BWI
Building and Wood
Worker's International

Building and Wood Worker's International

The BWI is the Global Union Federation grouping free and democratic unions with members in the Building, Building Materials, Wood, Forestry and Allied sectors.

"No work without our collective agreement."

Union members in Cambodia need your support.

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Yellow card for FSC!

Campaign launched in November 2017. The BWI has given the yellow card to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for failing to include ILO Core Conventions in their chain of custody (COC) certification.

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#HerStoryOurStory Highlights Gender-based Violence in Construction

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Minimum wage and gender equality to become part of forestry certification

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Union protest Austria's withdrawal from Global Compact on Migration

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Strike threat results in settlement at Pakistan hydro project

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The health and safety conditions in our industries are often far from satisfactory and often the work is very dangerous.

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Union Jobs Rights Special Issues

Turkey: Dangerous working conditions in FSC-certified forests

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Israel: New agreement for safer construction sites

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New agreement gives wage increase to German roofing workers

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Congress - Outcome

26 Nov. – 1 December 2017, Durban

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Regions in movement

Joe Macharia on improving conditions for workers in Chinese multinationals in Kenya

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Forest Certification: A Tool for Workers’ Rights

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Unions demand global labour relations with HeidelbergCement

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SYNA congress reelects Arno Kerst as President

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Croatia: SGH adopts new action plan and elect trade union president

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STIEU wins secret ballot despite SFI’s obstruction

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