Workers in action

From the ground up: the latest news on the issues affecting workers in BWI sectors.

  • 10 July 2026

    BWI mission to Georgia focuses on cement, construction, forestry, and future partnership

  • 8 July 2026

    UNITE council workers go on strike

  • 7 July 2026

    Armenia: BWI holds mission to Yerevan, builds partnership with unions

  • 2 July 2026

    BWI launches its Green Infrastructure Network

  • 29 June 2026

    BWI launches new global report on protecting workers from extreme heat

  • 26 June 2026

    Pan-Europe: Regional Organizing Academy gathers labour leaders to build stronger unions

  • 25 June 2026

    SGIP’s 7th Congress: Celebrating 90 years as the voice of workers

  • 25 June 2026

    BWI Country Group 10: Unions prepare for tech challenges, continue to defend rights

  • 18 June 2026

    BWI launches Global Youth Survey 2026 – We need your participation!

  • 18 June 2026

    Ugandan union wins CBA in World Bank-funded road project

  • 17 June 2026

    BWI at the 114th International Labour Conference: Defending rights, confronting repression and advancing a just future of work

  • 16 June 2026

    BWI and Greenpeace Switzerland's joint demonstration in Geneva demands protections against heat in workplaces

  • 15 June 2026

    “Framtidskraft”: SEF holds Congress

  • 15 June 2026

    BWI joins FILLEA CGIL forum on migrant workers in the Euro-Mediterranean region

  • 15 June 2026

    BWI expresses deep concern over Nepal Supreme Court decision on public sector unions

  • 14 June 2026

    ILO calls for Action on Myanmar, advances independent monitoring mechanism 

  • 12 June 2026

    Defending gender equality at the 114th International Labour Conference

  • 8 June 2026

    FNV Congress focuses on “power of the movement”

  • 4 June 2026

    Forest Europe: Pan-European countries reaffirm commitment to forests’ future

  • 2 June 2026

    ASIA PACIFIC: ITUC, GLOBAL UNIONS URGE AIPA, IPU TO REJECT MYANMAR JUNTA'S BID FOR LEGITIMACY

  • 2 June 2026

    Byggnads holds Congress: For a stronger and safer Sweden

  • 1 June 2026

    KfW and BWI intensify collaboration through joint workshop and mission to Kenya

  • 31 May 2026

    BWI and IKEA conduct joint Visit and OSH Workshop at supplier in Vietnam

  • 31 May 2026

    Holding Chinese MNCs accountable across the value chain

  • 29 May 2026

    BWI on the labour situation in Bolivia

  • 28 May 2026

    BWI affiliates carry out first Joint FIFA World Cup 2026 labour and OSH visits across North America

  • 27 May 2026

    GS congress in Sweden: We are the future

  • 25 May 2026

    Building together: FENEALUIL holds Congress

  • 25 May 2026

    Philippines: Building collapse sparks renewed calls for workers’ safety, and accountability

  • 25 May 2026

    Marking 40 years of solidarity, unions launch new programmes for workers' rights and social justice

  • 22 May 2026

    Right to strike: Trade unions win historic ICJ case

  • 21 May 2026

    Serbia: Unions push for decarbonisation and worker protection in cement industry

  • 18 May 2026

    BWI Eurasia Cement Network strengthens unity for just transition

  • 12 May 2026

    Utøya: When democracy rises again


  • 9 May 2026

    ASEAN trade unions and civil society groups slam Myanmar junta's rebranding as civilian gov't

  • 8 May 2026

    IWMD 2026: Record-breaking global mobilisation pushes workers’ safety demands worldwide

  • 8 May 2026

    Heat stress: A hazardous and deadly occupational risk for workers

  • 5 May 2026

    Reflections on the BWI Global Youth Forum at Utøya

  • 4 May 2026

    Trade union solidarity support to Palestine

  • 2 May 2026

    BWI commemorates the life and martyrdom of Yang Hae-dong

  • 1 May 2026

    May Day 2026: No Step Back for Peace, Democracy, and Workers’ Rights

  • 30 April 2026

    BWI Young Workers' Forum closes with a strong message: Solidarity forever!

  • 28 April 2026

    #IWMD2026: BWI, EFBWW call for enforceable protections vs heat, extreme weather

  • 27 April 2026

    Hope and remembrance: BWI holds Global Young Workers’ Forum in Norway

  • 13 April 2026

    Global Unions Call for a Permanent and Sustainable Ceasefire in the Middle East

  • 9 April 2026

    BWI joins all Global Union Federations in warning against rollback of rights as migration governance faces critical test

  • 7 April 2026

    Global unions: Trade unions in Nepal must not be violated!

  • 7 April 2026

    Sri Lanka: Workers push for expanded social protection for construction workers

  • 2 April 2026

    Hot off the press: BWI Asia Pacific releases latest newsletter

  • 2 April 2026

    MALAYSIA’S PUBLIC HEALTH UNDER THREAT: GROUPS WARN VS. FOREIGN ASBESTOS INDUSTRY HIJACKING NATIONAL PHASE-OUT

  • 2 April 2026

    Latin America & Caribbean: BWI affiliates wrap March with strong mobilisations for working women

  • 30 March 2026

    HEATWAVES ARE A DEADLY OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD, PROTECT OUR WORKERS NOW!

  • 26 March 2026

    Uganda: BWI affiliate signs recognition agreement with Chinese engineering company

  • 20 March 2026

    A unified push: Union-to-Union South Africa project gets underway

  • 20 March 2026

    Palestine: BWI condemns killing of Palestinian construction worker and his family in West Bank

  • 19 March 2026

    From policy to power: BWI Africa and Middle East unions lead charge vs. gender-based abuse

  • 18 March 2026

    Colours of empowerment: Women workers stand against gender-based violence

  • 16 March 2026

    INDONESIA: BWI STRONGLY CONDEMNS ACID ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER ANDRIE YUNUS

  • 16 March 2026

    Together. Stronger: Migrant workers in the midst of war

  • 16 March 2026

    BWI and 3F strengthen alignment of strategic priorities

  • 13 March 2026

    Global Solidarity Webinar: Stories of Resistance from Cuba and Panama

  • 13 March 2026

    BWI joins affiliates' big demonstration in Brussels

  • 10 March 2026

    Asia Pacific: On Women’s Month, BWI affiliates laud resilient women workers fighting injustice

  • 10 March 2026

    Gender-based violence and harassment: Structural risks and the imperative of implementing ILO C190

  • 9 March 2026

    BWI launches 2026 Women Workers’ Calendar, highlighting women’s voices for workplace safety

  • 8 March 2026

    BWI International Women’s Day 2026: No step back on equal and safe workplaces 

  • 5 March 2026

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  • 4 March 2026

    Global Union Federations call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the military escalation in Iran and the Middle East

