09 March 2023 09:52
Türkiye: Union opposes return-to-work order in quake-hit workplaces
After a devastating earthquake hit Türkiye in 6 February, BWI affiliates in Türkiye, particularly Civil Servants’ Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Husbandry and Environment (TARIM ORMAN-IS) President Sükrü Durmuş, have been regularly visiting earthquake-affected areas to monitor the needs of union members and identify the problems of public servants in the forestry sector. Read more...
06 March 2023 15:50
Last 21-24 February, the National Union of Building, Engineering, and General Workers (NUBEGW) organised a Project Review Meeting and Financial Management Training together with SASK, the development cooperation organisation of the Finnish trade union movement. Read more...
02 December 2022 06:17
25 trade unionists from West and East Africa attended a three-day training last 28-30 November on occupational health and safety and labour clauses in the context of organising workers in multinational companies. Read more...
15 November 2022 05:02
In an effort to re-intensify their campaign against the use of asbestos at workplaces, BWI’s trade union affiliates in Zimbabwe held a two-day workshop last 27-28 October. Read more...
14 November 2022 09:50
Nigeria on 8 November 2022 deposited with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 on the Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. It becomes the 22nd country next to Panama to ratify the said convention.
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03 November 2022 07:20
A 140 year old bridge over the Machchhu river in the Gujarat State of India collapsed on 30 October killing 140 people and injuring more than a 100. The bridge, popularly known as the Morbi bridge, is a pedestrian suspension bridge which was closed for repairs in March 2022.
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31 October 2022 12:45
The Building and Woodworkers' International (BWI) joins its South Korean affiliates in expressing its deep condolences to the families of the 153 people, many of whom young people, who died in a stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul on 30 October.
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27 October 2022 06:18
Last 4-7 October, BWI held its 5th World Congress in Madrid, Spain. Attended by more than 750 trade union delegates worldwide, BWI looked back to its major achievements in securing occupational health and safety in the past five years as it looks forward to more victories in the future.
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21 October 2022 06:00
Türkey is in a deep state of sorrow following an explosion at a state-owned coal mine in Amasra on 15 October that left 41 mine workers dead and many others seriously injured.
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