Rights

08 June 2023 05:07

BWI condemns the unwarranted arrest and detention of two field officers from the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (MANWU) amidst an ongoing labour dispute between MANWU and the Eco Sun Agricultural Trading.

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08 June 2023 03:44

"Subcontracting exists all over the world, it is true, but we must not forget its growing presence in Europe.” Read more...

01 June 2023 07:51

A global day of action on 1 June that asserted that trade union organising is not a crime and demanded the release of all trade unionists wrongfully imprisoned, stands out in the second and final day of BWI's first World Board Meeting for 2023. Read more...

30 May 2023 09:33

In the run-up to BWI’s first World Board Meeting from 31 May to 1 June, we call on all our affiliates around the world to mobilise online and offline in support of a Global Day of Action on 1 June 2023 to defend trade union rights, put an end to the systematic persecution of trade union leaders, and express solidarity with all the brave trade unionists, particularly women workers, who are risking their liberty and lives to protect labour rights and democracy.Read more...

30 May 2023 02:07

The Pakistan Federation of Building and Wood Workers (PFBWW) has successfully reinstated 200 workers who were illegally fired from the World Bank-funded Tarbela Dam - Fifth Extension (T5).Read more...

17 May 2023 08:28

BWI's women trade unionists spoke on climate justice and gender equality as two sides of the same coin to mark the end of spring 2023. Read more...

11 May 2023 03:13

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) has officially released a five-year report detailing its engagement in joint health and safety inspections on stadium and related infrastructure projects with Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC). Read more...

10 May 2023 03:59

The world’s global unions are up in arms against the South Korean government’s flagrant violation of trade union rights.Read more...