Global trade unionist promoting the enforcement of workers’ rights in the construction value chain.
Joined September 2013
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BWI condemns the escalating war in Gaza, a human-made disaster, not a collateral crisis. Israel’s policies of starvation, displacement & conquest have pushed over 500,000 working people to the brink of famine. Gaza lies in ruins.
Read our statement:
bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetail…
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How extreme are global weather conditions so far this year? Listen to @BWIglobal's Director on Construction and Health and Safety, @L_Wikstrom, on the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable & what it is like to toil under the scorching sun on construction sites on
@AJEnglish
#HeatStress is not neutral. aje.io/rf92sv
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Lucky to have @BWIglobal organising a Business & Human Rights workshop with @FESonline in Tanzania that looks at the responsibility of MNCs and respect for human and labour rights in (mega) #infrastructure projects and #globalvaluechains - more and more utilising subcontractors. – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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BWI conducted a week-long mission to Tanahu Hydropower Project’s 3 funded packages & various smaller energy projects in the Katmandu valley of Nepal, w/c included interviews w/ management, safety officers, workers & union reps.
Read more.⬇️
bwint.org/cms/nepal-bwi-and-…?
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And union Health & Safety Reps at the workplace are key, says @L_Wikstrom, not just during construction projects, but in the planning & budgeting process.
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To ensure labour rights, BWI held joint inspections with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) covering 4 sites in Bangladesh's Rupsha 800-Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant Project & Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project.
Read more. ⬇️
bwint.org/cms/bangladesh-bwi…?
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"Neither the Qatari gov't nor FIFA are delivering on their lofty promises. It's time that past abuses on workers are recognised & remedied, & workers' rights to associate & bargaining are recognised." -BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson
Statement. ⬇️
bwint.org/cms/fifa-world-cup…?
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BWI stands with Hong Kong trade union leader Elizabeth Tang. Because accusation is not proof of guilt, and conviction is based on truth.
Read our statement. ⬇️
bwint.org/cms/bwi-on-the-arr…
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Suntracs y @BWIglobal
Nilton Freitas Repr. Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Ernesto Marval Dir. Reg. de política y Linnea Wikstrom, Dir. Global del Sector Construcción.
Conversan con los trabajadores sobre las buenas prácticas sindicales.Metro Línea 3 Estación 14
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The UK is way behind international best practice on silica exposures. We need a new, more protective #silica workplace exposure limit now! Over a thousand lives each year could be saved, thousands of workers could be spared disability. Send HSE a message: hazards.org/hsestopkillingus
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More than just a reduced exposure limit.
You need to eliminate dangerous products like high silica content engineered stone and implement stronger rules to identify and control silica exposure in all industries from quarries & mining to building & construction
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Qatar accused of ‘deafening silence’ over plans for migrant workers’ centre theguardian.com/football/202…
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BWI believes that, if reforms are to be sustainable, it's critical to reach an agreement before the end of the World Cup that secures migrant workers' interests. #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 #MigrantWorkersCentre
Full statement.
tinyurl.com/yck9zvtm
Photo: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach
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BWI lauds Nigeria for making history on its twin ratification w/n a year of ILO Convention 190 on Workplace Violence & Harassment, & ILO Convention 187 on the OHS Promotional Framework. A great advance for gender equality & OHS!♀️🚑
Full story. ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4k6y9ftb
📸 ILO
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Amid the celebration of mayors’ innovative climate leadership at the #C40Summit, @POTUS and the U.S. @WhiteHouse recognised the importance of this accelerator and also the Clean Construction Action Coalition.
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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Today, London and Milan joined C40’s Clean Construction Accelerator, a @BWIglobal-endorsed commitment to support cities in generating good, green jobs and building the infrastructure of the future. c40.org/news/50-million-gree…
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En @c40cities de Buenos Aires @L_Wikstrom de la @BWIglobal hablando sobre empleos verdes en la industria de la construcción con @MayorSeattle Bruce Harrel, Alcalde de Seattle.
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Join me at the opening plenary of the #C40Summit in Buenos Aires.
The effects of the climate crisis are already on our doorsteps. Governments across the world must commit to swift action to avert catastrophic climate breakdown. There’s no time to lose.
🎥LIVE from the #C40Summit: Mayors, business leaders, global influencers, philanthropists, campaigners, youth leaders, scientists & residents unite to demonstrate what a strong global coalition #UnitedInAction can achieve. Tune in now: xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdGYyzVq…
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La @uocra de Argentina compartió con afiliadas de @BWIglobal participantes del @c40cities en Buenos Aires @CIT_Mexico, @L_Wikstrom @bebetogalvao sobre agenda Transición Justa y Sindicatos. Tiene que ser con los y las trabajadores de forma concreta!!!!
