World Council

Per-Olof (PO) SJÖÖ, GS - Union for the Forestry, Wood and Graphical Industries, (Sweden)President

Pierre CUPPENS, ACV-BIE - ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union, (Belgium)Deputy-President

Piet Thamsanqa MATOSA, NUM - National Union of Mineworkers, (South Africa)Deputy-President

Dietmar SCHÄFERS, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)Deputy-President

Albert Emilio (Ambet) YUSON, BWI - Building & Wood Workers' International, (Switzerland)General Secretary

Abdelmonem Ibrahim Mohamed ELGAMAL, GTUBWW - General Trade Union for Building and Wood Industries Workers, (Egypt)Regional Vice-President

Amechi ASUGWUNI, NUCECFWW - National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture & Wood Workers, (Nigeria)1st substitute

Oloka MESILAMU, UBCCECAWU - Uganda Building Construction, Civil Engineering, Cement & Allied Workers’ Union, (Uganda)2nd substitute

David John (Dave) NOONAN, CFMEU - Contruction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Autralia (Construction and General Division), (Australia)Regional Vice-President

Vacant1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Johan LINDHOLM, BYGGNADS - Swedish Building Workers' Trade Union, (Sweden)Regional Vice-President

Vacant1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Saúl MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ, SUNTRACS - Union of Construction Workers, (Panama)Regional Vice-President

Adalberto GALVAÕ, SINTEPAV-BA - Trade Union of Workers in Construction Industries of the State of Bahia, (Brazil)1st substitute

Victor Hugo BRANDAN, UOCRA - Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina, (Argentina)2nd substitute

Michael ROSE, IAMAW - International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , (United States)Regional Vice-President

Vacant1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Johan LINDHOLM, BYGGNADS - Swedish Building Workers' Trade Union, (Sweden)Member

Mikael JOHANSSON, Målareförbundet - Swedish Painters' Trade Union, (Sweden)1st substitute

Valle KARLSSON, SEKO - Swedish Union of Service and Communication Employees , (Sweden)2nd substitute

Matti HARJUNIEMI, Rakennusliitto - Construction Trade Union, (Finland)Member

Jan Olav ANDERSEN, EL & IT, (Norway)1st substitute

Jari NILOSAARI, Puuliitto - Woodworkers' Union of Finland, (Finland)2nd substitute

Gunde ODGAARD, BAT-Kartellet, (Denmark)Member

Kristjan Thordur SNAEBJARNARSON, Rafidnadarsamband - Icelandic Electrical Workers' Union, (Iceland)1st substitute

Jørgen Juul RASMUSSEN, DEF - The Danish Union of Electricians , (Denmark)2nd substitute

Tom DELEU, ACV-BIE - ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union, (Belgium)Member

Justin DAERDEN, ACV-BIE - ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union, (Belgium)1st substitute

Patrick VANDENBERGHE, ACV-BIE - ACV Building, Industry and Energy Union, (Belgium)2nd substitute

Zamaney MENSO, FNV - Dutch Trade Union Federation, (Netherlands)Member

Ellen HOEIJENBOS, FNV - Dutch Trade Union Federation, (Netherlands)1st substitute

Janna MUD, FNV - Dutch Trade Union Federation, (Netherlands)2nd substitute

Brahim HILAMI, CG FGTB - La Centrale Générale FGTB, (Belgium)Member

Gianni DE VLAMINCK, CG FGTB - La Centrale Générale FGTB, (Belgium)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Robert FEIGER, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)Member

Dietmar SCHÄFERS, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)1st substitute

Fritz HEIL, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)2nd substitute

Nicole SIMONS, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)Member

Ulrike LAUX, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)1st substitute

Fritz HEIL, IG BAU - Trade Union for Building, Forestry, Agriculture and the Environment, (Germany)2nd substitute

Michael KNOCHE, IG Metall - Metalworker's Union, (Germany)Member

Wilfried HARTMANN, IG Metall - Metalworker's Union, (Germany)1st substitute

Brigitte DÖTH, IG Metall - Metalworker's Union, (Germany)2nd substitute

Josef MUCHITSCH, GBH - Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union, (Austria)Member

Richard DRAGOSITS, GBH - Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union, (Austria)1st substitute

Brigitte SCHULZ, GBH - Building and Wood Workers' Trade Union, (Austria)2nd substitute

Nico LUTZ, Unia, (Switzerland)Member

Guido SCHLUEP, Syna, (Switzerland)1st substitute

Bruna CAMPANELLO, Unia, (Switzerland)2nd substitute

Christian ROY, FO BTP - Building, Public Works, Wood, Paper, Ceramics, Quarries and Construction Materials, (France)Member

Serge PLECHOT, FNSCBA CGT - National Federation of Construction Wood and Furniture Employees CGT, (France)1st substitute

Pauline BIDAUD, FNCB (CFDT) - National Federation of Salaried Workers in Construction and Wood Industries, (France)2nd substitute

