27 April 2023 08:37
BWI discuss with affiliates FSC’s new core labour requirements in chain of custody
Coen Van der Veer, BWI Director for Wood and Forestry presented the outcomes of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly held last October 2022, which among others, adopted a motion that secures the free access of trade union representatives to FSC-certified worksites and plants to talk to the workers employed.Lire la suite...
10 March 2022 07:35
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) suspended all trading certificates in Russia and Belarus and blocked all controlled wood sourcing from the two countries as a response to Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine.
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07 March 2022 14:00
Le Programme de reconnaissance des certifications forestières (PEFC International), à la suite de nombreuses demandes de parties prenantes, dont l'IBB, a annoncé que tout le bois provenant de Russie et de Biélorussie est désormais considéré comme du "bois de conflit". Lire la suite...
25 October 2021 09:45
The FSC International has elected to its Board of Directors Mark Asante Ofori, General Secretary of the Ghana’s Timber Woodworkers Union (TWWU). Representing the social chamber south from 2021 to 2025, Ofori replaces Rulita Wijayaningdyah of KAHUTINDO-Indonesia. Lire la suite...
05 April 2021 06:00
GS Facket, le syndicat suédois des travailleurs de la sylviculture, du bois et des arts graphiques, a demandé au Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) de cesser de certifier les matières premières exportées par la junte militaire du Myanmar. Lire la suite...
25 February 2021 13:15
BWI started its “Workers’ Voices Webinar Series” with a discussion on stewardship in the forestry and value chain on 17 February. Lire la suite...
10 February 2021 13:50
PEFC is extremely concerned about the recent developments in Myanmar. In response, it is seeking assurances from the Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC - the national member for PEFC in Myanmar) and the one PEFC chain of custody certified company in the country that the rights of workers and trade unions are not being infringed.Lire la suite...
05 February 2021 04:50
To promote spaces for meaningful discussions among trade unionists, BWI launched the “BWI Conversations,” an informative vlog hosted by its General Secretary, Ambet Yuson. Lire la suite...
03 February 2021 09:12
Inscrivez-vous à notre webinaire Forêts et chaine de valeur qui se tiendra le 17 février à 16h CET.Lire la suite...