05 December 2024 14:46
Global labour movement statement responding to UN Sec Gen report on global migration
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres presented his third biennial report on the Global Compact for Migration to the General Assembly on 5 December 2024. Read more...
03 December 2024 07:21
Workers at the IKEA Distribution Center in Perryville, Maryland, have taken to the picket lines, launching a strike to demand fair wages, seniority rights, and workplace respect. Read more...
30 November 2024 12:04
Geneva, 30 November 2024 - FIFA today released the long-awaited Report by the FIFA Sub-Committee on Human Rights & Social Responsibility on remedy and legacy for workers in the context of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. 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...
25 November 2024 05:38
The BWI International Youth Committee held a meeting on 04 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland and elected its new youth chair.Read more...
25 November 2024 05:11
Every year, BWI joins workers, trade unionists, activists, and international community in marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November by launching our annual “16 Days of Trade Union Activism on Violence Against Women”.
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21 November 2024 04:25
BWI, in partnership with 3F, organised a workshop in Amman, Jordan, on 30-31 October, bringing together 30 participants, including 13 women from Jordan and Lebanon.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...