23 August 2021 06:38
Trade unionists help put out forest fire in Eastern Bosnia
Trade unionists this month helped put out a forest fire in Eastern Bosnia that threatened to engulf villages on the Veliki Stolac mountain. The region is home to the Pancic spruce, one of the oldest tree species in Europe.
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19 July 2021 08:47
A forest ranger who caught the Turkish public’s admiration after arresting those behind the theft of 2,168 trucks of sand from ancient Patara Beach in Antalya, won his battle for reinstatement after thousands of netizens condemned his arbitrary dismissal. Read more...
07 July 2021 08:02
The BWI Global IKEA Unions’ Network held its fifth meeting last 30 June bringing together trade union leaders from IKEA factories, warehouses and suppliers based in Poland, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States.
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21 June 2021 05:56
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) and its affiliates called for the establishment of a “Trade Union Amazon Solidarity Network” to organise international solidarity actions to protect Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and ensure decent work in the area. Read more...
21 April 2021 06:27
Members of the Sabah Timber Employees Union (STIEU) has castigated the Sabah forest Industries (SFI) and the state government for failing to release the salaries of 2,000 workers for the months of December 2020 and January 2021 respectively. Read more...
26 March 2021 04:25
The Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment Sectors (TARIM ORMAN-IS) celebrated this year’s International Women Month by giving voice to rural women workers in the forestry industry. Read more...
22 March 2021 11:42
BWI marked this year’s International Day of Forests by attending an event organised by the United Nations Forum on Forests’ (UNFF) on 19 March. Read more...