16 December 2024 05:19
Workers’ victory: The successful impeachment of South Korean President Yoon
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) stands in unwavering solidarity with the South Korean trade unions and working people, who have achieved a historic milestone in the fight for democracy, social justice, and human rights.Read more...
16 December 2024 04:57
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) warmly congratulates Mariano Hoya on his election as General Secretary of the Federation of Industry, Construction, and Agriculture (UGT FICA).Read more...
13 December 2024 14:35
Aksi Kamisan on 5 September 2024 took place opposite the Indonesian Presidential Palace. Aksi Kamisan is a weekly demonstration held every Thursday evening to demand the fulfilment of the Indonesian President’s promise to locate activists who were abducted during the New Order regime.Read more...
11 December 2024 04:26
Statement of the Building and Woodworkers' International (BWI) on International Human Rights Day 2024
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08 December 2024 03:30
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) strongly condemns the lawmakers of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) for boycotting the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol.Read more...
04 December 2024 07:09
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) strongly condemns South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law, which undermines the democratic foundations painstakingly built by the Korean people and recalls the dark history of authoritarian rule. Read more...
26 November 2024 09:40
The BWI-affiliated SERBUK on 17–20 November 2024 hosted a delegation from SASK and the Finnish Industrial Union (FIU) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Read more...
20 November 2024 09:04
On 7 November 2024, Dave Noonan, Vice President of Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) Asia-Pacific and Construction Secretary of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), delivered a powerful speech at the iconic Broken Chair monument outside the Palace of Nations in Geneva. Read more...
20 November 2024 06:40
The Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and its Malaysian affiliate, the Timber Employees Union Peninsular of Malaysia (TEUPM), successfully concluded a three-day intensive leadership training programme for the latter’s newly elected executive committee.Read more...