Claudio SOTTILE, FILCA-CISL - Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers, (Italy)Member

Mercedes LANDOLFI, FILLEA-CGIL - Italian Federation of Wood, Building and Allied Industry Workers, (Italy)1st substitute

Massimo TRINCI, FENEAL-UIL - National Federation of Building, Wood and Allied Workers, (Italy)2nd substitute

Pedro Luis HOJAS CANCHO, UGT FICA , (Spain)Member

Vicente SANCHEZ JIMENEZ, CCOO of Construction and Services, (Spain)1st substitute

Juan Carlos BARRERO MANCHA, UGT FICA , (Spain)2nd substitute

Gail CARTMAIL, UNITE - Unite the Union Construction division , (United Kingdom)Member

Paul MOONEY, UNITE - Unite the Union Construction division , (United Kingdom)1st substitute

Greg ENNIS, SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Technical Union , (Ireland)2nd substitute

Gyula PALLAGI, EFEDOSZSZ - Federation of Building, Wood and Building Material Industry Workers’ Unions, (Hungary)Member

Ieva GRETERE, LCA - Latvian Builders' Trade Union, (Latvia)1st substitute

Inga RUGINIENE, LMPF - Federation of Lithuanian Forest and Wood Workers' Trade Unions, (Lithuania)2nd substitute

Gheorghe BALACEANU, FGS - General Union Federation FAMILIA "Anghel Saligny", (Romania)Member

Ioanis PARTENIOTIS, FCIW-PODKREPA - Construction, Industry and Water Supply Federation, (Bulgaria)1st substitute

Dan ANGHEL, FSLIL - Federation of Free Trade Union in the Wood Industry, (Romania)2nd substitute

Petar NECAK, SSSPD - Forestry and Woodworking Workers' Union, (Serbia)Member

Ivan PESHEVSKI, SGIP - Trade Union of Civil Engineering, Industry and Planning of Republic of Macedonia, (Macedonia)1st substitute

Lejla CATIC, SSSPDP BiH - Independant Trade Union of Forestry, Wood Processing and Paper in Bosnia and Herzegovina , (Bosnia-Herzegovina)2nd substitute

Boris SOSHENKO, Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union of the Russian Federation, (Russian Federation)Member

Vasyl ANDREYEV, PROFBUD - Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union in Ukraine, (Ukraine)1st substitute

Marina KURTANIDZE, The Georgian Constructors and Foresters Independent Trade Union , (Georgia)2nd substitute

Ramazan AGAR, YOL-IS - Turkish Union of Road, Construction and Building Workers, (Turkey)Member

Yitzhak MOYAL, NUBWW - National Union of Building, Wood Workers - Histadrut, (Israel)1st substitute

Yiannakis IOANNOU, FCMW - Federation of Construction and Mines Workers (SEK), (Cyprus)2nd substitute

Michael (Mike) MARTIN, IABSORIW - International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers , (United States)Member

Chris CARLOUGH, SMART - The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, (United States)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Scott DOHERTY, UNIFOR , (Canada)Member

Bob MATTERS, USW - United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, (Canada)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Diarraf NDAO, SNTC - BTP /CNTS - National Union of Construction Workers, (Senegal)Member

Constant Michel Bruno NABYOURE, FTBBF - Federation of Building and Wood Workers of Faso , (Burkina Faso)1st substitute

Léon Evoung MEBIANE, UTB TP BSP - Building, Public Works, Wood, Sawing Workers' Union, (Gabon)2nd substitute

Amechi ASUGWUNI, NUCECFWW - National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture & Wood Workers, (Nigeria)Member

Pius Michael QUAINOO, CBMWU - Construction and Building Materials Workers’ Union CBMWU, (Ghana)1st substitute

Isaac Jideofor EGBUGARA, CCESSA - Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association, (Nigeria)2nd substitute

Justina JONAS, MANWU - Metal & Allied Namibian Workers’ Union, (Namibia)Member

Jeremias DUZENTA TIMANA, SINTICIM - National Trade Union of Workers in Civil Construction, Wood and Mining Industries , (Mozambique)1st substitute

Mohumad Reeaz CHUTTOO, CMWEU - Construction Metal, Wooden and Related Industries Employees Union, (Mauritius)2nd substitute

Oloka MESILAMU, UBCCECAWU - Uganda Building Construction, Civil Engineering, Cement & Allied Workers’ Union, (Uganda)Member

Rajabu Wellington MWONDI, KUPRIPUPA - Kenya Union of Printing, Publishing, Paper Manufacturing and Allied Workers , (Kenya)1st substitute

Boniface Yohana NKAKATISI, TUICO - Tanzania Union of Industrial and Commercial Workers, (Tanzania)2nd substitute

Hassen CHEBIL, FGBB / UGTT Federation of Building and Wood, (Tunisia)Member

Ahmed BAHANNISS, SNBB - National Union of Building and Wood Workers , (Morocco)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Mahmoud Salem Abbas AL-HIYARI, GTUCW - General Trade Union of Construction Workers in Jordan, (Jordan)Member

