27 April 2023 08:37
BWI discuss with affiliates FSC’s new core labour requirements in chain of custody
Coen Van der Veer, BWI Director for Wood and Forestry presented the outcomes of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly held last October 2022, which among others, adopted a motion that secures the free access of trade union representatives to FSC-certified worksites and plants to talk to the workers employed.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...
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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14 October 2022 18:21
Trade union representatives affiliated with the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) were elated with the overwhelming support that they received from the cross-chamber members of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) on key policies during the council’s general assembly last 9-14 October in Bali, Indonesia. Read more...
14 July 2022 22:29
The Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors (TARIM ORMAN-IS) has recently concluded its occupational health and safety trainings for forest rangers and workers. Read more...
29 June 2022 15:10
Around 180 members of the BWI-affiliated Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers’ Union (AGAC-IS) were illegally dismissed by ASD Laminat as part of the company’s retaliatory move after the union won a recent court decision affirming its right to organise and collectively bargain. Read more...
24 June 2022 04:23
BWI’s Africa and Middle East Region hosted a Wood and Forestry Network online meeting on 22 June and revisited and strengthened its strategies and actions to revitalise trade union work in the region’s wood, forestry and related industries. Read more...
24 May 2022 06:34
Malaysian trade unionist Engrit Liaw was recently elected as a member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Malaysia Board of Directors from 2022 to 2024.
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03 May 2022 07:14
“With all the tools available– ILO Standards, Recommendation and Protocols, certification schemes, procurement policies, OECD Guidelines and social dialogue – trade union organisations must be fully represented in all levels of negotiations to advance decent work, green jobs and sustainability in the forest sector.”
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