International Federation of Building and Wood Workers

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International Federation of Building and Wood
Workers
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ABOUT US Based in Geneva Switzerland, the
IFBWW is the Global Union Federation (GUF)
protecting more than 10 million members in 287
trade unions in 124 countries around the world in
the building, building materials, wood, forestry
and allied industries. The IFBWWs mission is
to promote the development of trade unions in
these sectors throughout the world and to promote
and enforce workers rights in the context of
sustainable development. IFBWW headquarters
are located in Geneva, Switzerland, where
worldwide activities are coordinated with a
network of regional offices. The IFBBWW South
Asia Project Office is located at New Delhi in
India under the IFBWW Regional Office for
Asia-Pacific in Malaysia
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Organising in a Globalised World

• IFBWW Responses

• Calls on all government to ratify ILO Declaration
  on Fundamental Principles Rights at Work
• Campaigns to pressure MNCs to observe workers
  rights through IFBWW Tool Box.
• Framework Agreements with
• a. IKEA b. Hochtief c. Skanska
• d. Faber Castell e. Ballast Nedam f.
  Lafarge
• Social Dialogue with World Bank International
  Monetary Fund on core labour standards
• Forest certification to incorporate core labour
  standards

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Major ActivitiesIFBWW South Asia Project Office

• BANGLADESH 2 Affiliates
• NEPAL 3 Affiliates
• SRI LANKA 2 Affiliates
• INDIA 28 Affiliates
• Education
• Child Labour Project
• Gender Project
• IT Training
• Occupational Health Safety
• Forestry Programme

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Gender Advocacy

• In 2001, focused on Skills Training in Developing
  Implementing Campaigns
• 2002, concentrated on Organising Recruiting
  women members
• 2003, directed on Occupational Safety Health
• Formation of trade union structures for women
  participation
• Integrated with Child Labour Project also

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CHILD LABOUR PROJECT
Organising
Schooling of child labourers
Gender Programmes
Project Strategy
Adult Literacy
Medical Benefits
Campaigning
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CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

• 15 Child Labour Schools supported by
  FNV,CLC,BAT-KARTEL CLSC
• About 2,100 erstwhile child labourers are
  enrolled
• One UPGMS child labour school received government
  recognition

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CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

• Union in Bihar merged child labour school with
  government school in Majhia, District Kishanganj.
  Similarly in Punjab the Government took over its
  School at Village Joura after Union ran it
  successfully for more than 2 years
• Significant expansion of membership base and
  areas of influenced

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CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

• Instrumental in increase of wages of workers and
  securing other benefits
• BMS UPGMS are represented in their respective
  states government committee on child labour

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CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

• Recognition of the IFBWW child labour project of
  no less than the President of India