19 July 2021 08:47
Celebrated Turkish forest ranger wins battle for reinstatement
A forest ranger who caught the Turkish public’s admiration after arresting those behind the theft of 2,168 trucks of sand from ancient Patara Beach in Antalya, won his battle for reinstatement after thousands of netizens condemned his arbitrary dismissal. Weiterlesen...
07 July 2021 08:02
The BWI Global IKEA Unions’ Network held its fifth meeting last 30 June bringing together trade union leaders from IKEA factories, warehouses and suppliers based in Poland, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States.
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05 July 2021 08:00
BWI’s Dam Network and the social movements of Minas Gerais in Brasil called on multinational company (MNC) Vale to pay the government BRL 38 billion (USD 7.5 billion) to repair the damages caused by the collapse of its “Brumadinho” dam in January 2019, resulting in the death of 270 people, most of whom are members of the BWI-affiliated SITICOP-MG. Weiterlesen...
24 June 2021 05:59
Five people were killed and another nine were critically injured at a construction site in Antwerp, Belgium on 19 June after a section of a school building under construction collapsed, pulling down the scaffolding supporting it. Weiterlesen...
21 June 2021 05:56
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) and its affiliates called for the establishment of a “Trade Union Amazon Solidarity Network” to organise international solidarity actions to protect Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and ensure decent work in the area. Weiterlesen...
16 June 2021 02:21
On 9 June, nine people were killed and another eight were injured when a five-story building undergoing demolition collapsed and buried a bus carrying 17 passengers in Gwangju, South Korea.
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09 June 2021 22:10
BWI submits to ILO 300+ joint union-employer declarations supporting OHS as a right
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) submitted to the International Labour Conference more than 300 joint trade union-employer declarations supporting the recognition of occupational health and safety (OHS) as a fundamental right. Weiterlesen...
08 June 2021 00:55
The 1.4 million-strong Unite the Union signed a joint declaration with Hinkley Point C EDF, Nuclear New Project in the United Kingdom recognising the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS). Weiterlesen...
03 June 2021 06:03
Leading to BWI's World Council Meetings on 7-8 June, we are happy to release the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the BWI General Secretary Report for 2021.Weiterlesen...