  • 4 March 2026

    CALL TO ACTION: WORKERS OF THE WORLD WITH THE PEOPLE OF CUBA

  • 3 March 2026

    BWI and ACCIONA strengthen collaboration, embark on an IFA renewal process

  • 3 March 2026

    BWI statement on the attacks on Iran and the military escalation in the Middle East

  • 2 March 2026

    ARTESCO–STAEDTLER PERU: UNION DEMANDS RESPECT AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE

  • 26 February 2026

    Mauritius: Championing workers' rights at the Beijing Construction Engineering Group

  • 24 February 2026

    A day of trade union solidarity with Ukraine

  • 23 February 2026

    Leptospirosis in Mauritius and Réunion: Climate-Driven Biological Hazards Demand Urgent Action

  • 20 February 2026

    Tanzania: BWI and IndustriALL affiliates boost organising and digital membership systems

  • 19 February 2026

    Indonesia: 1,200 workers attend FSPMI’s 7th Congress

  • 16 February 2026

    India: 300 million workers protest anti-labour policies 

  • 6 February 2026

    JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST MYANMAR JUNTA'S ATTACK ON MALAYSIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS BODY

  • 6 February 2026

    BWI meets Palestinian union leaders in Amman to centre workers’ voices amid deepening crisis

  • 4 February 2026

    BWI and IKEA strengthen collaboration through a joint supplier visit in Brazil

  • 3 February 2026

    International construction unions denied entry to the occupied Palestinian territories

  • 3 February 2026

    Victory! After massive protests, Swiss construction workers win historic gains

  • 2 February 2026

    Five years on: BWI hails Myanmar people’s unrelenting fight for democracy as junta falters, “elections” exposed as a sham

  • 2 February 2026

    Historic milestone: Brazil launches Portuguese version of ILO Forestry Safety Code, calls for National Safe and Healthy Work Pact

  • 30 January 2026

    BWI denounces Zhongmei Engineering Group’s pattern of abuse

  • 27 January 2026

    BWI and FES-TUCC strategic dialogue: Forging regional labour accountability and just transition for 2026

  • 23 January 2026

    Union to Union enhances solidarity in support of Kenyan BWI Affiliates

  • 22 January 2026

    Council of Global Unions on the Trial of Lee Cheuk-yan

  • 15 January 2026

    Indonesian workers extend solidarity to Venezuela

  • 6 January 2026

    CSOs, unionists urge Malaysia’s new natural resources minister to finalise asbestos ban, lead ASEAN

  • 5 January 2026

    BWI condemns US attack on Venezuela, calls for defence of international law and multilateral system

  • 23 December 2025

    Thank you for a strong 2025!

  • 19 December 2025

    Crecentia Mofokeng: A lifetime of struggle, A legacy of dignity

  • 19 December 2025

    SUNTRACS will never be alone!

  • 12 December 2025

    Voices from Indonesia: Release all political prisoners!

  • 12 December 2025

    BWI brings together unions and federations in a hybrid event to discuss the Brazilian cement industry

  • 12 December 2025

    India: Multi-country delegation undertakes study tour on BOCW model

  • 12 December 2025

    Asia-Pacific unions vow to eradicate “silent killer”: ITUC-AP, BWI and APHEDA convene 3rd Regional Conference on Asbestos

  • 11 December 2025

    BWI@20: No step back in the fight for human rights and democracy

  • 10 December 2025

    BWI and Japanese affiliates reaffirm partnership, forge stronger action for the new year

  • 10 December 2025

    Workers' rights are human rights!

  • 10 December 2025

    Young BWI leaders bring workers’ voices to GLI International Union School

  • 4 December 2025

    BWI joins European call for fair work in the housing transition as BERLIN Conference mobilises workers for climate action

  • 4 December 2025

    FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: BWI CONCLUDES FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE BBVA STADIUM IN MONTERREY, MEXICO

  • 4 December 2025

    BWI and Qatar Ministry of Labour hold first-ever construction industry roundtable: Towards structured dialogue in the sector

  • 3 December 2025

    Ghana: Unions launch 16 days of activism vs gender-based violence with powerful silent protest

  • 3 December 2025

    Southern Africa: Workshop gathers workers for OHS, mental health, and union organising

  • 1 December 2025

    India: BWI affiliates join  nationwide protests against new labour codes

  • 28 November 2025

    Philippines: Senator, unions push for labour compliance in ADB projects; MoA eyed

  • 27 November 2025

    National strike paralyses Belgian economy

  • 26 November 2025

    Global Webinar on Trade Unions and Democracy

  • 26 November 2025

    Ukrainians attend health and safety training in Belgium

  • 24 November 2025

    BWI on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the 16 Days of Activism

  • 21 November 2025

    Jakarta: Civil society and unions call for firm ASEAN action on Myanmar

  • 20 November 2025

    BWI Global Cement Network raises urgent industry, labour, and climate challenges

  • 12 November 2025

    BWI women fight global rollback of rights, chart path to equality ahead of 2026 World Congress

  • 11 November 2025

    Tanzania: BWI raises alarm over election-related violence and rights abuses

  • 10 November 2025

    BWI launches position paper calling on IFC to ban all Asbestos-bonded materials

  • 10 November 2025

    Workers on the climate frontline: BWI brings heat and forest justice to COP30

  • 7 November 2025

    Switzerland: BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers 

  • 7 November 2025

    Qatar: 500 migrant workers join 4th Annual Migrant Workers' Cup

  • 7 November 2025

    BWI lauds CFMEU’s 100 percent organised worksites in Melbourne

  • 6 November 2025

    BWI attends IndustriALL Congress, Congratulates Atle Høie on re-Election

  • 5 November 2025

    BWI International Youth Committee prioritises 2026 in fight for democracy

  • 4 November 2025

    Time for peace with justice

  • 4 November 2025

    Bosnia and Herzegovina: SSŠPDPBIH celebrates 120 years, Charts bold course ahead

  • 1 November 2025

    FSC-Panama MoU signing: A betrayal of workers, and a forestry scam

  • 30 October 2025

    BWI welcomes long-overdue termination of all FSC certificates in Myanmar

  • 28 October 2025

    Political persecution against SUNTRACS escalates

  • 28 October 2025

    BWI’s Global MNC Conference highlights partnerships for decent and safe work

  • 24 October 2025

    ASEAN MUST UNEQUIVOCALLY REJECT MYANMAR JUNTA’S SHAM ELECTION DURING THE SUMMIT

  • 23 October 2025

    On 20th anniversary, BWI joins Sport & Rights Alliance to advance labour rights in mega-sporting events

  • 23 October 2025

    BWI marks 20 years with new global partnerships for workers’ rights

  • 22 October 2025

    BWI and FIFA sign groundbreaking agreement to advance workers’ rights at FIFA tournaments

  • 22 October 2025

    5 Years of partnership: Social audits strengthen Faber-Castell IFA implementation in Asia-Pacific

  • 20 October 2025

    Indonesia: HUKATAN Federation pushes for independent and democratic unionism in its 7th Congress