Antoun ANTOUN, GSTU - General Services Employees' Trade Unions of Lebanon, (Lebanon)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

Akira SHINOHARA, SINRIN ROREN - Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers' Union, (Japan)Member

Battsogt BARDUU, MCWTUF - Mongolian Construction Workers Trade Union's Federation, (Mongolia)1st substitute

Pat Kan CHAN, CSGWU - Construction Site Workers’ General Union, (Hong Kong)2nd substitute

Nor Azlan bin YAACOB, TEUPM - Timber Employees' Union Peninsular Malaysia, (Malaysia)Member

Rasmina PAKPAHAN, F-KUI - Federation of Construction, Informal and General Workers, (Indonesia)1st substitute

Santiago VICEN NOLLA, NUBCW - National Union of Building and Construction Workers, (Philippines)2nd substitute

Dr Rama Chandra KHUNTIA, INBCFWWF - Indian National Building, Construction, Forest and Wood Workers’ Federation, (India)Member

Muhammad Aslam ADIL, PFBWW - Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers , (Pakistan)1st substitute

Aminur Rashid (Ripon) CHOWDHURY, BBWWF - Bangladesh Building and Wood Workers' Federation , (Bangladesh)2nd substitute

John ALEXANDER, CETWUF - Construction Energy and Timber Workers’ Union of Fiji, (Fiji)Member

Louisa JONES, FIRST UNION , (New Zealand)1st substitute

Vacant2nd substitute

David John (Dave) NOONAN, CFMEU - Contruction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Autralia (Construction and General Division), (Australia)Member

Allen Francis Edward HICKS, ETU - Electrical Trades Union of Australia, (Australia)1st substitute

Nigel Bernard Price DAVIES, CFMEU - Contruction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Autralia (Construction and General Division), (Australia)2nd substitute

Hoover DELGADO HURTADO, FEDESOMEC - Equatorian Federation of Mechanic Equipment Workers, (Ecuador)Member

Palmides ESCORCIA, SINTRAPIZANO - Pizanos' WorkersTrade Union, (Colombia)1st substitute

Luis GARCIA SANCHEZ, SITRAFAPESA - Trade Union Workers' from Peruana Eternit , (Peru)2nd substitute

Marta PUJADAS, UOCRA - Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina, (Argentina)Member

Jorge HERNÁNDEZ , FETRACOMA - National Federation of Workers in Construction, Wood, Services and Allied Sectors, (Chile)1st substitute

Jorge GORNATTI, USIMRA - Association of Trade Unions in the Wood Industry in the Republic of Argentina, (Argentina)2nd substitute

Nilson DUARTE COSTA, SITRAICP-RJ - National Trade Union of Workers in Construction Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro , (Brazil)Member

Dulcilene CARNEIRO DE MORAIS, MARRETA - Intermunicipal Trade Union of Workers of Construction and Building Industries of Pernambuco, (Brazil)1st substitute

Itaci DE SA, CERAMISTAS Criciùma - Trade Union of Workers in in the Civil Construction, Ceramics and Wood Industry, (Brazil)2nd substitute

Saúl MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ, SUNTRACS - Union of Construction Workers, (Panama)Member

Pedro Julio ALCANTARA, FENTICOMMC - National Federation of Workers in the Construction, Wood and Construction Materials Industries, (Dominican Republic)1st substitute

Walter SOTO JIMENEZ, UNATROPYT - National Union of Public Works and Transport Workers, (Costa Rica)2nd substitute

Richenel ILARIO, SEBI - Sindikato di Empleadonan den Bibienda, (Curaçao)Member

George SCOTT, BIU - Bermuda Industrial Union, (Bermuda)1st substitute

Rudolph A. THOMAS, BITU - Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, (Jamaica)2nd substitute

Rita SCHIAVI, Unia, (Switzerland)Chair IWC

Dora CERVANTES, IAMAW - International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , (United States)1rst Vice Chair IWC

Marta PUJADAS, UOCRA - Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina, (Argentina)2d Vice Chair IWC

Elizabeth AMUTO, UBCCECAWU - Uganda Building Construction, Civil Engineering, Cement & Allied Workers’ Union, (Uganda)Member

Kyung Shin KIM, KFCITU - Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions, (South Korea)Member

Vasyl ANDREYEV, PROFBUD - Construction and Building Materials Industry Workers' Union in Ukraine, (Ukraine)Interim Chair IYC

Nilton FREITAS, BWI - Building and Wood Workers' International Latin America & Caribbean, (Panama)Regional Representative

Crecentia MOFOKENG, BWI - Building & Wood Worker's International Africa & MENA, (South Africa)Regional Representative

Apolinar (Dong) TOLENTINO, BWI - Building and Wood Workers' International Asia & Pacific, (Malaysia)Regional Representative