05 September 2023 08:05
Protecting the Amazon protects us all!
BWI President Per-Olof Sjöö stated on the occasion of this year's Amazon Rainforest Day that the call to #ProtectTheAmazon is a call to protect indigenous people and their communities, workers' health and safety, and our environment from the climate crisis and other harmful human and industrial activities that benefit only an inequitable and unsustainable economic development model. Lire la suite...
05 September 2023 02:41
BWI marks the International Amazon Rainforest Day by launching its #ProtectTheAmazon campaign to protect one of the world's most important natural heritages from climate change and other destructive human activities, and to preserve it for future generations of working people. Lire la suite...
30 August 2023 07:20
The largest tropical rainforest worldwide, the Amazon, currently faces illegal timber extraction and climate law violations, precarious work conditions, modern slavery and other human rights abuses.
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10 August 2023 07:25
Slovenia was recently swamped by severe rains and heavy floods, which reportedly killed at least six people and caused huge damage worth half a billion of dollars.Lire la suite...
06 August 2023 16:18
The TKTMS, a BWI affiliate in Southern India, formalised its existing social dialogue with the Confederation of Indian Industry – Indian Green Building Council (CII – IGBC) and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 27 July 2023 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Lire la suite...
27 July 2023 11:42
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.Lire la suite...
27 July 2023 05:49
As part of BWI's preparations for its climate campaign in the run-up to the COP 28 in Dubai, its trade union affiliates in Zimbabwe met on 17-18 July in Harare to discuss the latest updates and developments on the global climate crisis. Lire la suite...
24 July 2023 09:38
The Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment was named a 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize recipient on July 20.Lire la suite...
17 July 2023 06:08
Du 11 au 13 juillet, sept affiliés de la construction de l'IBB du Moyen-Orient et d'Afrique du Nord se sont réunis à Beyrouth, au Liban, pour s'engager dans la lutte mondiale contre le changement climatique et plaider en faveur d'une transition juste pour tous les travailleurs vers un monde du travail plus vert. Lire la suite...