  • 16 October 2025

    North Macedonia: Women trade union leaders call for concrete action on ILO C190 implementation

  • 15 October 2025

    African Business and Human Rights Forum: Unions demand central role in accountability

  • 13 October 2025

    BWI Asia-Pacific launches 2025 Q3 Newsletter: Workers and youth lead the way

  • 13 October 2025

    BWI European Youth meets in Berlin, advances youth agenda for peace and democracy

  • 13 October 2025

    Bolivia: Union’s voice takes centre stage in wood and forestry industry, joins Amazon campaign

  • 13 October 2025

    CMWEU champions workers’ rights at Beijing Construction Engineering Group

  • 10 October 2025

    BWI TO MALAYSIA: REFUTE CLAIMS OF SENDING OBSERVERS TO MONITOR SHAM ELECTION

  • 8 October 2025

    Workers in Europe demand climate justice: Decent jobs in the built environment and housing for all

  • 6 October 2025

    BWI launches "Green Homes for All" action call at Berlin Conference on Just Transition in the Built Environment

  • 6 October 2025

    Solidarnosc celebrates 45th Congress in Gdańsk

  • 6 October 2025

    Southern Africa: Unions push for worker-led  solutions to techvoc training system

  • 3 October 2025

    Qatar Ministry of Labour and BWI introduce “Community Adviser” cards for migrant worker leaders

  • 3 October 2025

    BWI European Conference: Decent work and housing at the heart of Europe’s green transition

  • 2 October 2025

    Romania: FGS builds trust in its latest congress

  • 2 October 2025

    Cyprus: SEK commits to reinvent itself, renews ties with BWI

  • 1 October 2025

    Philippines: Union demands gov’t to protect construction workers amid infrastructure corruption scandal

  • 1 October 2025

    Strength in sisterhood: Global inspiration from TWBN 2025

  • 30 September 2025

    Webinar: Canada’s Union protect labour rights and human rights ahead of FIFA 2026

  • 30 September 2025

    New Zealand MPs conclude Myanmar mission, BWI stresses need to reject sham election and provide humanitarian aid

  • 29 September 2025

    SINDICONS holds VIII Congress, stands firm amid challenges

  • 26 September 2025

    Norway: BWI Nordic youth gathered against the far right

  • 24 September 2025

    A United front for workers: BWI congratulates the IAM Wood, Pulp & Paper Council

  • 24 September 2025

    5th BWI Africa and the Middle East Conference unites for a sustainable future and climate justice

  • 23 September 2025

    TEUPM strengthens leadership skills to consolidate union strength

  • 22 September 2025

    International trade union movement demands migration rights and decent work

  • 17 September 2025

    BWI and KfW strengthen partnership to advance labour rights and occupational health and safety

  • 17 September 2025

    BWI Africa and Middle East region unite for Climate Justice!

  • 16 September 2025

    Belarus releases 52 political prisoners, including two trade union leaders

  • 15 September 2025

    Asia-Pacific Unions denounce Myanmar junta’s sham elections: Joint statement calling for boycott

  • 14 September 2025

    BWI's decent work program for the Amazon: A proposal for COP30

  • 11 September 2025

    Igniting the future: BWI holds youth leadership training in Nairobi

  • 10 September 2025

    Global Unions urge recognition of the State of Palestine

  • 10 September 2025

    Africa and the Middle East: Women trade unionists mark a new chapter for empowerment

  • 9 September 2025

    BWI on Nepal’s "Gen Z protests"

  • 4 September 2025

    Global unions call for MNHRC’s removal from SEANF

  • 4 September 2025

    There will be no future for the Amazon without decent work!

  • 1 September 2025

    Advocates push for passage of Climate Justice Law

  • 1 September 2025

    On with the protests! BWI stands with the Indonesian working people

  • 29 August 2025

    COP-30: Challenges and opportunities for trade unions

  • 26 August 2025

    NUM women leaders make a stand against gender-based violence and femicide

  • 25 August 2025

    BWI celebrates ratification of ILO Convention 190 in Colombia and Costa Rica

  • 22 August 2025

    TARIM ORMAN-İŞ exposes negligence, urges major reforms in fighting forest fires

  • 13 August 2025

    Climate justice is workers' justice

  • 13 August 2025

    Malaysia: Union advances climate justice and workers’ protection in forestry

  • 12 August 2025

    Fists up for peace: BWI International Youth Day 2025 statement

  • 11 August 2025

    Serbia: Unionists mark construction workers’ day with signing of new special collective agreement

  • 11 August 2025

    Kahutindo secured another minimum wage victory in East Java, Indonesia

  • 11 August 2025

    Youth reflection: Why aren’t we talking more about union struggles?

  • 7 August 2025

    BWI congratulates young unionist Muhammad Husain Maulana on election as SERBUK General Secretary

  • 31 July 2025

    10 people die in Türkiye forest fire: This is not an accident, it’s negligence

  • 30 July 2025

    Brazilian timber sector on alert: Trump’s tariffs threaten jobs

  • 28 July 2025

    Young Arab unionists lead charge for a digital and just transition

  • 25 July 2025

    UNION ORGANISING IS NOT A CRIME: BWI LEADS OBSERVATION MISSION TO PANAMA

  • 23 July 2025

    Cuban workers’ creative resistance honoured by BWI delegation

  • 21 July 2025

    Legal knowledge and action: MENA workers organise for labour rights

  • 21 July 2025

    From streets to petitions: CMWEU vows sustained resistance to neo-liberal “reforms”

  • 16 July 2025

    Ukraine: PROFBUD secures new, landmark sectoral agreement amid war, wins double pay for construction workers

  • 14 July 2025

    NUM holds 18th congress, elects new leaders, and readies for renewed collaboration, advocacy, and solidarity efforts

  • 11 July 2025

    BWI affiliates join millions-strong "All-India Strike” to oppose government’s anti-worker policies

  • 10 July 2025

    From legal knowledge to action: MENA workers organising for rights

  • 10 July 2025

    Trade union access granted at Azteca Stadium: a first step toward transparency at Mexico 2026 venues

  • 9 July 2025

    BWI strengthens labour migration corridors at GOA Workshop in Kuala Lumpur

  • 8 July 2025

    BWI releases Q2 2025 Asia-Pacific Newsletter: A chronicle of resistance, solidarity, and action

  • 4 July 2025

    Southern African unions build united front against informal labour 

  • 2 July 2025

    Building homes for people, not for profit: How Vienna City’s social housing and union engagement deliver clean construction

  • 30 June 2025

    Faber-Castell, IG Metall and BWI mark 25 years of IFA with a social audit

  • 26 June 2025

    Just transition in Slovenia: Alpacem Cement cuts emissions, ensures operations and preserve jobs

