25 May 2023 15:21
Ghana : Workers strive to be at forefront of green economy transition
Last 24 May, the Timber and Woodworkers’ Union (TWU) and BWI, with the help of IndustriEnergi Norway, launched a comprehensive climate change training program in Kumasi, Ghana. Lee mas...
30 March 2023 05:47
Durante los días 19 y 20 de marzo, el Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalar Madhiya Sangam (TKTMS), afiliado del sur de la India de la Internacional de Trabajadores de la Construcción y la Madera (ICM), celebró su Asamblea General en Ooty, Tamil Nadu. Lee mas...
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. Lee mas...
23 December 2022 04:16
BWI is looking for two (2) research consultants on Labour and Climate Justice in the Built Environment. Lee mas...
04 December 2022 11:58
In its effort to further promote gender equality amidst a fast changing world of work, BWI, in its 5th World Congress last October 2022, passed key resolutions that promote the rights of LGBTIQ workers, and embed the principles of gender equality in just transition and green economic plans to address the climate crisis.Lee mas...
16 November 2022 05:09
Forests play a vital role for life on the planet Earth. Agricultural driven deforestation in the Amazon region alone destroyed much of it. Man-made fires have further worsened its system. Forest should be managed in a way that makes them less vulnerable to fire and pests. Lee mas...
11 November 2022 13:32
A pesar de afirmar que están entrando en una nueva era en materia de sostenibilidad con su Compromiso Neto Cero y el lanzamiento de nuevos productos para construir ciudades más verdes, las empresas cementeras no han mostrado ningún compromiso con la sostenibilidad social en sus hojas de ruta hacia el Cero Neto, incluso en la Hoja de Ruta Neto Cero 2050 de la Asociación Mundial del Cemento y el Hormigón (GCCA), presidida por la empresa de materiales de construcción Holcim.Lee mas...
08 November 2022 13:03
For most workers in the construction, wood and forestry, and building materials sectors, the dangers of climate change are a stark reality. Lee mas...
08 November 2022 05:13
BWI’s wood and forestry workers based in different Amazon basin countries and linked to South America’s forest industry value chain held a two-day conference on 7-8 November in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Lee mas...