03 December 2024 07:21
US: IKEA distribution center workers take action for fair wages and rights
Workers at the IKEA Distribution Center in Perryville, Maryland, have taken to the picket lines, launching a strike to demand fair wages, seniority rights, and workplace respect. Lee mas...
27 August 2024 06:10
On this Global Day of Action for the Amazon, 5 September, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) seeks to highlight the struggles of the Amazon's population under the banner #ListenToAmazonianVoices. Lee mas...
12 August 2024 22:40
On 6-7 August in Curitiba, Brazil, trade unionists from the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bermuda, Guatemala, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Suriname, Belgium, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico met to discuss in detail a just transition framework for the building and forestry sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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04 July 2024 03:07
The BWI-affiliated Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors (TARIM ORMAN-IS) has recently carried out its occupational health and safety training for forest rangers and workers.Lee mas...
23 April 2024 11:44
In a bid to uphold the principles of sustainable forestry, the BWI-affiliated TARIM ORMAN-İŞ has actively participated in the regular workplace inspections conducted by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as a key member of the FSC International.Lee mas...
04 March 2024 01:21
"Nothing about the Amazon without the Amazonians." This was the message carried at the meeting of the Amazonian Trade Union Network, held in September 2023 in Belém, Brazil. Lee mas...
26 February 2024 04:28
The Indonesian Forestry and Allied Workers Union (KAHUTINDO) hosted a multi-stakeholder Focus Group Discussion (FGD), initiating a first step toward regulatory improvement on OSH in Indonesian Forestry.
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08 January 2024 08:26
TARIM ORMAN-IS held a climate change and forestry panel discussion in October of last year in Antalya with the participation of forest rangers and engineers to learn and discuss the devastating impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions on working conditions in the forestry sector.Lee mas...
05 November 2023 13:22
Hot on the heels of their success in reinstating their president, Dariusz Kawka, the BWI-affiliated Solidarnosc has achieved yet another significant victory in the fight for workers' rights at the IKEA Industry factory in Lubawa, Poland.Lee mas...