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Structure

Presidium
Auditors' Committee
World Board
World Council
International Women's Committee
Regional Committees
International Youth Committee
Regional Women's Committees
Regional Youth Committees

World Council

The World Council is the supreme governing body that meets between Congresses and is responsible for all policies and operations. Members are made up of representatives of stipulated groups of countries, the General Secretary and the chair of the International Women's Committee.

  • Presidium

    • Per-Olof SJÖÖ Headshot

      Per-Olof (Peo) SJÖÖ

      President

      Swedish Union of Forestry, Wood and Graphical Workers

      Sweden

    • Gail (CARTMAIL) ASTRINAKIS Headshot

      Gail (CARTMAIL) ASTRINAKIS

      Deputy-President

      Unite the Union Construction division

      United Kingdom

    • Nicole SIMONS Headshot

      Nicole SIMONS

      Deputy-President

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Phyo Sandar SOE Headshot

      Phyo Sandar SOE

      Deputy-President

      Building and Wood Workers Federation of Myanmar

      Myanmar

    • Saúl MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ Headshot

      Saúl MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ

      Deputy-President

      National Construction Industry Workers´ Union

      Panama

    • Patrick VANDENBERGHE Headshot

      Patrick VANDENBERGHE

      Deputy-President

      ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union

      Belgium

    • Albert Emilo YUSON Headshot

      Albert Emilo (Ambet) YUSON

      General Secretary

      Building & Wood Workers' International

      Switzerland

  • Africa - Middle East and North Africa

    • Abdelmonem Ibrahim Mohamed ELGAMAL Headshot

      Abdelmonem Ibrahim Mohamed ELGAMAL

      Regional Vice-President

      General Trade Union for Building and Wood Industries Workers

      Egypt

  • Asia/Pacific

    • David John NOONAN Headshot

      David John (Dave) NOONAN

      Regional Vice-President

      Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Australia (Construction and General Division)

      Australia

  • Europe

    • Bruno BOTHUA Headshot

      Bruno BOTHUA

      Regional Vice-President

      National Federation of Construction Wood and Furniture Employees CGT

      France

  • Latin America & Caribbean

    • Raimundo RIBEIRO SANTOS FILHO BAHIA

      Regional Vice-President

      PR - Trade Union of Workers in Construction of Roads and Public & Private Works of the State of Paraná

