those working in Qatar.
17 months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, players and members of the Norwegian football team and the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) wore t-shirts bearing the message “fair play for migrant workers” before its game against Greece on 6 June.
Leading to BWI's World Council Meetings on 7-8 June, we are happy to release the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the BWI General Secretary Report for 2021.
Seeking national unity and the return of democratic reforms gives hope. However, hope that is not nourished will die. National governments and international organisations, by recognising the NUG, can feed that hope and help make a bright future possible for the people of Burma.
Global Union Federations actively working in the Asia-Pacific region released a factsheet on the worsening labour rights situation in military-ruled Myanmar. It details the widespread labour rights abuses of the military junta since its appalling power grab last February.
Dans l'esprit de la résolution du Conseil mondial adoptée le 27 avril, l'IBB s'est jointe au Conseil des Syndicats Mondiaux (CM) pour exprimer son engagement en faveur de l'appel des syndicats birmans à destituer le représentant de la junte militaire à l'Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), qui tiendra sa Conférence internationale du travail (CIT) annuelle en juin.
BWI adds its voice to the growing international condemnation of the violence committed by the Israeli government in occupied East Jerusalem over the past few days and extends solidarity to the people of Palestine that have been subjected to systematic violence Israeli.
L'IBB a reçu des informations selon lesquelles huit (8) membres de la Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) ont été arrêtés et emprisonnés.
L'IBB a exprimé ses graves préoccupations concernant la révocation par le gouvernement salvadorien des magistrats de la chambre constitutionnelle de la Cour suprême et du procureur général.
Alors que de plus en plus d'équipes et de joueurs de football nationaux expriment leur soutien aux droits des travailleurs migrants dans la perspective de la Coupe du monde 2022 au Qatar, le président de Byggnads, Johan Lindholm, s'est félicité de la sensibilisation croissante des athlètes au sort des travailleurs migrants, notamment ceux qui travaillent à la construction des infrastructures du tournoi.
L'équipe nationale allemande de football (DFB) vient de publier une déclaration sur les controverses qui entourent la Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2022 au Qatar. Dans un document de position publié le 23 avril, la DFB a déclaré qu'elle s'engageait à respecter tous les droits de l'homme internationalement reconnus, en particulier dans le cadre des matchs et des tournois internationaux. Elle a ajouté que le sport peut jeter des ponts pour promouvoir les droits de l'homme.
BWI-affiliated SERBUK and different social movements and cause-oriented organisations staged a solidarity action for Myanmar in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Meeting on 24 April which was hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta.
BWI condemns without reservation and in the strongest terms the arrest of Burmese trade union leader Mi Mi Aung by the military junta. Mi Mi Aung, who is the finance officer of the Hmawbe Brick Factory Union, an affiliate of the Building and Wood Workers Federation of Myanmar (BWFM), was reportedly arrested at her residence in Hmawbe.
BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson reports on how trade unions have become "beacons of hope" amidst a global health crisis. He outlines BWI's call for safe and efficient vaccines for all workers, decent jobs and wages, and a sustainable, progressive and worker-responsive economic recovery program to not only to win the battle against COVID-19, but also win the war for a new and better world.
Trade unions have been fundamental to building functioning democracies for over a century. Trade unions can only fully and freely function in democracies. It is also true that democracy cannot be complete without trade unions. In other words, there are no trade unions without democracy, and no democracy without trade unions.
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) General Secretary Lee Cheuk Yan and four other democracy leaders received prison sentences for organising and participating in a pro-democracy rally in 2019 which was deemed illegal under Hong Kong’s new National Security Law.
L'Internationale des travailleurs du bâtiment et du bois (IBB), qui représente 12 millions de travailleurs dans le monde, a soutenu la création du gouvernement d'unité nationale (NUG) du Myanmar pour contrer la brutale junte militaire du pays.
Partageant diverses initiatives visant à promouvoir le recrutement responsable des travailleurs migrants dans l'industrie de la construction au Qatar, le secrétaire général de l'IBB, Ambet Yuson, a appelé l'industrie hôtelière du pays, en particulier les hôtels qui seront utilisés pour la Coupe du monde 2022, à adopter les mêmes efforts pour garantir les droits des travailleurs.
