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(2/7/2009)
The Construction Network shared innovative strategies for Organizing and Bargaining, from lessons emerging at Bujagali Construction site in Jinja ,Uganda, where International Finance Cooperation(IFC) is funding a huge Hydro Electricity Project, and from the ILO Construction Action Programme (CAP) in East Africa and the joint campaign approach by the South Africa Unions in Decent Work Campaigns along World Cup sites in South Africa. The meeting reaffirmed that the Union strength lies at the...
(1/7/2009)
BWI Africa & Middle East Region concluded successful regional capacity training on 15 – 19 June 2009, Durban, South Africa. Building Regional Capacity (BRC) is an annual programme for the BWI staff to review and scan from inside all activities implemented during the past year. It is also giving an opportunity to new staff to deal with project management procedures and BWI financial guideline.
The regional administrative and accounting team was given a preliminary session before the...
(29/6/2009) On the 26th of June thousands worldwide joined the “Iran Day of Action” calling for “Justice for Iranian workers”. The event was organised by the ITUC, EI, ITF and IUF together with Amnesty International demanding:
The immediate and unconditional release of all imprisoned trade unionists including Mansour Osanloo, Ebrahim Madadi and Farzad Kamangar as well as the annulment of the recent one year prison sentences for the 5 leaders of the Haft Tapeh Sugarworkers Union;
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(29/6/2009)
The BWI strongly condemns the recent violation on democracy in Honduras. On the 28th of June, soldiers stormed the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, forcing the President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica. The BWI calls for the immediate return of the President and the return of democracy in the country.
Through the BWI regional office in Panama, our Honduran affiliate SINTRAINCEHSA is voicing their concern of the situation and repressions of the trade union movement as well...
(29/6/2009)
A joint approach from BWI affiliates organising in the Rai Group of companies in Kenya, Uganda and Malawi has proved to be useful in getting a recognition agreement for the Malawi affiliates who for along time had struggled to organise in Malawi. ” Our Union was able to get a recognition agreement after we met last year in Nairobi and currently in the process of recruiting about 300 members at Rai Plant in Malawi after exchanging information with our Colleagues in Kenya and Uganda.” Reported...
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Workers of Kiev national stadium NSK “Olympiyski” united to create new trade union organization which joined Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers’ Union of Ukraine.
“We find the fact of new union local’s appearance at NSK “Olympiyski” very symbolical as it’s the first union organization we helped people to organize in our Eurocup 2012 decent work campaign”, - said Vasyl Ianshin Ukrainian Building Worker’s Union chairman in connection with this event.
“Protection of working...
(19/6/2009)This was the message from the BWI Asia/Pacific seminar on forestry and wood, held in Rotorua, New Zealand on June 12-13. Participants were able to report the current drastic declines in employment in the sector in their own countries: Fiji, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Zealand. They heard from Bill Rosenberg of the NZCTU (national centre) on the origins of the current economic recession, and could report that union members in all countries had been hit in varying ways since the...
(17/6/2009)The European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) is coordinating a project funded by the European Commission. The main goal of the project is to provide potential and future migrant workers in the EU with precise, concise and easily-accessible information about the sector-specific working conditions in the main countries of destination (“know before you go”) as well as with trade union contact information. This is planned to be realised through a multi-language website (first Polish,...
(12/6/2009)
Nepal has been through a turbulent time in the recent period. Democracy has made definite inroads in the country but due to uncertain political environment an uneasy calm prevails. BWI affiliates in Nepal have been overcoming numerous organising challenges including the presence of children in the workforce. Bro. Dhrub Chandra Gautam (Coordinator) BWI-Nepal Affiliates Committee, spoke about the issue of child labour and how the unions are contributing in mitigating the problem in their country....
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With a symbolic action in front of the Nation Nations Headquarter ILO Conference in Geneva, on 9th June 2009, the Swiss Trade Union Confederation (STUC/SGB/USS) recalled that the complaint it lodged in 2003 against its government emphasised the fact that the host country of the International Labour Office does not provide proper protection against anti-union dismissals, which is in breach of ILO Convention No. 98 concerning the right to organise and to collective bargaining. Noting this fact,...
(10/6/2009)
From 26 to 29 May 2009 held the 28th congress of FNCB at Arcachon in the Gironde. The congress was attended by nearly 400 delegates from all regions of France and invited union partners and friends from Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Burkina Faso.
