07 August 2020 01:47
BWI Solidarity Statement on the Beirut Explosion
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) expresses its sympathies to the Lebanese people on the recent tragedy arising from the explosion at the Beirut Port on Tuesday 4 August 2020. Read more...
06 August 2020 11:10
The BWI-affiliated Construction and Allied Workers Union of Nepal (CAWUN) has called on authorities to provide compensation to eight workers who were killed in a landslide in the Sindhupalchowk District on 3 August.
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21 July 2020 04:19
Responding to the high number of work-related fatalities in the forestry sector, the Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors (TARIM ORMAN-IS) held an occupational health and safety (OHS) training to 45 rural forest workers on 18 July in a forest village in Northern Turkey.
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23 June 2020 05:30
Warning that COVID-19 and exposure to Asbestos could increase the health and safety risks posed to workers, BWI trade unions in Africa and Middle East called for an intensification of their campaign to protect workers from toxic pollutants in workplaces. Read more...
28 April 2019 04:46
Health and Safety is still a burning issue for trade unions in our sectors. Around 100 BWI affiliates organised activities worldwide this 28th April.Read more...