Special Issues

14 November 2024 08:14

Video: Too hot to work? Heat up workers' rights!

 

Outdoor workers endure gruelling heat on the frontlines of climate change. Without urgent action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C and implement extreme heat protections, their working and living conditions will only worsen. Workers needs protections from heat and compensations for work stoppages. Read more...


12 November 2024 03:49

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) and 3F hosted a regular meeting of the MENAT Network in Amman, Jordan, from 3–4 October.Read more...


08 November 2024 06:41

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has launched a comprehensive initiative to address the urgent issue of rainforest destruction and worker exploitation. Read more...


05 November 2024 06:22

WI stands in solidarity with its members suffering from the impacts of climate change and wishes to express its deepest sympathies to its Spanish affiliates following these devastating floods. Read more...


01 November 2024 10:56

his report makes it abundantly clear that achieving a just transition will require bold, decisive action. We urgently need interventions to elevate occupational safety standards for all workers while addressing the specific challenges migrant workers face, such as language barriers and the constant risk of retaliation for speaking up.Read more...


01 November 2024 07:01

This report highlights socially innovative initiatives (SIIs) in the built environment focused on climate action, emphasizing workers' roles as collective agents with political influence.Read more...


30 October 2024 08:29

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has issued a comprehensive new report titled “Concrete Solutions: Advancing a Just Transition in the Supply Chains of Building Materials Including Cement”, emphasising the urgent need for a just transition in the cement industry amidst far-reaching decarbonisation efforts. Read more...


25 October 2024 11:48

The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) Asia-Pacific stands in solidarity with and extends its support to the Filipino people in the face of the immense devastation caused by Typhoon Kristine (international name: Trami).Read more...


08 October 2024 06:14

In a global context marked by the urgent need to address the climate crisis, Colombia has taken a significant step by organising the "National Trade Union Conference on Climate Justice for the Construction and Forestry Sectors." This event, held on 26 and 27 September in Bogotá and led by the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), brought together key stakeholders to discuss and strategise towards a just transition in these vital sectors.
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