26 April 2023 16:12
Türkiye: Unions mark IWMD, decry alarming number of work-related deaths
BWI affiliates AGAC-IS, CIMSE-IS, ORMAN-IS and TARIM ORMAN-IS, under the umbrella of the Turkish Union of Road, Construction and Building Workers (YOL-IS), gathered in Ankara, Türkiye on 25 April to mark this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day.Lee mas...
25 April 2023 15:56
On the occasion of this year’s “International Workers’ Memorial Day” and as part of the “Global OSH Brigades Programme,” the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) is launching on 27 April its "Occupational Health and Safety Brigade Manual". Lee mas...
21 April 2023 09:22
Más de un año después de que un incendio matara a cuatro trabajadores e hiriera a varios otros en la fábrica de cemento Hima (Holcim) en el distrito ugandés de Kasese, la ICM y sus afiliados sindicales en el país reunieron información pertinente sobre la situación de las familias de las víctimas y de los que sobrevivieron al accidente.
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30 March 2023 04:50
International Workers' Memorial Day 2023 is annually observed on April 28. This year, BWI will highlight ways to put the right to safe and healthy workplaces into practice through the theme “MAKE IT HAPPEN.” This is an effort to celebrate and raise awareness on occupational health and safety (OSH) as a basic worker right.
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24 March 2023 08:24
El Comité de Libertad Sindical de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) falló a favor de la Internacional de Trabajadores de la Construcción y la Madera (ICM) y su afiliado malayo, el Sindicato de Empleados de la Industria Maderera de Sabah (STIEU), en relación con una queja que presentaron en 2021 contra Sabah Forest Industries.Lee mas...
16 March 2023 00:40
Las regiones chilenas de Ñuble, Bío Bío y La Araucanía se enfrentan a una grave crisis debido a los incendios forestales a gran escala en febrero que causaron daños a cerca de medio millón de hectáreas de plantaciones y bosques nativos en dichas zonas, según los afiliados chilenos de la ICM FETRAMAS de MASISA y FENASID de ARAUCO.Lee mas...
09 March 2023 09:52
After a devastating earthquake hit Türkiye in 6 February, BWI affiliates in Türkiye, particularly Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment (TARIM ORMAN-IS) President Sükrü Durmuş, have been regularly visiting earthquake-affected areas to monitor the needs of union members and identify the problems of public servants in the forestry sector. Lee mas...
06 March 2023 15:50
Last 21-24 February, the National Union of Building, Engineering, and General Workers (NUBEGW) organised a Project Review Meeting and Financial Management Training together with SASK, the development cooperation organisation of the Finnish trade union movement. Lee mas...
02 December 2022 06:17
25 trade unionists from West and East Africa attended a three-day training last 28-30 November on occupational health and safety and labour clauses in the context of organising workers in multinational companies. Lee mas...