Wood & Forestry involves the management, conservation, and cultivation of forests, balancing economic and environmental objectives.
News related to Wood & Forestry's sector
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7 July 2026
Armenia: BWI holds mission to Yerevan, builds partnership with unions
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4 June 2026
Forest Europe: Pan-European countries reaffirm commitment to forests’ future
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27 May 2026
GS congress in Sweden: We are the future
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8 May 2026
Heat stress: A hazardous and deadly occupational risk for workers
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2 March 2026
ARTESCO–STAEDTLER PERU: UNION DEMANDS RESPECT AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE
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4 February 2026
BWI and IKEA strengthen collaboration through a joint supplier visit in Brazil
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2 February 2026
Historic milestone: Brazil launches Portuguese version of ILO Forestry Safety Code, calls for National Safe and Healthy Work Pact
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10 November 2025
Workers on the climate frontline: BWI brings heat and forest justice to COP30
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4 November 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina: SSŠPDPBIH celebrates 120 years, Charts bold course ahead
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1 November 2025
FSC-Panama MoU signing: A betrayal of workers, and a forestry scam
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30 October 2025
BWI welcomes long-overdue termination of all FSC certificates in Myanmar
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13 October 2025
Bolivia: Union’s voice takes centre stage in wood and forestry industry, joins Amazon campaign
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24 September 2025
A United front for workers: BWI congratulates the IAM Wood, Pulp & Paper Council
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23 September 2025
TEUPM strengthens leadership skills to consolidate union strength
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17 September 2025
BWI Africa and Middle East region unite for Climate Justice!
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14 September 2025
BWI's decent work program for the Amazon: A proposal for COP30
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4 September 2025
There will be no future for the Amazon without decent work!
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29 August 2025
COP-30: Challenges and opportunities for trade unions
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22 August 2025
TARIM ORMAN-İŞ exposes negligence, urges major reforms in fighting forest fires
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13 August 2025
Malaysia: Union advances climate justice and workers’ protection in forestry
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11 August 2025
Kahutindo secured another minimum wage victory in East Java, Indonesia
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31 July 2025
10 people die in Türkiye forest fire: This is not an accident, it’s negligence
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30 July 2025
Brazilian timber sector on alert: Trump’s tariffs threaten jobs
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21 May 2025
TEUPM holds workshop on labour laws and decrees in Malaysia
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9 May 2025
New developing sector for GCFITU in Georgia
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7 May 2025
BWI calls for forest justice at PEFC Forest Forum in Vietnam
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2 May 2025
Indonesia leads global milestone with launch of National Adaptation of ILO Code of Practice on OSH in Forest Work
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9 April 2025
BWI proposes to Lula “decent work program” for the Amazon
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1 April 2025
BWI welcomes launch of revised ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry Work
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12 March 2025
India: FFCCW holds productive dialogue with Tamil Nadu Industry Minister
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29 January 2025
Victory: Indonesian forest workers secure sectoral minimum wage hike
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29 January 2025
US: IKEA distribution center workers take action for fair wages and rights
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21 January 2025
PEFC re-elects BWI’s Fatimah Mohammad to its International Board
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20 January 2025
BWI launches global campaign to protect rainforests and workers' rights
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27 August 2024
BWI Global Day of Action for the Amazon
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24 August 2024
Eyes on Belem 2025: Building a sustainable Amazonian rainforest with decent jobs from the ground up
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13 August 2024
KAHUTINDO National Congress calls for Climate Justice
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9 July 2024
Holding the line for women workers: The journey of Ghana’s Eva Atobrah Agyekum
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4 July 2024
Hope in OHS training: 90 Turkish forestry workers enhance safety amid rising forestry fatalities
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12 June 2024
BWI scores big against FSC-certified companies in junta-ruled Myanmar
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6 June 2024
Croatia: Forestry union elects new leaders, secures wage hike agreement
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20 May 2024
Unions celebrate “victories” in revised OSH Code of Practice in Forestry Work
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23 April 2024
Türkiye: Union sustains FSC joint inspections, strengthens fight for forest sustainability
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4 March 2024
Suriname: Workers demand decent work, denounce Amazon rainforest destruction
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26 February 2024
Indonesia: Initiating regulatory improvement to strengthen workplace health and safety in forestry
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7 February 2024
BWI stands in solidarity with Chileans amid forest wildfires
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29 January 2024
FSC’s Latin America and Caribbean members call for suspension of Myanmar’s certification system
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20 December 2023
Petition: Rescind FSC certification in military junta-ruled Myanmar!
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5 November 2023
Poland: Union secures another win for IKEA workers
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26 September 2023
Victory at IKEA: Union leader returns to work
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23 September 2023
BWI and DGB-Bildungswerk train Amazonian unions on international labour standards
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27 April 2023
BWI discuss with affiliates FSC’s new core labour requirements in chain of custody
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23 March 2023
Malaysia: ILO Committee supports union against company's refusal to negotiate
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16 March 2023
Solidarity amidst Chile’s forest fires
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9 March 2023
Türkiye: Union opposes return-to-work order in quake-hit workplaces
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8 January 2023
Turkiye: Union pushes for improved working conditions amidst climate crisis
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21 October 2022
Türkiye: Coal mine explosion leaves 41 workers dead
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14 October 2022
Overwhelming support for core labour standards in FSC assembly
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14 July 2022
280 forestry workers finish Turkish union’s OHS trainings
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29 June 2022
ASD Laminate continues to bust union in Turkey
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24 June 2022
Africa wood and forestry network revisits and strengthens strategies leading to BWI World Congress
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25 May 2022
India: Non-compliance to OHS standards results in fatal quarry accident
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3 May 2022
BWI attends World Forestry Congress, pushes for more social dialogue
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10 March 2022
FSC blocks wood sourcing in Russia and Belarus
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7 March 2022
PEFC declares all timber from Belarus and Russia “conflict timber”