just transition News

From the ground up: the latest news on the issues affecting workers in BWI sectors.

BWI’s 3rd Global Multinational Companies (MNC) meeting (21–22 October 2025, Geneva).

BWI Launch of the Green Homes for All campaign in Europe.

BWI European Conference on Just Transition in the Built Environment.

BWI Africa and Middle East Region Unites For Climate Justice Conference, Nairobi.

BWI joins partnership at the Indonesia Climate Justice Summit.

Young Indonesian workers celebrate International Youth Day .

BWI–C40 Learning Tour on Social Housing and Clean Construction.

Slovenian workers secure just transition in the cement plants of Austrian’s Group brand “Alpacem Cement”

French unions denounce migrant exploitation in cement plant renovation works for low-carbon kiln construction.

The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), founded in 2005, unites free and democratic trade unions in building, wood, forestry, and allied industries. Representing around 12 million members across 117 countries, BWI’s headquarters is in Geneva, with regional and project offices worldwide. BWI champions workers’ rights, safe and healthy conditions, fair wages, gender equality, and social justice. Its 2023–2026 strategic priorities include climate justice, inclusive trade unions, worker safety, global rights, and a fair future of work. 

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