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First Migration Strategy and Development Meeting Held in Africa On July 22 to 23, BWI conducted the first Migration Strategy and Development Meeting for the Africa and Middle East Region in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of BWI’s Global Campaign on Migrant Workers Rights—BWI Connect. The meeting, focused on three areas—review and initial assessment of
Read moreUnions Make Work Safer! International Workers’ Memorial Day 2010 Each year on the 28th April trade unions around the world organise events to celebrate International Workers Memorial Day. The purpose is to highlight the preventable nature of workplace accidents and ill health, and to promote campaigns and union organisation to improve health and safety at
Read moreSolidarity campaign Zimbabwe: ACT NOW! Arrest, Intimidation and Harassment of BWI affiliate GAPWUZ “The BWI strongly condemns the continuing arrests, harassments and intimidation of trade unionists by your security forces, which in our opinion represent worst abuses of workers’ rights. We urge you to order the security forces to immediately and unconditionally release GAPWUZ
Read moreMAKE DECENT WORK A REALITY FOR WORKING WOMEN In commemoration of International Women’s Day 8 March 2010, BWI is launching a special section on its website called “Voices of women from BWI” that focus on campaigns for decent work with the slogan “Make decent work a reality for working women”. “We need to ensure that
Read moreBWI Reaches Out to its Affiliates in Chile As has been widely reported, the country of Chile was hit by a massive earthquake only a few days ago. Since hearing the dramatic news, the BWI has continued to reach out to its affiliated unions in the country to offer solidarity at this time of national
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