08 August 2024 08:46
Redefining global sporting events: Paris 2024 Olympics sets new standards
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPGs) are heralding a transformative era in the organisation of major sporting events, building on the momentum generated by the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) following their groundbreaking work in QatarWeiterlesen...
17 July 2024 08:41
BWI’s leading Italian trade union affiliates Fillea Cgil, Filca Cisl, and Feneal Uil recently met with the leaders of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to discuss the importance of awarding and managing the FIFA World Cup in countries that respect human rights and ensure workers' rights and protections in infrastructure projects.
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05 June 2024 10:52
Geneva, 5 June 2024 - In a landmark case, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) is filing two formal complaints with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) against Saudi Arabia for severe human rights abuses and wage theft involving at least 21,000 construction workers by various but mainly two now-bankrupt Saudi construction companies alone.Weiterlesen...
22 November 2023 11:00
Geneva - 22 November 2023. This week marks one-year since the kick off of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. For more than a decade, BWI has worked with migrant workers in Qatar to enhance and protect their rights and conditions. Weiterlesen...
11 May 2023 03:13
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has officially released a five-year report detailing its engagement in joint health and safety inspections on stadium and related infrastructure projects with Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC). Weiterlesen...
09 May 2023 02:43
BWI and its affiliate, the Confederación Internacional de Trabajadores (CIT of México), organised a multi-stakeholder forum called "Clean Games" in Mexico City on 5 May. Weiterlesen...
27 April 2023 06:49
Migrant community organisations in Qatar organised on 23 April a friendly football tournament in Doha. Weiterlesen...
15 March 2023 09:48
On the eve of FIFA 73rd Congress in Rwanda, the undersigned Global Union Federations express serious concerns on the decent work legacy of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the sustainability of labour reforms in Qatar. Weiterlesen...
01 February 2023 06:42
Das Unternehmen Société de Livraison des Ouvrages Olympiques (SOLIDEO) und die Bau- und Holzarbeiter Internationale (BHI) haben gemeinsam mit deren französischen Mitgliedsverbänden am 27. Januar den ersten Besuch einer internationalen Gruppe auf den Baustellen für die Olympischen und Paralympischen Spiele 2024 organisiert: im Olympischen Dorf in Saint-Denis sowie Saint-Ouen in Paris. Die Arbeiten schreiten sehr gut voran.Weiterlesen...