L’IBB a loué l'équipe nationale allemande de football pour son soutien public aux droits des travailleurs migrants après que ses joueurs ont affiché « droits de l'homme » par le biais des T-shirts qu'ils portaient lorsqu'ils se sont alignés lors de leur match de qualification contre l'Islande en mars.
Le secrétaire général de la Confédération des syndicats de Hong Kong (HKCTU), Lee Cheuk Yan, et quatre autres dirigeants démocrates ont été condamnés à des peines de prison pour avoir organisé et participé à un rassemblement en faveur de la démocratie en 2019, jugé illégal en vertu de la nouvelle loi sur la sécurité nationale de Hong Kong.
L'Internationale des travailleurs du bâtiment et du bois (IBB) condamne fermement le meurtre du dirigeant syndical et de la jeunesse Chan Myae Kyaw aux mains du régime militaire brutal du Myanmar.
“There is a breakdown of democracy in Haiti.” This was how the Council of Global Unions (CGU) described the deteriorating political situation in Haiti.
Dans un esprit de solidarité et de démocratie, l'Internationale des travailleurs du bâtiment et du bois (IBB) et la Confédération des syndicats du Myanmar (CTUM) font appel à vos bons cœurs pour généreusement faire un don au « Fonds de Grève du Myanmar» destiné à soutenir et renforcer les luttes des syndicalistes Birmans pour la démocratie contre la brutale junte militaire du pays.
BWI, representing 12 million workers worldwide, stands in solidarity with the Belarusian people, especially the trade unionists and workers, as they mark Belarus' Freedom Day on 25 March. We join them as they continue their struggle for democracy. We add our voices in calling for an end to state violence and repression, particularly those committed against trade unions, the release of all political prisoners and the conduct of new and fair elections.
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya met with BWI and fellow global labour unions on 10 March in Switzerland as part of efforts to build international pressure for strongman Alexander Lukashenko to relinquish power.
Jamaluddin Mat Isa, former General Secretary (1964 – 1991) of the Malay Forest Officers Union Malaysia (MFOU), passed away peacefully on 15 March 2021 at the age of 85.
BWI expresses it full solidarity and support to the Construction Metal Wooden and Related Industries Employees Union (CMWEU) and the Confederation des Travailleurs des Secteurs Publique et Privé (CTSP) which were sued by the Hyvec Construction Ltd. in retaliation for simply fulfilling their roles in protecting the rights and welfare of workers.
A Brazilian court on 8 March has cleared criminal convictions against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, opening the window for the popular trade union leader to run in next year’s presidential election.
In the latest international efforts to support the Burmese people’s struggle for democracy, the European Commission (EC) reprotedly imposed sanctions on military-owned companies in Myanmar operating in the timber industry.
BWI expresses its full support for the extended nationwide work stoppage launched on 8 March by Myanmar’s different trade unions and the broad Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) to defend democracy from the military junta.
L'IBB se joint à plus de 200 organisations de la société civile pour exhorter les institutions financières internationales (IFI) à geler immédiatement les prêts et autres aides financières liés à la junte militaire, dont le montant est estimé à 11 milliards de dollars.
Le 22 février (lundi), les plus grands syndicats du Myanmar et une multitude de travailleurs lanceront une grève générale nationale pour défendre la démocratie contre la junte militaire. Des millions de personnes devraient se joindre à la grève baptisée la révolution des « Cinq Deux » (22.2.2021).
Myanmar’s military’s attaches have the opportunity to change the course of Myanmar’s history. We call on them to reject the military junta and join the people in holding it accountable. We call on them to be the genuine army of the Myanmar people. We call on them to defend their people and country’s democracy.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) expressed grave concern over the situation in Myanmar, following the removal of the civilian government by the military.
PEFC is extremely concerned about the recent developments in Myanmar. In response, it is seeking assurances from the Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC - the national member for PEFC in Myanmar) and the one PEFC chain of custody certified company in the country that the rights of workers and trade unions are not being infringed.
Dix fédérations syndicales internationales du groupement Global Unions, représentant plus de 200 millions de travailleur·euse·s aux quatre coins de la planète, appellent les syndicats du monde entier à intensifier les pressions sur les gouvernements et les entreprises, afin de cibler les intérêts commerciaux de la junte militaire birmane.