  • 25 June 2025

    France: FNSCBA-CGT denounces abuse of Chinese workers renovating Eqiom CRH cement plant

  • 25 June 2025

    Italy: Negotiations in natural stone sector win € 240 wage increase for thousands of workers

  • 24 June 2025

    Sweden’s young builders celebrate 10th anniversary

  • 23 June 2025

    Türkiye: Public workers protest government’s measely wage hike offer

  • 23 June 2025

    BWI demands worker-centred climate action at ASEAN 2025: Tackling heat stress and greenwashing

  • 20 June 2025

    BWI statement on the devastating floods in Mokwa, Nigeria and Eastern Cape, South Africa

  • 19 June 2025

    BWI at the 2025 International Labour Conference: Breakthroughs on health and safety, justice and social protection

  • 19 June 2025

    Unity in strength: Budowlani holds XII Congress

  • 18 June 2025

    CLAWUZ makes history for electing first woman general secretary

  • 17 June 2025

    ILO adopts landmark convention on biological hazards to protect workers worldwide

  • 13 June 2025

    Breaking the cycle for social protection as pathway to end child labour

  • 12 June 2025

    863rd THURSDAY PROTEST: VOICES FROM INDONESIA AND SOLIDARITY FOR SUNTRACS!

  • 10 June 2025

    XVIII FILCA CISL Congress: The courage of participation – bilaterality, responsibility and negotiation for quality work

  • 10 June 2025

    Solidarity rally with Ukrainian trade unions

  • 9 June 2025

    BWI Report 2025 Edition out now! ADAPTING TO THE HEAT – WORKERS’ PROTECTIONS AGAINST EXTREME TEMPERATURES

  • 6 June 2025

    Beyond the façade: BWI report unmasks the realities behind Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms

  • 6 June 2025

    BWI welcomes ILO’s formal recognition of Palestine as non-member observer state

  • 5 June 2025

    ILO Article 33 adopted, BWI calls it a victory for Myanmar

  • 5 June 2025

    STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR ADOPTION OF ILO RESOLUTION UNDER ARTICLE 33 OF CONSTITUTION

  • 2 June 2025

    Free Myanmar! Vote for ILO Article 33!

  • 27 May 2025

    Justice for SUNTRACS: End the Assault on Trade Union Rights in Panama

  • 24 May 2025

    Stop the assault on Gaza: protect lives, rights, and dignity

  • 21 May 2025

    TEUPM holds workshop on labour laws and decrees in Malaysia

  • 18 May 2025

    Africa: Unions push for respect of OSH and social safeguards in IFI-Funded projects

  • 16 May 2025

    Italian unions secure new national CBA in cement, lime, and gypsum sector

  • 16 May 2025

    PROFBUD  launches new initiative for skills and reintegration

  • 14 May 2025

    BWI at the ADB Annual Meeting: Protecting workers’ rights towards a just transition 

  • 13 May 2025

    IWMD 2025: Over 250 actions worldwide demand safer workplaces

  • 9 May 2025

    Europe: Young unionists unite for a week-long exchange on social dialogue and workers’ rights

  • 9 May 2025

    New developing sector for GCFITU in Georgia

  • 7 May 2025

    BWI calls for forest justice at PEFC Forest Forum in Vietnam

  • 2 May 2025

    Indonesia leads global milestone with launch of National Adaptation of ILO Code of Practice on OSH in Forest Work

  • 30 April 2025

    MAY DAY: A CALL TO RESIST AND DEFEND TRADE UNION FREEDOMS

  • 29 April 2025

    #IWMD2025: Young workers demand safe working conditions

  • 28 April 2025

    International Workers’ Memorial Day – 28 April 2025: We Honour Those We Lost, We Fight for the Living

  • 25 April 2025

    BWI rallies Spanish unionists in the fight for workers’ rights, democracy, peace, and global solidarity

  • 24 April 2025

    BWI pays tribute to Nora Wintour

  • 23 April 2025

    Jailed Belarusian labour leader Aliaksandr Yarashuk wins 2025 Arthur Svensson Prize

  • 15 April 2025

    Social Synergy Forum: Building stronger unions in Moldova

  • 11 April 2025

    Union organising, not a crime! Justice for SUNTRACS!

  • 9 April 2025

    20 years of innovative unionism: BWI kicks off anniversary celebrations

  • 9 April 2025

    BWI proposes to Lula “decent work program” for the Amazon

  • 4 April 2025

    BWI on the removal of SoKor President Yoon: A triumph of workers’ power and international solidarity

  • 4 April 2025

    Myanmar: Global unions want earthquake aid to reach the people, not the military junta

  • 2 April 2025

    BWI STANDS IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST ATTACKS ON US FEDERAL WORKERS!

  • 1 April 2025

    BWI welcomes launch of revised ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work 

  • 1 April 2025

    Unions claim victories at UN CSW 69, but the road to equality is long

  • 1 April 2025

    Belgian workers strike against austerity: “Enough is enough!”

  • 1 April 2025

    BWI appeals for humanitarian assistance for Myanmar-Thailand earthquake victims

  • 31 March 2025

    BWI launches “Building Collapse Watch” for safer structures

  • 27 March 2025

    BWI launches 2025 Women Workers' Calendar

  • 27 March 2025

    BWI Trade Union Summit puts fight against forced labour in the Amazon at the centre of COP30

  • 26 March 2025

    Tanzania: BWI unions strengthen organising efforts across industries

  • 26 March 2025

    NUM Women's Conference: Breaking barriers and building power

  • 24 March 2025

    Building a sustainable future: How innovation and industrial relations drive clean construction in Madrid

  • 21 March 2025

    BWI welcomes ILO Governing Body’s draft ILO resolution on Myanmar but raises alarm over proposed ILO Office Mission

  • 20 March 2025

    Training manual on workers' rights in the natural stone sector launched

  • 13 March 2025

    As Malaysia assumes ASEAN Chair in 2025, calls grow for stronger regional coordination to end Myanmar crisis

  • 12 March 2025

    Promoting diversity, inclusivity and clean construction starts with training programmes: Lessons from the The Skills Centre in Hackney, London

  • 12 March 2025

    Promoting diversity, inclusivity and clean construction starts with training programmes: Lessons from the The Skills Centre in Hackney, London

  • 12 March 2025

    India: FFCCW holds productive dialogue with Tamil Nadu Industry Minister

  • 11 March 2025

    Breaking: FIFA Blocks Global Union Labour Inspections in Mexico, Silencing Workers Ahead of 2026 North America World Cup

  • 10 March 2025

    Organising for change: BWI’s visit to Tunisia

  • 8 March 2025

    BWI General Secretary message for International Women`s Day 2025

  • 7 March 2025

    Philippines: BWI, NUBCW call for urgent heat stress protections and stronger legal safeguards for workers

  • 7 March 2025

    Empowering women, strengthening unions

  • 6 March 2025

    Breaking gender barriers, building the future!

