03 May 2022 07:14
BWI attends World Forestry Congress, pushes for more social dialogue
“With all the tools available– ILO Standards, Recommendation and Protocols, certification schemes, procurement policies, OECD Guidelines and social dialogue – trade union organisations must be fully represented in all levels of negotiations to advance decent work, green jobs and sustainability in the forest sector.”
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20 December 2021 05:57
BWI’s IKEA Network for Social Justice issued a newsletter which provided the latest landscape in the campaign for decent work and labour rights in the Swedish-origin, Dutch-headquartered multinational company. Read more...
03 December 2021 03:12
The Branch Trade Union of Forestry and Woodworking Workers of Serbia and the United Trade Union Organization of Vojvodinaforest, Petrovaradin on 21 September won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering 1,450 workers employed in “Vojvodinašume” (Vojvodinaforest), a public company which holds an FSC FM/COC certificate.
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25 October 2021 14:50
International labour coalition says closure of U.S. IKEA facility lacks workers’ consultations, violates OECD guidelines and global framework agreementRead more...
14 October 2021 02:28
BWI held a three-day visit to Turkey on 1-3 October to touch base with its affiliates, the Turkish Forestry Workers’ Union (ORMAN-IS) and the Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors (TARIM ORMAN-IS).
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26 August 2021 06:46
The precarious working condition of Turkey’s forest workers and rangers took center stage after more than 200 forest fires burnt 1,600 square kilometres of the country’s forests, including villages in its Mediterranean region. The wildfires which started from July to August 24, 2021 have reportedly killed 8 people. Read more...
24 August 2021 05:12
The Forest, Wood Processing and Paper Trade Union of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) held recently a national assembly and unanimously re-elected Vlado Pavlovic as president. Read more...
23 August 2021 06:38
Trade unionists this month helped put out a forest fire in Eastern Bosnia that threatened to engulf villages on the Veliki Stolac mountain. The region is home to the Pancic spruce, one of the oldest tree species in Europe.
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19 July 2021 08:47
A forest ranger who caught the Turkish public’s admiration after arresting those behind the theft of 2,168 trucks of sand from ancient Patara Beach in Antalya, won his battle for reinstatement after thousands of netizens condemned his arbitrary dismissal. Read more...