BWI and EFBWWW, representing more than 12 million workers, including 2 million workers in the construction, woodworking and forestry across the world and in Europe, are calling on the European authorities and institutions to take immediate and urgent action to put pressure on Myanmar’s military junta and its commercial interests.
L'IBB se joint au monde entier pour condamner les militaires du Myanmar pour avoir organisé un coup d'État qui a conduit à la détention de hauts fonctionnaires du gouvernement ainsi que de dirigeants de la Ligue nationale pour la démocratie (LND). Cette dernière prise de pouvoir est un coup de poignard direct au cœur de la transition du Myanmar vers la démocratie et une tentative effrontée de modifier le résultat de ses récentes élections démocratiques.
"L'avenir est dans la mise en œuvre".
C'est ce qui a été convenu par les principaux acteurs qui ont fait pression en faveur de réformes du travail au Qatar lors d'un forum organisé par la Conférence mondiale sur le sport de l'IBB, concernant les droits du travail et la Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2022, qui s'est tenue en novembre dernier.
Ensuring workers’ health and safety are core issues that trade unions consistently fight for. With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a growing and vocal clamour for a new way of working through strengthened health and safety measures at the workplaces.
Le dialogue social est l'un des nombreux outils utilisés par l'IBB pour faire progresser les droits du travail. Cela est d'autant plus vrai dans le cadre des efforts du syndicat mondial pour faire progresser les droits des travailleurs migrants au Qatar.
L'année dernière, l'IBB a organisé avec succès une conférence sportive mondiale de deux jours sur les droits des travailleurs et la Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2022 au Qatar.
Trade union defence of democracy is fundamental. Trade unions require the oxygen of democracy if they are to flourish. If democracy is to live and thrive, trade unions will join with others to make that happen.
Women members of the for Bayanihan ng mga Manggagawa sa Konstruksyon ng Qatar (BMKQ) are paving the way for gender equality among migrant workers in the Middle East.
L'IBB condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l'arrestation de la présidente de la Confédération des syndicats de Hong Kong (HKCTU), Carol Ng, et d'au moins 50 autres militants de la démocratie en vertu de la loi de sécurité nationale (NSL) de Hong Kong.
Le 3 janvier, le syndicat des travailleurs du bâtiment et du bois du Cambodge (BWTUC) a exprimé sa déception face à la lenteur du gouvernement à répondre à la demande de justice et de responsabilité concernant l'effondrement d'un bâtiment à Kep, dans le sud du Cambodge, il y a un an, qui a tué 36 travailleurs et blessé 26 autres.
En ce début d'année 2021, je saisis cette occasion pour vous adresser mes meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année et réaffirmer l'engagement de l'IBB en faveur de la solidarité mondiale, alors que nous relevons les défis auxquels nous faisons face depuis 2020 et les nouveaux défis auxquels nous serons confrontés en 2021.
À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des migrants, l'Organisation internationale des employeurs (OIE) et l'IBB publient une déclaration commune sur le rôle essentiel des travailleurs migrants pendant la pandémie et la nécessité de leur offrir une meilleure protection sociale en cette période d’incertitude.
L'IBB et la FETBB commémorent conjointement la journée du 18 décembre, Journée mondiale des travailleurs migrants sous le thème "Nous sommes tous migrants".
Singing the popular song “Bella Ciao,” BWI affiliates from different parts of the world expressed solidarity to workers worldwide as trade unions collectively fight the pandemic build a better future.
BWI, as part of its long-standing sports and decent work campaign, has defended the rights and conditions of construction workers involved in building facilities for Olympic Games just as we have with FIFA facilitates.
BWI’s European Regional Committee (ERC) extended its full support and solidarity to Kyrgystani and Swedish trade unionists who are in the middle of important fights to defend labour rights.
After BWI’s Indian and Romanian trade union affiliates joined hands in helping six stranded Indian migrant workers in Romania, the said workers were finally repatriated and returned to their home state of Tamil Nadu on 16 November.
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) will discuss the latest human rights developments in the Philippines, especially with the issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the anti-worker Terror Law, and how unions can utilise international instruments to force the Duterte government to uphold and respect human and trade union rights.
