At the call of CWFI, a 48-hour strike is underway in India. The demands are: No merger of Building & Others Construction Welfare Fund Act with other social security Act.No merger of Interstate Migrant Workers Act with other Social Security Act.The Central Government has to provide financial help to the State Governments to ensure smooth payment of pension to beneficiaries of Construction Workers Welfare BoardsReduce GST rate of all Building…
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Please join us for an Online Presentation/Chat with UITBB General Secretary Michalis Papanikolaou on Wednesday, 2/9/2020 at 11:30 UTC time, on CWFI’s FB page (https://www.facebook.com/Construction-Workers-Federation-of-India-339164016254552/) on COVID-19 and the workers’ suffering – what is next?
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The current situation of construction workers due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh By Md. Zakir Hossain Litu, General Secretary, National Construction Workers Federation-NCWF In Bangladesh, construction workers are facing very difficult circumstances due to the pandemic. The number of workers is more than 60 million, with about 78% of them working in unestablished sectors. These are people who play a significant role in building our countries, and their life is at…
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