05 December 2023 08:23
Qatar: Women migrant workers complete second round of skills training
The Women Community Leaders’ Forum in Qatar (WCLF-Q) celebrated the successful conclusion of its groundbreaking Basic Dressmaking Course. Read more...
04 December 2023 11:16
Under the theme "Workers' Power is Union Power/Union Power is Workers' Power," the Global Organising Academy (GOA) in Asia and the Pacific held its second general assembly of organisers on 26-27November 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Read more...
02 December 2023 11:40
In light of the intensifying global climate crisis, BWI has prepared a fact sheet dedicated to protect the health and safety of workers, with a specific emphasis on migrant workers. Read more...
01 December 2023 06:29
With the start of the COP 28 in Dubai, the 12 million-strong Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) reminds everyone that the global climate crisis threatens the displacement of millions of working people, pushing many to seek overseas work due to extreme weather events.Read more...
29 November 2023 05:33
As world leaders prepare to set foot in Dubai - in the fastest warming region of the world - for the COP28, take a moment to reflect on what working in extreme heat is like. Join construction workers worldwide demanding urgent measures to protect workers from climate change-induced extreme heat. Read more...
28 November 2023 14:45
BWI, from 20 to 24 November, conducted a week-long mission to Tanahu Hydropower Project’s 3 funded packages and various smaller energy projects in the Katmandu valley of Nepal.Read more...
28 November 2023 10:55
A team comprising BWI Assistant Education Secretary Jasmin Redzepovic, Jochen Schroth (Head of IG Metall’s Transnational Trade Union Policy Department), and Klaus-Dieter Winnerlein (first authorised representative of IG Metall West Central Franconia) conducted a social audit alongside representatives of the management at the Faber-Castell plant, including a supplier and dormitories for migrant workers from China, from 21 to23 November 2023 in Guangzhou, China.Read more...
27 November 2023 15:46
Africa contributes minimally to greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, yet key development sectors suffer significant losses due to climate change. Vulnerability to climate change in Africa is complex, influenced by socioeconomic, political, and environmental factors.
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27 November 2023 10:46
BWI convened the Asia Pacific edition of its Global Organizing Academy (GOA) on 26-27 November 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Read more...