L'IBB, par l'intermédiaire de son secrétaire général Ambet Yuson, se joint à ses syndicats affiliés américains pour célébrer leur victoire électorale historique, qui, espère-t-elle, créera des vagues de changement positif dans le monde entier et créera l'élan nécessaire pour défendre la démocratie, promouvoir l'égalité des sexes et garantir les droits de l'homme et des syndicats contre la propagation du populisme autoritaire.
Dans le cadre de sa contribution à l'analyse des flux migratoires en Europe avant et pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19, l'IBB a publié un document visant à identifier les principales tendances migratoires dans la région qui servirait de guide aux syndicats pour mener de meilleures politiques de protection des droits des travailleurs migrants.
Alors que les travailleurs philippins commémorent la déclaration de la loi martiale de Ferdinand Marcos il y a 48 ans, les syndicats mondiaux ajoutent leurs voix pour s'opposer à la loi anti-terroriste draconienne et condamner les violations massives des droits de l'homme sous l'administration du président Rodrigo Duterte.
L'IBB s'est félicitée de l'adoption d'une résolution du Parlement européen exprimant sa profonde inquiétude face à la détérioration de la situation des droits de l'homme aux Philippines sous le président Rodrigo Duterte.
Le Conseil des Syndicats Mondiaux (CSM) se félicite de l'adoption par le Parlement européen (PE) de la résolution sur la situation aux Philippines, y compris le cas de Maria Ressa. La résolution donne des exemples de la dégénérescence de la démocratie, des violations flagrantes des droits de l’homme, de la violence et de l’intimidation endémiques pendant le règne du président Duterte.
Dans un autre exemple de solidarité et de coopération de la classe ouvrière, les affiliés syndicaux de l’IBB en Inde et en Roumanie se sont associés pour travailler avec les autorités afin d’aider les travailleurs migrants indiens, qui auraient été bloqués dans l’Etat européen.
This was the message sent by BWI to all its affiliates, partners, allies and friends as it encouraged them to donate to the people of Beirut, especially its workers, who were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and a prolonged economic crisis that decimated millions of jobs, and recently, a social unrest that was triggered by the catastrophic Beirut explosion that injured and killed many people.
BWI, on behalf of its 12 million trade union members worldwide, and EFBWW, representing 2 million trade union members from 34 European countries, express their solidarity with the brave trade unionists and workers of Belarus who went on strike and organised different forms of democratic and peaceful actions to protest against the alleged massive electoral fraud in their country.
BWI welcomes landmark achievements in Qatar that were signed into law on 30 August 2020; introducing a minimum wage for migrant workers and allowing them to change jobs without requiring their employers’ permission to do so.
For more than 20 days people in Belarus have been protesting massive electoral fraud. Peaceful protestors have endured violence and repression and many have been arrested. Workers in Belarus joined the growing democratic movement and went on strike, organising protest actions to demand an end to the violence and new elections in the country.
With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening the plight of many Ukrainian migrant workers in EU countries, PROFBUD, the construction workers union of Ukraine held a multi-stakeholder conference on 19 August in Odessa to discuss and address the situation.
BWI, on behalf of its 12 million trade union members worldwide, expresses its full solidarity and support to Belarus’ brave trade unionists and workers who went on strike and launched massive peaceful actions to protest the alleged massive electoral fraud in their country.
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) expresses its sympathies to the Lebanese people on the recent tragedy arising from the explosion at the Beirut Port on Tuesday 4 August 2020.
Pour faire face au sort de millions de travailleurs migrants rapatriés et / ou en attente de rapatriement en raison du chômage induit par la pandémie, l'IBB a approuvé l'appel lancé par une coalition d'organisations de la société civile (OSC) et de syndicats pour une mécanisme de justice » pour répondre à la crise des migrants. Une lettre urgente a été envoyée aux Nations Unies (ONU) et aux gouvernements le 1er juin, suivie d'une deuxième lettre le 10 juillet pour exprimer la gravité de la situation.
Le 8 juillet, l'IBB organisera un webinaire mondial au cours duquel différents travailleurs migrants et organisations discuteront des défis et des enseignements de la pandémie COVID-19 pour le monde du travail des migrants.
Avec l'aide de l’IBB, le Syndicat national de la construction et des services du Guatemala (SINCS-G) a pu fournir de la nourriture et une assistance médicale à 50 des familles de travailleurs les plus vulnérables dont il s'occupe. Le syndicat a déclaré que son aide a permis de toucher 250 personnes, dont des femmes, des enfants, des jeunes et des personnes âgées. Le SINCS-G a expliqué qu'en moyenne, une famille guatémaltèque est composée de cinq membres.
