BWI OnLine - December 5, 2011

BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS INTERNATIONAL (BWI)

Voices of Mirgrant Workers Impacted by the Floods in Thailand

• Story of Aung
• Story of Ko Ko, and
• Story of Ko Myo

BWI OnLine - November 3, 2011

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• MUTC Organizes National Action Against New Labour Amendments
• Trade Unions Allowed in Burma
• With Incentives for Skilled and Trained Workers, Might REDD+ Initiatives, Have Social and Green Premium to Offer in Africa?
• Conference of Palestinian Construction Union on Building a Democratic and Independent Base in an Independent State.
• Japan:  Spotlight on Tatsumasa Yoshino from Rengo-Iwate- "The world started to shake all around me and I ran for my life."
• BWI Committee on Europe Says its Time to Change 
• Bahrain: Global Unions Call for a Serious Process of Reform Responding to Trade Union Demands
• BWI Trade Unions are Winning in Multinationals

BWI - October 18, 2011

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BUILDING AND WOOD WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL (BWI)

BWI OnLine- October 18, 2011
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• New Zealand:  BWI Welcomes FIRST Union

• Africa Youth has Submitted an Organizing Guideline to Afreco 2011

• The BWI Celebrated the Year of the Forests in Ghana

• Jeld-Wen Dispute Update:  CBA Rejected by Jeld-Wen's Workers

• The BWI Welcomes Release of Seven Trade Unionists From Prison in Burma

• Those Reponsible Should be Punished!  After the five deaths and seven injured workers, how long can PNoy keep his silence?

• BWI Affiliated Build Strategies at Amazon Basin

• Thailand:  BWI Supports SRUT Struggle

• Malaysia:  Parliament Passed Amendments on Employment Act, MTUC Dismayed

• Togo:  FTBC is Training Its Youth On the Labor Movement

 

BWI OnLine - October 6, 2011

• New Guidelines to Build Transparency in Constrution and Real Estate Sector
• World Day for Decent Work:  Trade Unions Mobilise on Infrastructure Jobs!
• South Africa:  Scoring an Own Goal? The Construction Workers' 2010 World Cup Strike
• South Africa's World Cup: A Legacy for Whom?
• Brazil:  The Odebrecht Trade Union Network Was Set Up
• Case of Tunisia Affiliate: Identifying Needs to Inform Union Strategy in the Emerging Arab Spring Interventions in BWI Sectors.
• France: Lafarge Workers End Hunger Strike
• Ukraine: Trade Union Conference "Euro-2012: Decent Working Conditions for Building Workers - Contractors' Corporate Social Responsibility"
• Malaysia: The Government Has Not Backed Down From its Plan to Amend Labour Laws
• Uganda Building Union Build Capacity of 40 Negotiators in Four Construction Companies

BWI: IKEA Articles Blog - September 15, 2011

BWI: IKEA ARTICLES BLOG

• Swedwood Risks Discrimination Claim
• NLRB Launches Investigation at Swedwood
• Multiple Wrongs Don't Make a Right

BWI OnLine - September 15, 2011

• NEW RESPONSIBLE PERSONS ON WOOD AND FORESTRY ISSUES AT THE BWI
• SENEGAL:  THE TOLL HIGHWAY PROJECT DAKAR - DIAMINIADIO: MORE THAN 1,000 WORKERS ORGANIZED BY THE UNION IN 6 MONTHS
• BWI REPRESENTATIVE DENIED ENTRY TO BAHRAIN
• INTERNATIONAL SAFETY FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS BRAZIL, SWITZERLAND AND UK:CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE LIGHTS
• ITALY:  BWI AFFILIATES PRESERVE THEIR UNITY DESPITE ABSENCE OF A MOBILISING EUROPEAN PROJECT
• ISTANBUL:  BWI IN THE XIX WORLD CONGRESS ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
• SOUTH AFRICA:  CEPPWAWU 4TH COUNGRESS URGES FOR UNITY
• TRADE UNION IN FIJI UNDER ATTACK
• SWEDISH PAINTERS' UNION ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP 

BWI OnLine - September 12, 2011

Solidarity Campaign:  ACT NOW! Support CFMEU's Pressure on Jeld Wen

BWI OnLine - September 1, 2011

• ITALIAN SENATE INTRODUCES BILL TO STOP "CAPORALATO"
• A CHANGING MIGRATION LANDSCAPE FOR THAILAND
• SUBCONTRACTORS DO NOT CARE ABOUT BAD PUBLICITY

