BWI affiliates in Colombia say a Holcim-Lafarge merger cannot happen without unions and safety assurances. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/ipYOWAA5cn
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Tag Archives: Cement
Global: The true cost of precarious work
BWI has highlighted fatal injury figures from cement giants Holcim and Lafarge which reveal the true cost of outsourcing and precarious work. Their annual reports show that almost 300 people lost their lives working for these companies between 2011 and 2014.
BWI demands “Holcim and Lafarge, before their mega merger, reconsider their reckless employment policies and labour practices and start putting people before profits. No merger without workers’ health and safety rights!”
Bangladesh: 28 April demonstrations and signature campaign to seek justice
In Bangladesh, BBWWF and BSBWWF will organise a demonstration at Khulna district headquarters seeking fair compensation for the victims’ and families of Mongla cement factory collapse, followed by a submission of a memorandum to the District Collector*
* The two affiliates in Bangladesh have launched a signature campaign in support of union petition to improve working conditions at the workplace. On 1st May 2015 they shall submit this petition to the Government of Bangladesh at the national capital Dhaka and this shall be followed by a Press Conference.