This week leaders of eight Global Union Federations (GUFs) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) travelled to Ramallah to convey their solidarity to unions in the West Bank and Gaza. These organisations represent almost every sector of the global economy and have members in more than 150 countries representing over 200 million workers. Working with Palestinian affiliates and others, the GUFs, all members of the Council of Global Unions (CGU), pledged to intensify efforts to help local trade unions navigate these difficult times for workers and fulfil their role as key drivers of change in Palestine.
Joint statement from unions attending solidarity mission to PalestineThis week leaders of eight Global Union Federations (GUFs) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) trave
DOHA: The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), organised the Migrant Community Leaders' Forum on Monday, titled.
Series: Labour Perspectives on China #4 -Ambet Yuson and Tos Q. Añonuevo The global dominance of Chinese construction companies means that their engagement with trade unions is also large-scale and pervasive. For the global union Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), organising workers in these major contractors for infrastructure projects worldwide has become a strategic…