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29 October 2024 07:30

FIFA / Saudi Arabia: Human rights groups, football supporters, worker organisations express “deep concern” at global law firm’s flawed World Cup 2034 assessment

 

A flawed human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid by AS&H Clifford Chance - part of the global partnership of London-based law firm Clifford Chance - leaves the global firm at risk of being linked to abuses which result from the tournament, 11 organisations said on Monday.Read more...


22 October 2024 08:43

Geneva, 22 October 2024 - The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) warns against FIFA’s blatant disregard for human rights in its process of assessing the 2034 FIFA World Cup’s award to Saudi Arabia. Despite serious, documented abuses of over 21,000 migrant workers, FIFA has chosen to ignore the voices of those who have been victims of forced labour and wage theft, failing to uphold its own commitments to human rights.Read more...


08 August 2024 08:46

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPGs) are heralding a transformative era in the organisation of major sporting events, building on the momentum generated by the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) following their groundbreaking work in QatarRead more...


17 July 2024 08:41

BWI’s leading Italian trade union affiliates Fillea Cgil, Filca Cisl, and Feneal Uil recently met with the leaders of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to discuss the importance of awarding and managing the FIFA World Cup in countries that respect human rights and ensure workers' rights and protections in infrastructure projects.
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17 June 2024 03:34

At a key roundtable discussion in Nairobi, trade union leaders and international representatives highlighted the urgent need for stringent labour and social safeguards in infrastructure projects across Africa.Read more...


12 June 2024 09:36

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has pressed on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to cancel its certification scheme under military junta rule Myanmar in which workers and trade union rights are gravely violated. Read more...


05 June 2024 10:52

Geneva, 5 June 2024 - In a landmark case, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) is filing two formal complaints with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) against Saudi Arabia for severe human rights abuses and wage theft involving at least 21,000 construction workers by various but mainly two now-bankrupt Saudi construction companies alone.Read more...


08 May 2024 11:26

The Blue Dot Network (“BDN”), an OECD-supported certification framework for infrastructure projects, was recently launched on the OECD 2024 Infrastructure Forum.Read more...


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.Read more...