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Ambet Yuson, BWI General Secretary
This article concentrates on Qatar and the 2022 World Cup. It uses one specific case to tell a larger story. All of the key elements of BWIs strategic plan that emerged from the BWI World Congress in 2017, held in Durban, “organising, negotiating, and influencing”, are found in this one case.
di Geert Aelbrecht, Direttore del personale presso il Gruppo BESIX
L’inizio delle partite di qualificazione delle squadre nazionali di calcio per la Coppa del Mondo in Qatar ha riportato in primo piano il tema del rispetto dei diritti dei lavoratori migranti. Il gruppo BESIX, la più grande impresa edile belga, e Six Construct, la sua filiale in Medio Oriente, sono attivi nella regione da più di 55 anni e hanno lavorato alla costruzione di impianti sportivi anche per l’evento.
by Geert Aelbrecht, Chief People Officer at BESIX Group
The start of the national football teams’ qualifying matches for the World Cup in Qatar has put the theme of respect for migrant workers’ rights back in the spotlight.
Sabrina Soffientini, Head of Communications at Federconsumatori and OpenCorporation expert
The production of plastic has grown by more than 38% in the last 10 years, which is why waste containing this material has increased: according to the latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), each square kilometer of ocean contains an average of 63,320 particles of microplastics. The Mediterranean is one of the most polluted seas in the world: 7% of microplastics globally are concentrated here.
Gabriele Guglielmi, Filcams CGIL Nazionale, OpenCorporation Coordinator
In a great article titled “The undeserved power of rating agencies” published on March 19, 2012 in the magazine Internazionale, JAYATI GHOSH, an economist who teaches at the Jawaharlal Nehru University of New Delhi, taking his cue from the fact that “the rating agency Moody’s has put Ethiopia under observation for a possible downgrade” wrote a sharp and stark analysis on the “extraordinary and undeserved power exercised by a few private rating agencies”.
Sabrina Soffientini, Responsabile Comunicazione Federconsumatori Nazionale ed esperta CTS OpenCorporation
La produzione di plastica ha conosciuto una crescita di oltre il 38% negli ultimi 10 anni, ecco perché sono aumentati i rifiuti contenenti tale materiale: secondo l’ultimo rapporto del Programma delle Nazioni Unite per l’ambiente (Unep) ogni chilometro quadrato di oceano contiene in media 63.320 particelle di microplastica. Il Mediterraneo è uno dei mari più inquinati al mondo: qui si concentra il 7% delle microplastiche a livello globale.
Gabriele Guglielmi, Filcams CGIL Nazionale, Coordinatore OpenCorporation
In un bell’articolo sulla rivista Internazionale JAYATI GHOSH, economista, ha scritto una tagliente e cruda analisi sul “potere straordinario e immeritato esercitato da poche agenzie di rating private”.
Claudio Sottile, Head of European and international policies FILCA CISL Nazionale
With FIFA’s awarding of the World Cup to Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022), the “Red Card for FIFA” campaign was born. Before granting the games, FIFA should have verified that both human and labor rights were respected in the assigning countries.
Gabriele Guglielmi, Filcams CGIL, OpenCorporation Coordinator
Sporting events are a vehicle for large investments, sponsorships, contracts for works and services … but also the site of violations of rights and campaigns, especially union ones. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is a prime example, and so is the campaign of the Global Trade Union Federation of Construction Workers (BWI) which for the occasion has become
Claudio Sottile, Responsabile politiche europee ed internazionali FILCA CISL Nazionale
Con l’assegnazione da parte della FIFA dei mondiali di calcio a Russia (2018) e Qatar (2022) nasce la campagna “Cartellino rosso per la FIFA” di Building and Woodworker’s International (BWI).