  • 5 March 2025

    Breaking barriers: Advancing gender equality in the construction, building materials, wood, and forestry

  • 3 March 2025

    Save the Date: 6th BWI World Congress

  • 3 March 2025

    2025 International Women's Month: Lead with skills and power

  • 28 February 2025

    Kenya: BWI affiliates push for enhanced OHS at IFI-funded road construction site

  • 27 February 2025

    BWI appoints new Education Secretary, forms new Global Projects Team

  • 27 February 2025

    Italy: FENEAL, FILCA and FILLEA secure major wins for workers in Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics projects

  • 25 February 2025

    Three years of struggle: BWI reaffirms solidarity with Ukrainian workers

  • 25 February 2025

    BWI appoints new Assistant General Secretary

  • 24 February 2025

    ILO exposes Myanmar military junta’s blatant defiance of COI recommendations

  • 21 February 2025

    Türkiye: ÇİMSE-İŞ re-elects Nazlim as union president

  • 21 February 2025

    BWI stands in solidarity with its members in Mayotte, an overseas department belonging to France

  • 17 February 2025

    Open letter: A call for inclusive and decisive ASEAN action on Myanmar

  • 16 February 2025

    Panama: BWI stands in solidarity with SUNTRACS amid repression and escalating attacks on workers’ rights

  • 13 February 2025

    BWI extends solidarity to Belgian unions fighting hard right govt’s attacks on workers

  • 12 February 2025

    Myanmar: BWI slams military-backed fake unions’ attempt to mislead workers

  • 12 February 2025

    Palestine: Workers want reconstruction, not deportation

  • 7 February 2025

    BWI and EBRD strengthen partnership to advance labour rights and occupational health and safety

  • 5 February 2025

    BWI advocates for workers’ rights at second Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the GCM

  • 4 February 2025

    Migration is not a crime: BWI on the persecution of migrant workers and inhumane deportations at U.S. borders

  • 1 February 2025

    BWI stands in solidarity with Myanmar on 4th year of military coup

  • 29 January 2025

    Workers’ victory: The successful impeachment of South Korean President Yoon

  • 29 January 2025

    BWI congratulates UGT FICA, Marino Hoya on successful congress election

  • 29 January 2025

    8 December: Following the step of Munir's courage

  • 29 January 2025

    Victory: Indonesian forest workers secure sectoral minimum wage hike

  • 29 January 2025

    Worker fatality at IFI-funded Balakot Hydropower Project highlights OHS concerns

  • 29 January 2025

    Exercising human rights and the right to live in peace

  • 29 January 2025

    Justice delayed is justice denied – The exploitation of foreign workers in Serbia needs ILO action

  • 29 January 2025

    Global labour movement statement responding to UN Sec Gen report on global migration

  • 29 January 2025

    Defend democracy: BWI condemns Martial Law in South Korea, lauds workers’ resistance

  • 29 January 2025

    Global Union Network takes Heidelberg Materials to task on worker rights and just transition

  • 29 January 2025

    US: IKEA distribution center workers take action for fair wages and rights

  • 29 January 2025

    News from Gaza: Young unionists' dedication to collective action and unity

  • 29 January 2025

    FIFA Report on Qatar 2022 Remedy and Legacy for Workers: Recognizing harm but ignoring responsibility

  • 29 January 2025

    Labour and climate justice in construction, building materials, wood and forestry: 10 key actions for a sustainable and equitable future

  • 29 January 2025

    BWI to Heidelberg Materials-France: Stop endangering workers' safety

  • 29 January 2025

    Start ‘em young: Indonesian and Finnish unions introduce labour rights to students

  • 29 January 2025

    Union-led OHS inspections uncover serious violations at Hualong construction

  • 29 January 2025

    It's not a joke: Conversations about gender-based violence and harassment at workplaces

  • 29 January 2025

    Empowering change: Youth and women unionists champion decent work and social protection

  • 21 January 2025

    MENA: Empowering women unionists for safe and just workplaces

  • 21 January 2025

    BWI on the sentencing of the “Hong Kong 45”

  • 21 January 2025

    BWI releases new report highlighting collaboration between unions and communities in pursuit of climate justice in the built environment

  • 21 January 2025

    BWI Report: Concrete Solutions, Advancing a Just Transition in the Supply Chains of Building Materials Including Cement

  • 21 January 2025

    PEFC re-elects BWI’s Fatimah Mohammad to its International Board

  • 21 January 2025

    Migration, climate, and construction: BWI calls for “worker justice” in the green transition

  • 21 January 2025

    South Korea: BWI welcomes ILO recommendations on KCWU case; demands gov’t to end anti-union persecution

  • 21 January 2025

    From crisis to action: Unions mobilise for climate justice in construction

  • 20 January 2025

    BWI launches global campaign to protect rainforests and workers' rights

  • 20 January 2025

    Indonesian Constitutional Court orders removal of controversial manpower cluster from Omnibus Law

  • 20 January 2025

    BWI Global Climate Justice Summit

  • 20 January 2025

    Floods in Spain: BWI stands in solidarity with its Spanish affiliates

  • 15 January 2025

    Unions rebuild better and stronger after COVID-19 pandemic

  • 15 January 2025

    Blog: Towards freedom and dignity in Myanmar, ILO should lead the global fight

  • 18 December 2024

    Global Unions Statement on December 18 - International Migrants Day 2024

  • 12 December 2024

    Joint statement: Award of 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia risks lives and exposes FIFA’s empty human rights commitments

  • 8 December 2024

    Impeach, not resign: BWI condemns boycott of impeachment motion by South Korea’s ruling party

  • 25 November 2024

    BWI’s young unionists get ready for 2026 World Congress, elect new leaders

  • 25 November 2024

    No tiene ninguna gracia: Conversaciones sobre la violencia de género y el acoso en el lugar de trabajo

  • 25 November 2024

    Ce n’est pas une blague: Conversations sur la violence basée sur le genre et le harcèlement sur le lieu de travail

  • 20 November 2024

    CFMEU leader calls for union rights defence amidst escalating attacks in Asia Pacific

  • 13 November 2024

    BWI Women advance “gender lens” to promote a more equal future

  • 13 November 2024

    BWI, Croatian, and Indian unions unite to champion migrant workers’ rights

  • 2 November 2024

    BWI and TEUPM strengthen leadership with comprehensive training programme

  • 30 October 2024

    Africa and Middle East: BWI Regional Women’s Committee adopts measures for women’s empowerment in unions

  • 18 October 2024

    BWI-AP Statement on the devastation caused by Typhoon Kristine in the Philippines

  • 18 October 2024

    Youth lead the charge: Embracing technology to shape the future of workplaces

  • 17 October 2024

    Strengthening Voices: Organising and collective bargaining in Africa

  • 17 October 2024

    Global unions push key demands ahead of Beijing+30

  • 16 October 2024

    BWI and Unite the Union File Multi-governmental Complaint Against Cathexis Group

  • 15 October 2024

    Palestinian workers hold general strike in solidarity with unemployed amid ongoing crisis