Every year since joint inspections began in Qatar based on the memorandum of Understanding signed in late 2016 between BWI and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of Qatar, established for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Joint Working Group (JWG) has made a report.
Workers at Wendt Corporation, a plant based in Buffalo New York succeeded in winning their two-year fight for a collective bargaining agreement. The workers joined the Ironworkers Union (Local 576) in 2017 and they have been battling the management for its first contract. Finally, this past August the union and the management agreed to an agreement after nearly 60 sessions of negotiations. During the negotiations the Wendt management harassed union members and threatened to lay-off workers.
The global union federation BWI has today released a second report highlighting how Tokyo 2020 construction workers lives are still at risk, while rampant subcontracting is putting downward pressure on workers’ wages.
In June 2018, at the Holcim El Salvador plant in Metapán in the north of El Salvador, eight leaders from the first Board of Directors of SICCA [Union for the Cement Industry and Allied Workers] were dismissed the day after having presented the union to the Ministry of Labour.
On 28 September the BWI and its Japanese Affiliates Council (BWI-JAC) held an international forum looking at the risks to human rights involved in the preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Today, on the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the BWI and its 12 million members around the world express condolences to the families of the twenty-one construction workers who died during construction of World Cup stadiums.
On 5 June 2018, the Swiss National Compact Point (NCP) responsible for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises concluded its follow-up on the BWI complaint against FIFA that focused on the 2020 World Cup Games in Qatar.
April 30 2018 - On the eve of May Day in Doha, close to 200 participants attended the BWI “Community Leaders Forum on Workers’ Welfare in the Construction and Allied Sectors” in Doha, Qatar.
For the first time, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) commemorated International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) in Qatar by supporting the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA) 2nd National OSH Conference and participating in various site-level activities to raise awareness on safety and health.
Today, as the 2018 Winter Olympics begin in PyeongChang, South Korea, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) have released a joint report outlining violations of construction workers’ rights throughout the Olympic construction process.
A Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) delegation met this week with FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura who was appointed by the FIFA Council at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico. Representing BWI were: Ambet Yuson, General Secretary; Johan Lindholm Byggnads, Sweden; Dietmar Schaefers, IG BAU, Germany; Pierre Cuppens, ACV-CSC, Belgium; Steinar Krogstad, Fellesforbundet, Norway; Gail Cartmail and Jim Kennedy, UNITE; UK.
The FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board which includes Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of BWI met this week and issued the following statement:
We welcomed our first day and a half of substantive discussions with the FIFA Administration, including the Secretary-General, about FIFA’s human rights responsibilities. It was an important opportunity to establish a general understanding of FIFA’s human rights efforts to date, and it was a forthright and frank discussion.
The first joint inspections on 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ projects have been carried out by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), the global trade union for construction workers.
The Mega-Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights (MSE Platform) published the ‘Sporting Chance’ White Papers, a series of 11 white papers on the interaction between MSEs and human rights.
According to the International Labour Organization there are over 150 million migrants in the global workforce. Migrant workers are essential part of the global economy and without them, entire economies would collapse.
On 2 June 2016, 15 members of the Tower Crane Operators Branch of the Korean Construction Workers Union (KCWU) affiliated to the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Union (KFCITU), BWI’s affiliate in South Korea, were found guilty under the criminal charges of “blackmail” and “obstruction of business” for merely engaging in collective bargaining negotiations.
Encore trop de multinationales fonctionnent sans respecter les normes internationales du travail et de nombreux gouvernements sont seulement intéressés à attirer des investissements.
Le soutien des travailleurs migrants reste essentiel car ils reçoivent des salaires bas et ne sont pas couverts par la législation sociale et professionnelle.
La mobilisation globale pour des conditions de vie et de travail décentes pour tous les travailleurs employés dans le cadre des méga-événements sportifs est essentielle.
La signature de nos messages de protestation à des gouvernements antidémocratiques ou à des sociétés anti-syndicales aidera les syndicalistes dans de nombreux pays car ils continuent de faire l'objet d'un emprisonnement, d'un licenciement et d'une discrimination.
