01 March 2023 06:33
2023 International Women's Month
The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) will mark the 2023 International Women’s Day with a week-long campaign that carries the theme: “Women for Fair Transition: Equality, Peace, and Green Jobs.”
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27 February 2023 10:15
The 12 million-strong Building and Wood Workers’ International’s (BWI), through its General Secretary Ambet Yuson, sends its solidarity and support to the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) and its affiliate, the Korean Construction Workers’ Union (KCWU) as they hold a massive demonstration against their government’s assault on trade union rights. Read more...
26 February 2023 15:16
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) expresses its full support for the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) as they collectively push back against their government’s continuing assault on trade union rights, particularly the right to associate, organise and collectively bargain.Read more...
12 February 2023 23:11
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, BWI will underscore climate justice and a just transition as essential elements in achieving a gender-equal future of work. Read more...
12 February 2023 23:11
The ACE Employees Union (ACEEU), BWI’s affiliate in Pakistan, pushed for a charter of demands to address the fall of real wages in the country due to an economic crisis fueled by growing debt and an abnormal increase in inflation.
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08 February 2023 08:15
Bangladesh on 24 January passed a law that seeks the universalisation of pension schemes towards the social security coverage of Bangladeshi citizens. Read more...
06 February 2023 02:50
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) called for the unconditional release of Tunisian trade union leader Anis Kaabi who was arrested on 1 February 2023 over a strike by toll booth workers.
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03 February 2023 10:36
Histadrut, Israel’s General Federation of Labour is up in arms in opposing legislative moves to restrict the right of workers to mount strike actions. Read more...
03 February 2023 03:20
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), together with its European affiliates, partners and allies, express their highest sense of solidarity to the trade unions and workers who are in the middle of extensive strike actions that hit many countries in Europe.
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