  • 15 October 2024

    Saudi Arabia: Worker Abuses Persist Under FIFA’s Watch

  • 15 October 2024

    Rwanda: Union holds congress, celebrates massive increase in membership

  • 14 October 2024

    Turkish workers demand economic justice at massive rally in Ankara

  • 12 October 2024

    Africa and Middle East: BWI affiliates chart path to organise the unorganised through regional academy

  • 11 October 2024

    It’s okay not to be okay: BWI marks World Mental Health Day 2024

  • 10 October 2024

    Qatar: BWI, WISF, and Ministry of Labour host Community Leaders’ Forum to address migrant workers’ issues

  • 9 October 2024

    Asbestos safety in Ukraine: Union initiative safeguards lives of construction workers

  • 8 October 2024

    Building material workers secure victories for decent work and just transition at ILO meeting

  • 7 October 2024

    BWI marks World Day for Decent Work with documentary exposing dangers of silicosis in stone industry

  • 5 October 2024

    BWI Global Cement Network pushes for climate protection, decent work, and a just transition in the international cement industry

  • 4 October 2024

    Unions strengthen workers' rights in green hydrogen projects

  • 3 October 2024

    Nepal: Unions extend aid to workers hit by deadly floods that killed over 200, demand climate justice

  • 2 October 2024

    FIFA / Saudi Arabia: Human rights groups, football supporters, worker organisations express “deep concern” at global law firm’s flawed World Cup 2034 assessment

  • 2 October 2024

    Holding the line for women leadership: The inspiring journey of Lea Rugambage

  • 1 October 2024

    Migrant workers’ rights and heat stress take centre stage in BWI’s European regional meeting

  • 30 September 2024

    Bothua nominated as BWI Regional Vice-President for Europe

  • 30 September 2024

    Unbroken Spirit: A migrant worker’s fight for justice and dignity

  • 27 September 2024

    Palestine: Global unions file ILO complaint to recover wages of over 200,000 Palestinian workers in Israel

  • 24 September 2024

    East African unions double down on anti-asbestos campaign in workplaces

  • 19 September 2024

    Namibia: MANWU holds 10th National Congress, women and youth structures constitutionalised

  • 17 September 2024

    BWI calls for climate justice and solidarity as deadly floodings ravage Central and Eastern Europe

  • 6 September 2024

    BWI and C40 renew agreement advancing clean construction and climate justice

  • 6 September 2024

    Glasgow: Unions and city leaders lead the charge for clean construction

  • 6 September 2024

    Support MEBSCA workers strike in Ireland!

  • 27 August 2024

    BWI Global Day of Action for the Amazon

  • 24 August 2024

    Eyes on Belem 2025: Building a sustainable Amazonian rainforest with decent jobs from the ground up

  • 19 August 2024

    BWI statement on Australian Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024

  • 16 August 2024

    Harness feminism to protect and advance women workers' rights

  • 14 August 2024

    Long live, Kanatbek Osmonov!

  • 13 August 2024

    KAHUTINDO National Congress calls for Climate Justice

  • 13 August 2024

    #IYD2024: The fire has not been faded!

  • 12 August 2024

    BWI Global Young Workers' Manifesto: FISTS UP FOR THE PLANET

  • 12 August 2024

    BWI Global Young Workers’ Manifesto: Fists Up for the Planet!

  • 11 August 2024

    BWI Call for Action! Fists Up for the Planet!

  • 8 August 2024

    Redefining global sporting events: Paris 2024 Olympics sets new standards

  • 6 August 2024

    Ghana: Women representation wins big in union election of new leaders

  • 5 August 2024

    United in action: Unions continue to rally behind Myanmar's democratic fight

  • 17 July 2024

    Italian unions push for human rights in future World Cup hosting decisions

  • 17 July 2024

    #BeatTheHeat: India’s SEWA launches heat wave insurance for women workers in informal sector

  • 16 July 2024

    Philippines: NUBCW condemns safety lapses after fatal construction accident

  • 15 July 2024

    Ghana: Union harnesses youth’s innovative and visionary leadership

  • 11 July 2024

    France: Construction workers win expanded compensation covering heatwaves

  • 9 July 2024

    Holding the line for women workers: The journey of Ghana’s Eva Atobrah Agyekum

  • 4 July 2024

    Hope in OHS training: 90 Turkish forestry workers enhance safety amid rising forestry fatalities

  • 4 July 2024

    MENA: Women workers strengthen regional cooperation on gender and labour rights, climate justice

  • 3 July 2024

    US unveils measures to protect workers from extreme weather

  • 2 July 2024

    Southern African unions push for climate justice and safe workplaces

  • 18 June 2024

    BWI on the Kuwaiti fire that killed 49 migrant workers

  • 18 June 2024

    BWI makes an impact at the International Labour Conference

  • 17 June 2024

    Africa: Unions urge strict compliance with labour standards in IFI-funded infra projects

  • 13 June 2024

    Mastering Heat Stress: A Joint OSH Campaign of BWI and Qatar Ministry of Labour

  • 13 June 2024

    Austria: Unionists build alliance with industry actors to combat heat risks in construction

  • 13 June 2024

    Urban Futures 2024: BWI drives agenda on decent work and inclusivity in green jobs

  • 12 June 2024

    BWI scores big against FSC-certified companies in junta-ruled Myanmar

  • 6 June 2024

    Croatia: Forestry union elects new leaders, secures wage hike agreement

  • 5 June 2024

    2034 FIFA World Cup Bid: BWI Lodges Complaint Against Saudi Arabia Over Forced Labour and Wage Theft

  • 4 June 2024

    Free Myanmar: Demand for ILO Article 33 Now!

  • 4 June 2024

    Upcoming Berlin conference to push for common labour safeguards in Ukraine recovery efforts

  • 3 June 2024

    United against work-related deaths: Record-breaking number of actions for IWMD 2024

  • 30 May 2024

    BWI leaders join Global Unions & Palestine's unions to call for justice for Palestinian workers

  • 24 May 2024

    East Africa faces devastating floods and climate challenges

  • 23 May 2024

    South Africa: Building collapse kills 34 workers, unions call for accountability and better OHS

  • 20 May 2024

    Enough of work-related deaths!—Tanzanian unions

  • 20 May 2024

    Unions celebrate “victories” in revised OSH Code of Practice in Forestry Work

  • 15 May 2024

    Ghana: Union pledges to build strength through unity and solidarity

  • 8 May 2024

    Blue Dot Network Certification launched

  • 1 May 2024

    #LabourDay2024: Seek Justice - Practice Solidarity

  • 28 April 2024

    #IWMD24: Enough is Enough!