BWI and EFBWW were represented at the highest level at this congress where the general resolution was built around two pillars:
• Build representatively the FNCB from the company to the branch level;
• Building sustainable development...
(7/6/2009)
Bro. Dorje Khatri, Union of Trekking, Travel & Rafting Workers –UNITRAV(Nepal), successfully conquered Mt. Everest fourth time and hoisted BWI flag on top of the world. BWI have hearty congratulated Com. Dorje Khatri for his successful expedition.
One more page of History has been made at 5:30 AM of May 26, 2009, BWI flag has been hoisted in top of the world- the Mt. Everest. It is first time that International Trade Union's flag has been hoisted in the highest peak of the world.
After...
(3/6/2009)
The BWI General Secretary Anita Normark visited affiliates in Zimbabwe on 29 – 31 May 2009 accompanied by the Regional Representative for Africa and Middle East region Crecentia Mofokeng and was welcomed by the Leadership of Zimbabwe Furniture, Timber & Allied Trades Union – ZFTATU, Cement and Lime & Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe – CLAWUZ, General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe – GAPWUZ, Zimbabwe Electricity, Energy Workers Union – ZEEWU and Zimbabwe Construction &...
(3/6/2009)
The National Union of Mine Workers held its 13th National Congress on 28 – 30 May 2009 at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, South Africa the theme of the Congress was “Strengthening Solidarity Deepen Class Consciousness” a new leadership was elected: Cde Senzeni Zokwana as President, Peter Mathosa Deputy President, Frans Baleni General Secretary and Oupa Komane Deputy General Secretary.
The Congress was opened by the President of NUM who is also the President of ICEM Senzeni Zokwana.
BWI General...
(3/6/2009)Representatives from the BWI Asia Pacific Region, led by Deoraj Singh, National Treasurer, INCWF and Natasyah from FKUI along with BWI regional staff participated in a two-day seminar on materials industry organised jointly by ICEM and BWI in collaboration with the VGCL and FES on 18-19 May 2009 in Hanoi. More than 45 participants from the Asia Pacific region took part in the seminar.
The participants presented country reports (including presentation from the INCWF, India) on trade union...
(2/6/2009)
Phnom Penh, May 28 2009, Construction is an important contributor to the economy of Cambodia which is an important enabler of government’s socio-economic policies – a recent BWI construction industry study reveals.
Presenting the key findings of a study carried out by BWI entitled "The Construction Industry in Cambodia & Implication for Workers and Trade Unions", researcher Prof. Rainier V. Almazan of University of Philippines pointed that even though the construction industry is an important...
(26/5/2009)On May 14th this BWI affiliate, representing 43,000 members, held a special seminar to mark its 110-year anniversary, in the lead up to its congress in Lahti, Finland. Speakers at the event included BWI General Secretary Anita Normark as well as representatives from the industry and researchers. One of the themes was “building with wood, and wood as a source of energy”.
The congress, taking place during the following two days, decided that the union would prepare for a merger with other...
(25/5/2009)
The Construction Network held a successful meeting in Johannesburg from 12 to 14 May at the Parktoniain hotel. The meeting was attended by the five BWI Affiliates; CLAWUZ - Zimbabwe, SINTICIM - Mozambique, BCAWU - South Africa, NUBEGW - Zambia and BCCEAWU – Malawi and 3F was represented by Steven Vallik and Flemming Hansen. Crecentia, Inviolata and Katrina from BWI were the host of the meeting.
The meeting covered the Lafarge Agreement, various formats was adopted, policy discussions on the...
(25/5/2009)
The world’s newest union representing around 70,000 members, GS – the union for the Forestry, Wood and Graphical Industries, was formed on Tuesday, May 19, with the merger of two unions in Sweden: the Forestry and Wood Union (a BWI affiliate) and the Graphical Workers’ Union (an affiliate of UNI Graphical), who both held their final congresses the previous day. The new union at its inaugural congress, elected its new President, Per-Olof Sjöö, along with 3 Vice-Presidents: Tommy Andersson,...
(20/5/2009)
There are over 2,100 political prisoners in Burma. They have been imprisoned just for peacefully calling for democracy and freedom in Burma. Once in prison, democracy activists face horrific torture, including electric shocks, rape, iron rods rubbed on their shins until the flesh rubs off, severe beatings and solitary confinement. Many prisoners are kept in their cells 24 hours a day, given inadequate food and are in poor health. However, the regime appears to be systematically denying medical...
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