      Brazil

  • North America

    • James A. WILLIAMS Jr Headshot

      James A. WILLIAMS Jr

      President

      International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

      United States

  • Group 1 - (Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) Group 1

    • Kim SÖDERSTRÖM

      Member

      Swedish Building Workers' Trade Union

      Sweden

    • Gabriella LAVECCHIA Headshot

      Gabriella LAVECCHIA

      1st Substitute

      Swedish Union of Service and Communication Employees

      Sweden

    • Kenneth LUND

      2nd Substitute

      Unionen

      Sweden

    • Kimmo PALONEN

      Member

      Construction Trade Union

      Finland

    • Geir Ove KULSETH

      1st Substitute

      EL & IT Forbundet

      Norway

    • Janne RONKAINEN

      2nd Substitute

      Finnish Industrial Union

      Finland

    • Søren Sand KIRK

      Member

      BAT-Kartellet

      Denmark

    • Kristjan Thordur SNAEBJARNARSON Headshot

      Kristjan Thordur SNAEBJARNARSON

      1st Substitute

      Federation of Skilled Construction and Industrial Workers

      Iceland

    • Nikolaj VILLADSEN

      2nd Substitute

      United Federation of Danish Workers

      Denmark

    • Ingrid TOLLEFSEN

      Member

      Norwegian Union of General Workers

      Norway

    • Vacant position

      1st Substitute

    • Minea PYYKÖNEN Headshot

      Minea PYYKÖNEN

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union Pro

      Finland

  • Group 2 - (Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands) Group 2

    • Zamaney MENSO Headshot

      Zamaney MENSO

      Member

      Dutch Trade Union Federation

      Netherlands

    • Ellen HOEIJENBOS Headshot

      Ellen HOEIJENBOS

      1st Substitute

      Dutch Trade Union Federation

      Netherlands

    • Dennis VEREGGEN Headshot

      Dennis VEREGGEN

      2nd Substitute

      Dutch Trade Union Federation

      Netherlands

    • Gianni DE VLAMINCK Headshot

      Gianni DE VLAMINCK

      Member

      La Centrale Générale FGTB

      Belgium

    • Arnaud LEVEQUE

      1st Substitute

      La Centrale Générale FGTB

      Belgium

    • Alexandre GOVAERTS

      2nd Substitute

      La Centrale Générale FGTB

      Belgium

    • Patrick VANDENBERGHE Headshot

      Patrick VANDENBERGHE

      Member

      ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union

      Belgium

    • Pierre CUPPENS Headshot

      Pierre CUPPENS

      1st Substitute

      ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union

      Belgium

    • Laetitia BALDAN Headshot

      Laetitia BALDAN

      2nd Substitute

      ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union

      Belgium

  • Group 3 - (Germany) - Group 3

    • Robert FEIGER Headshot

      Robert FEIGER

      Member

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Nicole SIMONS Headshot

      Nicole SIMONS

      1st Substitute

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Antonius (Toni) ALLGAIER

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Carsten BURCKHARDT

      Member

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Christian BECK

      1st Substitute

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • Hendrik WOLTERS

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment

      Germany

    • * Wolfgang LEMB *

      Member

      Metalworker's Union

      Germany

    • Vacant position

      1st Substitute

    • Friedhelm AHRENS

      2nd Substitute

      Metalworker's Union

      Germany

  • Group 4 - (Austria, Switzerland) Group 4

    • Herbert AUFNER

      Member

      Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union

      Austria

    • Christian FÖLZER

      1st Substitute

      Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union

      Austria

    • Barbara HUBER

      2nd Substitute

      Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union

      Austria

    • Nico LUTZ Headshot

      Nico LUTZ

      Member

      Unia

      Switzerland

    • Bruna CAMPANELLO

      1st Substitute

      Unia

      Switzerland

    • Rita SCHIAVI Headshot

      Rita SCHIAVI

      2nd Substitute

      Unia

      Switzerland

  • Group 5 - (France, Italy) Group 5

    • Bruno BOTHUA Headshot

      Bruno BOTHUA

      Member

      National Federation of Construction Wood and Furniture Employees CGT

      France

    • Jean-Marc CANDILLE

      1st Substitute

      National Federation of Salaried Workers in Construction and Wood Industries

      France

    • Christian ROY Headshot

      Christian ROY

      2nd Substitute

      Building, Public Works, Wood, Paper, Ceramics, Quarries and Construction Materials

      France

    • Marco BENATI

      Member

      Italian Federation of Wood, Building and Allied Industry Workers

      Italy

    • Andrea MERLI

      1st Substitute

      National Federation of Building, Wood and Allied Workers

      Italy

    • Claudio SOTTILE

      2nd Substitute

      Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers

      Italy

  • Group 6 - (Portugal, Spain) Group 6

    • Daniel BARRAGÁN BURGUI Headshot

      Daniel BARRAGÁN BURGUI

      Member

      CCOO del Hábitat

      Spain

    • Mariano HOYA CALLOSA Headshot

      Mariano HOYA CALLOSA

      1st Substitute

      UGT FICA

      Spain

    • Sergio ESTELA GALLEGO

      2nd Substitute

      UGT FICA

      Spain

  • Group 7 - (Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom) Group 7

    • Gail (CARTMAIL) ASTRINAKIS Headshot

      Gail (CARTMAIL) ASTRINAKIS

      Member

      Unite the Union Construction division

      United Kingdom

    • Paul MOONEY

      1st Substitute

      Unite the Union Construction division

      United Kingdom

    • Adrian KANE

      2nd Substitute

      Services Industrial Professional Technical Union

      Ireland

    • Tracey WHITTLE

      Member

      Unite the Union Construction division

      United Kingdom

    • James McCABE

      1st Substitute

      Unite the Union Construction division

      United Kingdom

    • John REGAN

      2nd Substitute

      Services Industrial Professional Technical Union

      Ireland

  • Group 8 - (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic) Group 8

    • Kristine RAPA

      Member

      Forest and Wood Workers Trade Union of Latvia

      Latvia

    • Piotr NALEWAJEK

      1st Substitute

      Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union

      Poland

    • Vacant position

      2nd Substitute

  • Group 9 - (Bulgaria, Romania) Group 9

    • Yordan YORDANOV

      Member

      Federation “Construction, Industry and Water Supply”-Podkrepa

      Bulgaria

    • Gheorghe BALACEANU

      1st Substitute

      General Union Federation FAMILIA

      Romania

    • Plamena PARTENIOTIS

      2nd Substitute

      Federation “Construction, Industry and Water Supply”-Podkrepa

      Bulgaria

  • Group 10 (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia) Group 10

    • Lejla CATIC Headshot

      Lejla CATIC

      Member

      Independant Trade Union of Forestry, Wood Processing and Paper in Bosnia and Herzegovina