BWI OnLine - August 24, 2011

ACT NOW: Stop Union Busting at YATAŞ Furniture Company in Ankara

BWI OnLine - August 17, 2011

• Swedwood Supervisors Seek to Fast Track Family Members Instead of Union Supporter
• Safety for Workers Not a Priority at Swedwood
• Swedwood Management Still Refuses to Negotiate
• Swedwood Management "Bullying Tactics" Continues
• Swedwood Worker Represented by a Union Shop Steward for the First Time

BWI OnLine - August 12, 2011

• First Migration Strategy and Development Meeting Held in Africa
• Human Rights Activist Fights Civil Libel Case Filed by Asahi Kosel
• TWCF Files Petition Against the Government of India On Behalf of Migrants Stranded in Malaysia
• Malaysia Implements Amnesty Program for Migrant Workers

BWI OnLine - March 16, 2010

• Unions Make Work Safer!  International Workers' Memorial Day 2010

• IWMD 2010:  Deadly Diseases Caused by Bad Working Conditions - Our Rights On Site

• IWMD 2010:  Unions Make Work Safer:  What Will You Do on and Around April 28?

• International Workers' Memorial Daky - 28 April 2010

BWI OnLine - March 09, 2010

Only a few signatures for our solidarity campaigns.  Please help our members from Zimbabwe and Colombia and ACT NOW if you haven't done so!

Solidarity campaign Zimbabwe: ACT NOW! Arrest, Intimidation and Harassment of BWI affiliate GAPWUZ

Solidarity campaign: ACT NOW! The EU reaches trade deal with Colombia

Remember you can also provide financial support to our members in Chile.  BWI is sending some immediate aid to its affiliates which is aimed at providing humanitarian relief in order to help provide some basic needs for union members.

Chilean workers need your support now!

BWI OnLine - March 8, 2010

Make Decent Work a Reality for Working Women

BWI OnLine - March 02, 2010

• BWI Reaches Out to its Affiliates in Chile

• BWI Urges Speedy Return to Democracy in Niger

• South Korean Courts Rule in Favour of the Ulsan Construction Plant Worker

• 4th CUPPEC Convention Focuses on "Decent Work and Social Transformation"

• Global Unions Show Solidarity With Turkish Workers

• Solidarity Campaign Zimbabwe:  ACT NOW!  Arrest, Intimidation and Harassment of BWI Affiliate GAPWUZ

• Solidarity Campaign:  ACT NOW!  The EU reaches trade deal with Colombia

BWI OnLine - February 23, 2010

Take Two Minutes to ACT NOW!  Solidarity Campaign for the Safety of Migrants from Burma, Cambodia, and Laos Working in Thailand

BWI OnLine - February 16, 2010

• BWI Address Book

• International Trade Union Reaffirms Support for Burmese Workers

• Blending Coffee Ceremony to HIV/AIDS Workplace Coalition Strategy - Case of Ethiopian Affiliate

• Columbia:  The European Parliament Must Suspend FTA Negotiations

BWI OnLine - February 11, 2010

• Ten Priorities for the BWI in 2010!

• Affiliates are Invited to Submit Their Films for Night of Labour Shorts Festival in Geneva

• Southern India:  TKTMS Helps in Setting Up a Construction Academy in Tamil Nadu

• Italy:  New General Secretary for Feneal Uil

• India:  BWI Unions Tell Quebec Premier Mr. Charest:  Asbestos?  No Thanks!!!

BWI OnLine - January 21, 2010

BWI International Women's Committee...

BWI OnLine - January 14, 2010

BWI 2010 Calendar

• BWI Vacant Position Asia/Pacific

• Saudi Arabia Plans to Build a 1km High Tower

• BWI  Head Office Updated Webpage

• Regional & Project Offices

BWI OnLine - January 12, 2010

BWI Moving Forward in 2010

BWI OnLine - January 11, 2010

• Bouygues Has New Projects in Turkmenistan

• Dubai:  Thr Burj Khalifa Tower Is the Tallest Man-Made Structure Ever Built

• "Only Strong and Organized Trade Unions Guaranty Workers' Rights" said the 4th Congress of the SSSPDPBiH

BWI OnLine - January 7, 2010

BWI's World Board, World Council, and Committee of Auditors

BWI OnLine - May 05, 2009

Affiliates Activities on 1st of May 2009

BWI OnLine - May 04, 2009

• Photo album IWMD 2009
• Hong Kong:  BWI Delegation Participates in the Asian Asbestos Conference
• Pakistan:  PLF Organises a National Seminar on IWMD