Wood & Forestry

Wood & Forestry involves the management, conservation, and cultivation of forests, balancing economic and environmental objectives.

News related to Wood & Forestry's sector

 

  • 7 July 2026

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

  • 4 June 2026

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

  • 27 May 2026

    GS congress in Sweden: We are the future

  • 8 May 2026

    Heat stress: A hazardous and deadly occupational risk for workers

  • 2 March 2026

    ARTESCO–STAEDTLER PERU: UNION DEMANDS RESPECT AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE

  • 4 February 2026

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

  • 2 February 2026

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

  • 10 November 2025

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

  • 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

  • 13 October 2025

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

  • 24 September 2025

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

  • 23 September 2025

    TEUPM strengthens leadership skills to consolidate union strength

  • 17 September 2025

    BWI Africa and Middle East region unite for Climate Justice!

  • 14 September 2025

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

  • 4 September 2025

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

  • 29 August 2025

    COP-30: Challenges and opportunities for trade unions

  • 22 August 2025

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

  • 13 August 2025

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

  • 11 August 2025

    Kahutindo secured another minimum wage victory in East Java, Indonesia

  • 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

  • 21 May 2025

    TEUPM holds workshop on labour laws and decrees in Malaysia

  • 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

  • 9 April 2025

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

  • 1 April 2025

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

  • 12 March 2025

    India: FFCCW holds productive dialogue with Tamil Nadu Industry Minister

  • 29 January 2025

    Victory: Indonesian forest workers secure sectoral minimum wage hike

  • 29 January 2025

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

  • 21 January 2025

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

  • 20 January 2025

    BWI launches global campaign to protect rainforests and workers' rights

  • 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

  • 13 August 2024

    KAHUTINDO National Congress calls for Climate Justice

  • 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

  • 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

  • 20 May 2024

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

  • 23 April 2024

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

  • 4 March 2024

    Suriname: Workers demand decent work, denounce Amazon rainforest destruction

  • 26 February 2024

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

  • 7 February 2024

    BWI stands in solidarity with Chileans amid forest wildfires

  • 29 January 2024

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

  • 20 December 2023

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

  • 5 November 2023

    Poland: Union secures another win for IKEA workers

  • 26 September 2023

    Victory at IKEA: Union leader returns to work

  • 23 September 2023

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

  • 27 April 2023

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

  • 23 March 2023

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

  • 16 March 2023

    Solidarity amidst Chile’s forest fires

  • 9 March 2023

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

  • 8 January 2023

    Turkiye: Union pushes for improved working conditions amidst climate crisis

  • 21 October 2022

    Türkiye: Coal mine explosion leaves 41 workers dead

  • 14 October 2022

    Overwhelming support for core labour standards in FSC assembly

  • 14 July 2022

    280 forestry workers finish Turkish union’s OHS trainings

  • 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

  • 25 May 2022

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

  • 3 May 2022

    BWI attends World Forestry Congress, pushes for more social dialogue

  • 10 March 2022

    FSC blocks wood sourcing in Russia and Belarus

  • 7 March 2022

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