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • Domagoj FERDEBAR Headshot

      Domagoj FERDEBAR

      1st Substitute

      Trade Union of Construction Industry of Croatia

      Croatia

    • Ivan PESHEVSKI

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union of Civil Engineering, Industry and Planning of Republic of North Macedonia

      North Macedonia (Rep. Of)

  • Group 11 (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation,Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) Group 11

    • Vasyl ANDREYEV Headshot

      Vasyl ANDREYEV

      Member

      Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union of Ukraine

      Ukraine

    • Victor TALMACI

      1st Substitute

      Federation of Constructions and Building Material's Trade Unions "SINDICONS" of the Republic of Moldova

      Moldova

    • Marina KURTANIDZE

      2nd Substitute

      The Georgian Constructors and Foresters Independent Trade Union

      Georgia

  • Group 12 (Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Malta, Türkiye) Group 12

    • Ramazan AGAR Headshot

      Ramazan AGAR

      Member

      Turkish Union of Road, Construction and Building Workers

      Türkiye

    • Yitzhak MOYAL Headshot

      Yitzhak MOYAL

      1st Substitute

      National Union of Building, Wood Workers - Histadrut

      Israel

    • Stelios TSIAPOUTIS

      2nd Substitute

      Federation of Construction and Mines Workers (SEK)

      Cyprus

  • Group 13 (Canada, United States) Group 13

    • Robert WALLS Headshot

      Robert (Bob) WALLS

      Member

      International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

      United States

    • Jeff BROMLEY

      1st Substitute

      United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

      Canada

    • Vacant position

      2nd Substitute

    • James A. WILLIAMS Jr Headshot

      James A. WILLIAMS Jr

      Member

      International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

      United States

    • Ryan KEKERIS Headshot

      Ryan KEKERIS

      1st Substitute

      International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

      United States

    • Chris ROOTES

      2nd Substitute

      International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

      United States

  • Group 14 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo) Group 14

    • Diarraf NDAO

      Member

      BTP/CNTS - National Union of Construction Workers

      Senegal

    • Guillaume ZOUNGRANA

      1st Substitute

      Federation of Building and Wood Workers of Faso

      Burkina Faso

    • Ronald Abessolo BYO'O

      2nd Substitute

      Building, Public Works, Wood, Sawing Workers' Union

      Gabon

  • Group 15 (Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) Group 15

    • Stephen Igho OKORO Headshot

      Stephen Igho OKORO

      Member

      National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture & Wood Workers

      Nigeria

    • Ibrahim (Prince) WALAMA

      1st Substitute

      National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture & Wood Workers

      Nigeria

    • Ayodeji TEMIDAYO ADEYEMO

      2nd Substitute

      Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association

      Nigeria

  • Group 16 (Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe) Group 16

    • Phillip VILAKAZI

      Member

    • Mohumad Reeaz CHUTTOO

      1st Substitute

      Construction Metal, Wooden and Related Industries Employees Union

      Mauritius

    • Justina JONAS

      2nd Substitute

  • Group 17 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) Group 17

    • Zegeye Haileselassie MEKONNEN

      Member

      Ethiopian Industrial Federation of Construction, Wood, Metal, Cement & other Trade Unions

      Ethiopia

    • Evariste HABYARIMANA

      1st Substitute

      Trade Union of Workers Company in Construction and Carpentry

      Rwanda

    • Vacant position

      2nd Substitute

  • Group 18 (Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia) Group 18

    • Ahmed BAHANNISS

      Member

      National Union of Building and Wood Workers

      Morocco

    • Taieb BAHRI

      1st Substitute

      FGBB / UGTT Federation of Building and Wood

      Tunisia

    • Mohamad JABERI

      2nd Substitute

      National Union of Building and Wood Workers

      Morocco

  • Group 19 (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen) Group 19

    • Mahmoud Salem Abbas AL-HIYARI

      Member

    • Saher SARSOUR

      1st Substitute

      National Union of Building & Wood Workers

      Palestinian Territory

    • Aqeel MOUSLEM

      2nd Substitute

      General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions

      Bahrain

  • Group 20 (Hong-Kong, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, South Korea) Group 20

    • Yasushi NAKAMURA

      Member

      Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Union

      Japan

    • Oki Gi JANG

      1st Substitute

      Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions

      South Korea

    • Vacant name

      2nd Substitute

      Construction Site Workers’ General Union

      Hong Kong (China)