  • 26 April 2024

    Hot topic: BWI releases heat report to help workers secure their health and safety

  • 23 April 2024

    Türkiye: Union sustains FSC joint inspections, strengthens fight for forest sustainability

  • 22 April 2024

    Report: Reconstructing Ukraine, Rebuilding people’s lives

  • 16 April 2024

    BWI affiliates declare war on workplace hazards, unite for a safer future

  • 15 April 2024

    BWI conference highlights urgent need to prepare for Ukraine’s reconstruction

  • 2 April 2024

    Trade unions deep dive on UN’s complaint mechanisms

  • 2 April 2024

    Call to Action for IWMD 2024: Enough is enough! Let's talk about hazards

  • 26 March 2024

    Philippines: BWI condemns abductions and violence targeting unionists, calls for accountability and action

  • 25 March 2024

    BWI unveils 2024 Women Workers’ Calendar, celebrates women trade unionists

  • 15 March 2024

    Gaza: BWI condemns bombing of General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions’ building

  • 13 March 2024

    Qatar: Women community leaders "hold the line," mark women’s month

  • 11 March 2024

    BWI releases new report on Myanmar unionists’ extraordinary struggle for democracy

  • 8 March 2024

    BWI Statement on 2024 International Women's Day

  • 4 March 2024

    Suriname: Workers demand decent work, denounce Amazon rainforest destruction

  • 1 March 2024

    Action Alert: International Women's Day 2024

  • 26 February 2024

    Indonesia: Initiating regulatory improvement to strengthen workplace health and safety in forestry

  • 24 February 2024

    Two years of fighting for peace, democracy, and freedom in Ukraine

  • 20 February 2024

    BWI presidium calls for global action and solidarity

  • 18 February 2024

    Panama: BWI stands in solidarity with SUNTRACS amid banking sector’s attacks

  • 15 February 2024

    In Memoriam: David Tuhanuku

  • 7 February 2024

    BWI stands in solidarity with Chileans amid forest wildfires

  • 6 February 2024

    Nationwide strikes rock Finland

  • 30 January 2024

    Southern Africa: BWI and SASK address emerging labour challenges in 2024

  • 29 January 2024

    FSC’s Latin America and Caribbean members call for suspension of Myanmar’s certification system

  • 29 January 2024

    Freedom for Myanmar: A webinar on the ILO COI Report and NUG Tripartite Accreditation Council

  • 29 January 2024

    Montenegro: Trade union signs national CBA for construction

  • 24 January 2024

    BWI welcomes 2025 with renewed commitment to workers’ rights

  • 23 January 2024

    Labour movement champions migrant workers’ rights at 14th GFMD Summit

  • 21 December 2023

    Ghana: PSWU holds 11th quadrennial confab, focuses on strengthening public sector institutions

  • 20 December 2023

    Petition: Rescind FSC certification in military junta-ruled Myanmar!

  • 4 December 2023

    Asia Pacific: BWI Global Organising Academy consolidates regional team

  • 28 November 2023

    Nepal: BWI and ADB conduct joint inspection and training on energy infra sites

  • 27 November 2023

    Africa and Middle East: Unions endorse BWI’s climate manifesto, call for more health and safety protection for workers

  • 22 November 2023

    Qatar 2022 – One year since the FIFA World Cup

  • 17 November 2023

    India: Unions denounce gov’t plan to send migrant construction workers to Israel

  • 10 November 2023

    Svensson international prize now accepts nominations

  • 5 November 2023

    Poland: Union secures another win for IKEA workers

  • 5 November 2023

    UNIA pushes for decent pensions, better wages and reduced working hours

  • 26 September 2023

    Victory at IKEA: Union leader returns to work

  • 26 September 2023

    Zimbabwe: Union holds 8th National Congress, urges members to forge higher unities

  • 23 September 2023

    BWI and DGB-Bildungswerk train Amazonian unions on international labour standards

  • 18 September 2023

    Building workers’ power in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

  • 6 July 2023

    Southern Africa: Unions press anti-asbestos drive for remainder of 2023

  • 6 July 2023

    Ghana : Unions to sustain organising, education and advocacy momentum

  • 26 June 2023

    India: Cement unions secure nationwide wage increase

  • 20 June 2023

    BWI’s young unionists strategise actions for better future, prep for 2024 youth festival

  • 5 June 2023

    Electricians are the green future’s jobs—BWI

  • 11 May 2023

    BWI releases report on inspections of Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium construction

  • 10 May 2023

    We Made It Happen! BWI reports record-high IWMD actions

  • 10 May 2023

    Groups want a modern Rotterdam Convention to protect public health and environment

  • 9 May 2023

    Amendment to Rotterdam Convention pushed to address “veto mechanism”

  • 9 May 2023

    “Juego Limpio” in the North America 2026 FIFA World Cup

  • 9 May 2023

    BWI and ADB sign cooperation agreement

  • 5 May 2023

    BWI’s “Make it happen” campaign sweeps Pan Europe

  • 5 May 2023

    Rising to the occasion: Africa and Middle East unions want OHS right implemented

  • 3 May 2023

    Latin America: BWI affiliates mobilise for 2023 International Workers Memorial Day

  • 3 May 2023

    Asia Pacific unions: OHS as a right, make it happen!

  • 28 April 2023

    BWI Statement on the 2023 International Workers’ Memorial Day

  • 27 April 2023

    Qatar: 2023 Migrant Workers Cup

  • 27 April 2023

    BWI discuss with affiliates FSC’s new core labour requirements in chain of custody

  • 26 April 2023

    Türkiye: Unions mark IWMD, decry alarming number of work-related deaths

  • 25 April 2023

    BWI to launch its OSH Brigade Manual

  • 23 April 2023

    IWMD23: Construction workers must be protected from asbestos

  • 21 April 2023

    Uganda: A year after deadly Holcim fire, justice eludes workers

  • 30 March 2023

    Call to Action: 2023 International Workers’ Memorial Day

  • 23 March 2023

    Malaysia: ILO Committee supports union against company's refusal to negotiate

  • 16 March 2023

    Solidarity amidst Chile’s forest fires

  • 15 March 2023

    FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights

  • 15 March 2023

    Bangladesh: BWI and ADB inspect energy projects to ensure labour rights

  • 9 March 2023

    Türkiye: Union opposes return-to-work order in quake-hit workplaces

  • 6 March 2023

    Zambia: Unions hold field education on workplace health and safety

  • 1 February 2023

    Paris: First international visit to construction sites of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games held

