23 November 2021 08:14
BWI demands the resumption of investment in low-income housing in Brazil
In order to understand the main aspects of the current Brazilian housing deficit and measure the reduction of resources for public policies aimed at the housing issue, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), in partnership with FES, FETRACONSPAR, CONTRICOM and DIEESE, produced a document that analyzes the Economic Impacts of Cuts in the Casa Verde Amarela Program (substitute of the Minha Casa Minha Vida Program).Read more...
10 November 2021 12:04
BWI, in collaboration with C40, participated in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland by bringing the voices of workers and trade unions into the discussions on a “just transition” to a clean and green construction industry.Read more...
27 October 2021 12:53
Last 19 October, BWI trade union leaders discussed the importance of labour standards in infrastructure projects financed by international financial institutions (IFIs) to a support training attended by the staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Read more...
19 October 2021 06:44
BWI and the GTUBWW held a project visit to Egypt’s monorail project situated in Cairo’s 6th of October City, which aims to connect Cairo’s east and west districts, and considered to be a qualitative boost to the country’s transportation sector.
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15 October 2021 14:33
To prepare for the possible massive impact on workers of the different countries’ COVID-19 recovery plans and secure union membership, BWI launched the 555 organising program focused on working on five large-scale construction projects in each of the five regions where BWI is present at, all within the timeframe of five years.Read more...
04 February 2019 13:07
On 29 January 2019, the management of Global Hydropower Associate with the help of local goons beat up the workers who were organizing plant level trade union at the workplace.Read more...
03 December 2018 14:08
From 27 to 29 November 2018, 25 Unions’ Research Experts for Organising in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) met in Nairobi, Kenya to share the results of a study made by a research team of Profundo on a sample selection of five IFIs projects in East Africa.Read more...
11 April 2016 14:06
Thirty three (33) participants among them Jasmin Redzepovic Assistant Education Secretary BWI headquarters, Garikanai Shoko Project coordinator and Kivale Said East Africa Project Coordinator together with FNV regional Consultants Annie Francis and Hope Kabuchu met at Hillpark hotel, Nairobi, Kenya from 13th to 17th MARCH, 2016 with the objectives of assessing the achievements and results of 2015 project activities.Read more...
11 April 2016 14:02
The BWI had a strong team of construction trade union leaders from Namibia, Uganda, Panama, Brazil, India, Fiji, Germany and Italy, well prepared for this two day intensive ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Decent Work in infrastructure and the construction industry.Read more...