24 March 2023 08:24
Malaysia: ILO Committee supports union against company's refusal to negotiate
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee on Freedom of Association ruled in favour of the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) and its Malaysian affiliate, the Sabah Timber Industry Employees Union (STIEU), regarding a complaint that they filed in 2021 against the Sabah Forest Industries.Read more...
20 March 2023 10:20
As a form of retaliation, ORGE Furniture unlawfully fired seven (7) members of the BWI-affiliated Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers' Union (AGAC-IS) after the union organised the majority of the company’s workers and won official recognition.Read more...
15 March 2023 09:48
On the eve of FIFA 73rd Congress in Rwanda, the undersigned Global Union Federations express serious concerns on the decent work legacy of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the sustainability of labour reforms in Qatar. Read more...
14 March 2023 11:12
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) expresses great concern regarding the dismissal of trade union leader Dariusz Kawka at IKEA Industrie's factory in Lubawa, Poland.Read more...
13 March 2023 04:05
Three leaders of the Gyeonggi Midwest Construction Workers Branch of the Korean Construction Workers' Union (KCWU) on 8 March were arrested and charged by the South Korean government as part of the continuing assault on labour rights in the country. Read more...
13 March 2023 03:42
Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia to protest a proposed measure that seeks to equire all organisations that receive more than 20 percent foreign funding to register as “foreign agents” or face big fines.Read more...
10 March 2023 10:18
As part of BWI’s celebration of this year’s International Women’s Month, the 12 million-strong global union launched its 2023 Women Workers’ Calendar showcasing women trade unionists from different parts of the world and their struggle for women empowerment, workers’ rights, safe spaces and gender equality.Read more...
09 March 2023 10:13
Women oppression is directly linked to environmental degradation. Women workers cannot expect to realise equality in a world ravaged by the climate crisis. Read more...
08 March 2023 02:13
The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) joins the global trade union movement in marking this year’s International Women’s Day by asserting that the struggle for gender equality is the struggle for climate justice.Read more...