13 September 2023 02:46
Global unions denounce worsening human and labour rights violations in Iran
The Council of Global Unions (CGU) issued a statement urging the Iranian government to uphold international labour standards, particularly freedom of association, and to uphold human rights, justice, dignity, and fairness. Read more...
30 August 2023 06:43
Different Global Union Federations (GUF), including the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), and trade union solidarity support organisations join the Sri Lankan trade union movement in condemning the proposed "Single Employment Bill," which contains provisions that clearly violate international law, including proposals to cut wages and undermine the country's workers' trade union rights. The proposed plan, dubbed a "slave labour bill" by Sri Lankan trade unions, seeks to repeal 13 existing labour rules that have resulted from years of social dialogue.Read more...
29 August 2023 08:29
On August 22, embattled Filipino cement workers in Davao, Philippines, issued a notice of strike (NOC) against Holcim for negotiating in bad faith the provisions of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and committing numerous other unfair labour practices.Read more...
17 August 2023 08:20
In protest of the anti-labor clauses in the nation's labour rules, India's ten (10) central trade unions (CTUs) organised a nationwide mass strike on August 9. TRead more...
31 July 2023 12:04
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, expresses its full support and solidarity to the four Unite trade unionists who were dismissed from their jobs by Murphy International. Read more...
18 July 2023 11:06
Unjust wages, inadequate transportation, poor sanitation, absence of appropriate workers’ categorisation, non-compliance with workplace standards, and irregular hiring quotas and dismissal procedures are some of the many issues that compelled workers of Dingsheng Minerals, a Chinese company in Mozambique, to plan concerted actions to press for better working conditions.
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10 July 2023 09:03
On June 30, the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employee (SEKO) paid a visit to BWI affiliates in KenyaRead more...
05 July 2023 08:35
BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson on the arrest warrant issued on self-exiled Hong Kong trade union leader Christopher Mung Siu-Tat Read more...
03 July 2023 06:56
On 30 June, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released its 2023 Global Rights Index, which ranked 149 countries on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being the best and 5 being the worst, in terms of their respect for workers’ rights. Read more...