19 September 2019 10:12
Russia: Decent Work for Forestry Workers Campaign is launched
Russia: Decent Work for Forestry Workers Campaign is launched Read more...
19 September 2019 03:29
Trade union leaders from Himachal Pradesh (India) met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) directors in its head office in Manila to discuss workers' complaint on back wages from an ADB-funded road highway project whose contractor has gone into receivership.Read more...
18 September 2019 03:37
Workers building venues and facilities for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are still concerned for their safety as construction delays, a tight schedule and soaring temperatures are reinforcing dangerous work practices.Read more...
16 September 2019 10:28
The National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) concluded its Special Congress on 3 – 6 September 2019 under the theme of “Power of Unity.” The Congress took place at the International Center of Durban and was attended by eight hundred delegates as well as local and international guests. BWI was represented by the Regional Representative, Crecentia Mofokeng and Jeremias Timana, Member of Regional Committee for Southern Africa.Read more...
16 September 2019 08:31
BWI, a global union federation, that has been spearheading the fight for labour and human rights in mega-sporting events, is holding a conference entitled “Sports Campaigning in the 2020’s: Setting Strategies and Identifying Opportunities” from 18-19 September at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Haus 1 located Hiroshimastraße 17 in Berlin, Germany. The conference is hosted by FES and the German construction union IG BAU.Read more...
12 September 2019 09:35
Sub-regional conference on Migrant Workers’ Rights held in UkraineRead more...
10 September 2019 05:39
On 5 September workers and small contractors on the Melamchi Water Supply Project staged a protest in which more than 350 people marched to the project site in Bagmati District, demanding millions of Nepali rupees in unpaid wages and benefits. Read more...
09 September 2019 15:55
The Turkish Supreme Court has delivered a significant court victory to Turkish Wood and Paper Industry Workers Union AGAC-IS, affirming their right to bargain collectively with Kronospan Turkey which was previously known as SFC Integrated Wood Products. Read more...