30 March 2023 05:47
India: Union elects new leaders, vows to push for gender rights and green buildings
On 19-20 March, the Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalar Madhiya Sangam (TKTMS), a Southern Indian affiliate of the Building & Wood Workers’ International (BWI), held its General Body Meeting (GBM) in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. Read more...
28 March 2023 12:37
On 17-19 March, the Sub-regional Women`s Conference for Balkan Countries took place in North Macedonia which brought together over 70 women trade unionists from North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, as well as women leaders representing BWI and the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBW) from the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.Read more...
27 March 2023 14:53
Israel’s workers and employers made history this week when they launched a joint and nationwide strike to protest a controversial piece of legislation that seeks to overhaul the country’s judiciary. Read more...
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...
20 March 2023 10:20
As a form of retaliation, ORGE Furniture unlawfully fired seven (7) members of the BWI-affiliated Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers' Union (AGAC-IS) after the union organised the majority of the company’s workers and won official recognition.Read more...
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. Read more...
14 March 2023 11:12
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) expresses great concern regarding the dismissal of trade union leader Dariusz Kawka at IKEA Industrie's factory in Lubawa, Poland.Read more...
13 March 2023 04:05
Three leaders of the Gyeonggi Midwest Construction Workers Branch of the Korean Construction Workers' Union (KCWU) on 8 March were arrested and charged by the South Korean government as part of the continuing assault on labour rights in the country. Read more...
13 March 2023 03:42
Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia to protest a proposed measure that seeks to equire all organisations that receive more than 20 percent foreign funding to register as “foreign agents” or face big fines.Read more...