01 June 2023 07:51
Union organising, not a crime! -BWI
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...
08 May 2023 04:57
After long and hard negotiations, Swedish trade union Byggnads and Byggföretagen, an employer organisation for construction companies, have agreed on a new collective agreement covering all workers in Sweden’s construction industry.Read more...
04 May 2023 12:58
LabourStart and the Georgian Trade Union Confederation on 28-30 April held a Global Solidarity Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia that brought together trade union leaders and activists from more than 70 countries.Read more...
03 May 2023 07:53
The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) offers its deepest condolences to the family and comrades of South Korean trade unionist Yang Hoe-dong. Yang reportedly set himself on fire on 1 May, International Labour Day, to protest the government's harassment of trade unionists in the country. He later passed away from complications from his severe burns. Read more...