13 June 2024 04:40
Urban Futures 2024: BWI drives agenda on decent work and inclusivity in green jobs
Trade union voices from the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) highlighted the need for inclusivity and decent work for workers in the building and construction industries at the Urban Futures conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands on June 5-17, 2024.
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24 May 2024 01:47
Since March this year, East African countries have been grappling with unprecedented rainstorms and severe flooding. The extreme weather, exacerbated by the intense low-pressure wind system of Cyclone Hidaya, has resulted in the deaths of over 200 people and displaced approximately 234,000 individuals.Read more...
11 March 2024 02:20
At the first Global Forum on Buildings and Climate in France, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and supported by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) advocated for a worker-centred approach to transitioning to a low-carbon economy in the buildings sector.Read more...
08 January 2024 08:26
TARIM ORMAN-IS held a climate change and forestry panel discussion in October of last year in Antalya with the participation of forest rangers and engineers to learn and discuss the devastating impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions on working conditions in the forestry sector.Read more...
18 December 2023 03:39
The Building and Wood Workers’ Trade Union of Austria (GBH) has formed an extraordinary alliance with climate activists. What do they want? A climate-friendly labour law.
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12 December 2023 08:02
Around 60 BWI affiliates and migrant workers convened in Dubai to discuss promoting decent work opportunities in the green transition. Read more...
07 December 2023 06:30
In line with the ongoing COP 28 climate change discussions in Dubai where governments and businesses are set to explore the path to a sustainable energy transition and measures to decarbonise the highest emitting sectors, including building and construction, BWI underscores that any transition must have the indispensable support and involvement of workers. Read more...
02 December 2023 11:40
In light of the intensifying global climate crisis, BWI has prepared a fact sheet dedicated to protect the health and safety of workers, with a specific emphasis on migrant workers. Read more...
01 December 2023 10:05
Thirty five (35) trade union activists, including women and youth from BWI and IndustriAll global union affiliates in Ghana, convened in Accra for a seminar on climate change and just transition. Read more...