  • 23 January 2023

    BWI and SUNTRACS visit Panama’s Metro line 3 project

  • 8 January 2023

    Turkiye: Union pushes for improved working conditions amidst climate crisis

  • 2 December 2022

    Ghana: Unionists train on OHS and labour clauses for better MNC organising

  • 31 October 2022

    On the South Korea halloween stampede

  • 27 October 2022

    OHS Victories: Looking back, moving forward

  • 21 October 2022

    Türkiye: Coal mine explosion leaves 41 workers dead

  • 14 October 2022

    Overwhelming support for core labour standards in FSC assembly

  • 7 October 2022

    Innovation in action: BWI affiliates campaign for improved labour standards

  • 6 October 2022

    Qatar workers and Austrian union receive BWI Fair Games Award

  • 6 October 2022

    BWI gathers industry players building Olympics, Grand Paris Express infra

  • 6 October 2022

    BWI General Secretary Report to 5th World Congress

  • 29 September 2022

    ACVBIE visits 15,000 workers to promote OHS as fundamental right

  • 28 September 2022

    Workers building Paris’ Olympic Village go on strike

  • 21 September 2022

    Historic visit to Grand Paris Express construction leads to social charter signing

  • 14 September 2022

    Construction workers’ network capacitates trainers on OHS and CBA

  • 29 August 2022

    Filipino unionists call for probe on growing number of work-related deaths



  • 16 August 2022

    Africa: Unions strengthen organising capacities in Chinese MNCs

  • 13 August 2022

    FIFA 2022 World Cup: 100 days - a decent work legacy for migrant workers in Qatar?

  • 8 August 2022

    Latin America and the Caribbean: Unionists celebrate unity, share BWI regional presidency

  • 25 July 2022

    East Africa: Trade unions strengthen research on IFI-funded infra projects

  • 14 July 2022

    280 forestry workers finish Turkish union’s OHS trainings

  • 6 July 2022

    BWI and TUAC team up for quality infrastructure investment

  • 4 July 2022

    OHS as a right: Unions highlight contribution to historic victory

  • 4 July 2022

    Philippines: International trade unionists visit Metro Manila Subway project

  • 29 June 2022

    ASD Laminate continues to bust union in Turkey

  • 24 June 2022

    Africa wood and forestry network revisits and strengthens strategies leading to BWI World Congress

  • 23 June 2022

    BWI and EFBWW: OHS is now a fundamental right!

  • 22 June 2022

    Italian footballers and unions sign agreement to promote health and safety in sports infrastructure

  • 16 June 2022

    Unions want all hazardous chemicals listed in Rotterdam Convention

  • 15 June 2022

    BWI construction unions pioneer global strategy on Chinese MNCs

  • 11 June 2022

    We did it! OHS is now a fundamental right!

  • 9 June 2022

    BWI Building and Wood Workers' International BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson on the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference

  • 8 June 2022

    Inclusion of pro-asbestos group in Rotterdam Convention COP condemned

  • 7 June 2022

    Action Alert: Jobs shouldn't kill. Make OHS a fundamental right

  • 25 May 2022

    India: Non-compliance to OHS standards results in fatal quarry accident

  • 24 May 2022

    Malaysia: Woman union leader elected to FSC Board

  • 18 May 2022

    IWMD 2022: 105 BWI affiliates in 50 countries call to recognise OHS as a fundamental right

  • 12 May 2022

    Panama: SUNTRACS inks 113 OHS declarations with construction companies

  • 11 May 2022

    Global unions call on Holcim shareholders to prioritise health and safety and workers’ rights

  • 10 May 2022

    Union to Union and SIDA visit BWI affiliates in Kenya

  • 3 May 2022

    BWI attends World Forestry Congress, pushes for more social dialogue

  • 29 April 2022

    Montenegro: Union receives award for outstanding work on OHS

  • 29 April 2022

    Zimbabwe: Trade unions educate workers on OHS as fundamental labour right

  • 28 April 2022

    BWI and EFBWW say jobs shouldn't kill, push for OHS as fundamental right

  • 27 April 2022

    BWI World Board action calls for OHS as a fundamental worker right

  • 15 April 2022

    Southern Africa: Construction unions prepare for climate actions

  • 14 April 2022

    BWI releases position paper on core OHS conventions

  • 4 April 2022

    BWI, Labour Ministry, and migrant workers discuss labour reforms with footballers and ILO at Community Leaders Forum in Qatar

  • 1 April 2022

    BWI and FIFPRO organise Migrant Workers’ Cup in Qatar

  • 31 March 2022

    1M signatures for a robust, rights-based and just ADB safeguards policy!

  • 23 March 2022

    The World Cup and Qatar: An Open Letter

  • 22 March 2022

    Peru: Weight reduction of cement bags gets consensus of gov't and employers

  • 20 March 2022

    Action Alert: Leave a legacy in Qatar. Build the Migrant Workers’ Centre

  • 20 March 2022

    BWI to hold annual sports conference on migrant workers’ rights

  • 18 March 2022

    East African unions push for joint workplace inspections in IFI-funded infra projects

  • 10 March 2022

    FSC blocks wood sourcing in Russia and Belarus

  • 9 March 2022

    Second Audit of Workers' Conditions at QDVC by the Global Union Federation BWI: Report released

  • 7 March 2022

    PEFC declares all timber from Belarus and Russia “conflict timber”

  • 1 March 2022

    ILO Meeting of Experts adopts revised Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Construction

  • 23 February 2022

    BWI participates in ILO experts' meeting to revise construction's health and safety code

  • 21 February 2022

    Celebrating Inhumanity – Lessons from the Winter Olympics in China

  • 15 February 2022

    Brazil: BWI signs OHS Declaration covering 2,530 Faber-Castell workers

  • 8 February 2022

    Dubai: Belgian Deputy PM and BWI meet migrant workers at BESIX construction site

  • 7 February 2022

    Belgian authorities support BWI's health and safety declaration covering 18M workers worldwide

  • 28 January 2022

    France: BWI denounces accidents in Olympic Village and Grand Paris construction sites

  • 26 January 2022

    Uganda: Fire in Holcim subsidiary kills 3, injures 8 others

  • 20 January 2022

    ENGIE signs new global framework agreement with BWI, IndustriALL and PSI

  • 19 January 2022

    Brazil: Unions to mark Brumadinho dam disaster, push for stricter regulatory measures

  • 17 January 2022

    BWI inspects two key BESIX construction sites in Côte d'Ivoire

  • 19 November 2021

    SASK launches campaign on migrant workers’ rights

  • 26 October 2021

    Expo2020: Migrant workers’ rights in UAE

  • 13 October 2021

    Azerbaijan ordered to pay workers victimised by human trafficking and forced labour

  • 16 July 2021

    BWI to release report on labour rights in Qatar

  • 3 June 2021

    General Secretary Report 2021 (Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles)

  • 3 May 2021

    Byggnads lauds Swedish footballers' support for migrant workers

  • 27 April 2021

    German football team commits to promote labour rights in 2022 World Cup

  • 18 April 2021

    Labour Rights and FIFA (GS Report 2021)

  • 11 June 2019

    The ILO at a Hundred

  • 18 October 2018

    BWI confers Rights for All Award to Myanmar woman unionist