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BWI, IG Metall and Office Furniture Manufacturer Wilkhahn Sign Agreement on Worldwide Minimum Working Conditions The Building and Wood Workers’ International, IG Metall and Wilkhahn, an office furniture manufacturer based in Bad Münder, signed an International Framework Agreement (IFA) on 13 February in Frankfurt. The agreement commits the company to the observance of minimum standards
Read moreThe Global Union movement urges world leaders to tackle the global jobs crisis The G20 meeting in London 2 April 2009 presented a joint commitment to put in place a much tighter regulation of banking and finance, demanded by trade unions for several years, and a package of more than $ 1000 billion to the
Read moreClick here to view the new issue of BWI NewsReel from Asia/Pacific. Global Union publication: Getting the World to WORK – Global Union Strategies for Recovery The publication “Getting the World to Work –Global Union Strategies for Recovery” provides a unified vision from the world trade union movement on global union strategies for recovery on the financial and economic
Read moreClick here to see Photos World Womens Day 2009 South Africa: BWI inspection tour on World Cup 2010 stadia Representatives of the BWI from the office in Johannesburg, Unia Switzerland and South African affiliates, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Building, Construction and Allied Workers’ Union (BCAWU) and the South African Building and Allied Workers’ Organisation
Read moreAfrica Projects: New areas of interest for new phase of cooperation An evaluation workshop for all African projects was held in Johannesburg from 24 to 26 February 2009. 25 affiliates from Africa and the Middle East attended the event. The workshop reviewed the projects’ accomplishments from 2006 to 2008 and focused on coherence of problem
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