20 November 2023 15:05
BWI calls for swift action following ILO-WHO study on deaths caused by working under the sun
In response to a recently released joint study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on occupational exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR), the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) called for urgent measures to increase health and safety protection for workers.Read more...
20 November 2023 09:22
As world leaders prepare to set foot in Dubai for the UN Climate Summit (COP 28) later this month, BWI releases its manifesto for safe and healthy workplaces for migrant workers in extreme weather events and heat.
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14 November 2023 13:12
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held its Asia Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2023 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from November 13 to 17, 2023, with the goal of discussing climate solutions ahead of the COP 28 in Dubai. ItRead more...
01 November 2023 02:36
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) actively took part in the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW), which took place in Panama from 23 to 27 October.Read more...
31 October 2023 08:57
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) delivered its “letter of demands” to the representatives of the environment ministries of Brazil, Perú and Colombia who attended the XXIII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Panama City, Panama on 24- 26 October. Read more...
31 October 2023 04:16
Thirty one (31) construction trade unionists, including seventeen (17) women leaders, from seven (7) countries met from 25 to 27 October to broaden their knowledge and awareness on climate change as well as on a broad range of other important issues such as justice and finance, technical and vocational education, and training institutions (TVETs); mental health; and occupational health and safety (OHS). Read more...
10 October 2023 11:02
Thousands of workers in the electrical and building technique industries took to the streets last 7 October in Zurich to demand a new collective agreement and better working conditions that reflect their key role in the green and ecological transition.Read more...
05 October 2023 09:13
On September 30, around 60,000 people marched through Bern, Switzerland, to raise public awareness about climate change. According to UNIA, which joined the protest, the most vulnerable ranks of workers endure a disproportionate share of the detrimental costs of climate change. Read more...
05 September 2023 08:05
BWI President Per-Olof Sjöö stated on the occasion of this year's Amazon Rainforest Day that the call to #ProtectTheAmazon is a call to protect indigenous people and their communities, workers' health and safety, and our environment from the climate crisis and other harmful human and industrial activities that benefit only an inequitable and unsustainable economic development model. Read more...