16 November 2020 11:18
Covid-19 exacerbates precarious work in West and Central Africa
“Workers in precarious employment relationships are exposed to greater COVID-19 risks.”
This was the conclusion reached by BWI affiliates in West and Central Africa as they discussed ways on how to address COVID-19’s impact on the already dilapidating situation of precarious workers in the region. Read more...
14 November 2016 08:48
About 35 thousand people attended the opening of the United Nations Habitat III Conference on the 17th of October in Quito, Ecuador.Read more...
14 November 2016 08:43
The 35-member BWI delegation consisting of trade union leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, Panama, Sweden, and Switzerland and headed by Per-Olof Sjöö, president of the BWI pushed for the Decent Work Agenda during Habitat III.Read more...
19 April 2016 09:51
Precarious work is a term used to describe non-standard employment which is poorly paid, insecure, unprotected, and cannot support a household. Read more...