  • Group 21 (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam) Group 21

    • Siau Fang LIAW Headshot

      Siau Fang (Engrit) LIAW

      Member

      Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union

      Malaysia

    • Mary Jane VARGAS

      1st Substitute

      National Union of Building and Construction Workers

      Philippines

    • Maulana Muhammad HUSAIN

      2nd Substitute

      The Indonesian Federation of People Labour Unions

      Indonesia

  • Group 22 ( Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) Group 22

    • Rama Chandra KHUNTIA Headshot

      Rama Chandra KHUNTIA

      Member

      Indian National Building, Construction, Forest and Wood Workers’ Federation

      India

    • Smritee LAMA TAMANG

      1st Substitute

      Central Union of Painters, Plumbers, Electro and Construction Workers

      Nepal

    • Mohammad Aslam ADIL

      2nd Substitute

      Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers

      Pakistan

  • Group 23 (Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) Group 23

    • Vacant position

      Member

    • John ALEXANDER Headshot

      John ALEXANDER

      1st Substitute

      Construction Energy and Timber Workers’ Union of Fiji

      Fiji

    • Vacant name

      2nd Substitute

      New Zealand Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union

      New Zealand

  • Group 24 (Australia) Group 24

    • David John NOONAN Headshot

      David John (Dave) NOONAN

      Member

      Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Australia (Construction and General Division)

      Australia

    • Michael WRIGHT

      1st Substitute

      Electrical Trades Union of Australia

      Australia

    • Andrew James SUTHERLAND

      2nd Substitute

      Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Australia (Construction and General Division)

      Australia

  • Group 25 (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela ) Group 25

    • Hoover DELGADO HURTADO

      Member

      Equatorian Federation of Operators and Mechanics of Road Equipment

      Ecuador

    • Jose LÓPEZ POSADA

      1st Substitute

      Colombian Association of Construction, Building Materials and Wood Worker's

      Colombia

    • Luis GILVONIO ALEGRIA

      2nd Substitute

      National Federation of Cement and Pre-mix Workers of Peru

      Peru

  • Group 26 (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) Group 26

    • Gerardo MARTÍNEZ Headshot

      Gerardo MARTÍNEZ

      Member

      Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina

      Argentina

    • Jorge GORNATTI

      1st Substitute

      Association of Trade Unions in the Wood Industry in the Republic of Argentina

      Argentina

    • Roberto BURGOS

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union of Workers in Masisa Mapal Plant

      Chile

  • Group 27 (Brazil) Group 27

    • Raimundo RIBEIRO SANTOS FILHO BAHIA

      Member

      PR - Trade Union of Workers in Construction of Roads and Public & Private Works of the State of Paraná

      Brazil

    • Adalberto (Bebeto) SOUZA GALVAO

      1st Substitute

      Trade Union of Workers in Construction Industries of the State of Bahia

      Brazil

    • Gelson SANTANA

      2nd Substitute

      Trade Union of Workers in Civil Construction Industries of Porto Alegre

      Brazil

  • Group 28 (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama) Group 28

    • Napoleón GÓMEZ URRUTIA

      Member

      International Confederation of Workers

      Mexico

    • Jaime CABALLERO

      1st Substitute

      National Construction Industry Workers´ Union

      Panama

    • Julio DIAZ

      2nd Substitute

      National Construction and Services Union of Guatemala

      Guatemala

  • Group 29 (Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, French Guyana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Surinam, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago) Group 29

    • Pedro Julio ALCANTARA

      Member

      National Federation of Workers in the Construction, Wood and Construction Materials Industries

      Dominican Republic

    • Renee JONES

      1st Substitute

    • Collin VIRGO

      2nd Substitute

      Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

      Jamaica

  • International Women's Commitee

    • Marta PUJADAS Headshot

      Marta PUJADAS

      Chair IWC

      Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina

      Argentina

  • International Youth Committee

    • Vinodh KUMAR

      Chair IYC

      Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalargal Madhiya Sangam (Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Central Union)

      India

    • Eliéser CORDOBA Headshot

      Eliéser CORDOBA

      1st Vice-Chair IYC

      National Construction Industry Workers´ Union

      Panama

  • Regional Representive (Non-voting right)

    • Crecentia MOFOKENG Headshot

      Crecentia MOFOKENG

      Regional Representative

      Building & Wood Workers' International Africa & MENA

      Republic of South Africa

    • Apolinar "Dong" TOLENTINO Headshot

      Apolinar "Dong" TOLENTINO

      Regional Representative

      Building and Wood Workers' International - Asia & Pacific

      Malaysia

    • Geneviève KALINA Headshot

      Geneviève KALINA

      Regional Representative

      Building & Wood Workers' International

      Switzerland

    • Nilton FREITAS Headshot

      Nilton FREITAS

      Regional Representative

      Building and Wood Workers' International - Latin America & Caribbean

      Panama