09 August 2021 00:05
BWI opens International Youth Day celeb, calls for massive skills training investment
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), led by its young trade unionists, kicked off this year’s celebration of International Youth Day by mobilising its affiliates worldwide behind the call for massive investment in skills training in order for workers, especially young people, to effectively respond to new labour demands and challenges posed by the pandemic. Read more...
19 July 2021 08:58
Fifty young workers from the BWI-affiliated Union of Construction Workers (SUNTRACS) took part in a national youth meeting of the Panamanian Popular Movement last June to jointly define concrete youth-led actions to promote labour and social change in Panama.Read more...
14 July 2021 10:45
BWI and IndustriAll’s trade union affiliates in Ghana are strengthening their social media capacities to reach out to young workers and promote social dialogue. Read more...
12 April 2021 01:13
BWI’s young trade unionists from Africa and the Middle East banded together to collectively respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
22 March 2021 03:33
BWI’s International Youth Committee (IYC) had its 3rd statutory meeting online on 18 March. The committee agreed to push for immediate policies that will pave the way for the just transformation of employment, wages, politics and gender relations, and transition to climate-friendly industries. The young trade unionists expressed the urgent need to take action to build a future which will provide fair and equal standards for all.
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16 March 2021 06:01
As Europe begins rolling out vaccines against COVID-19, young trade unionists from Italy, Sweden, Ukraine, and United Kingdom met online this month to update each other on the latest developments on the pandemic’s impact on the region’s working population.
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04 February 2021 08:59
As part of its efforts to support this year's World Social Forum (WSF), BWI’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) organised a webinar titled “Construction and Building Material Women and Young Unionists in Latin America”.Read more...
14 December 2020 05:44
Young trade unionists from BWI Africa and the Middle East channled their musical talents and creativity by offering this beautiful music video that draws attention to the situation of workers in the region amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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