(24/2/2012)

The right time for ambitious measures for the environment, growth and jobs Given the upcoming ITRE committee vote on Claude Turmes’ draft report, the EU construction sector social partners, FIEC and EFBWW would like to clearly state their support for an ambitious Energy Efficiency Directive that effectively meets the challenge of reducing Europe’s demand for energy whilst sustaining economic growth, maintaining and creating jobs and protecting the environment. The ongoing...

(17/2/2012)

In collaboration with its member organisations, the ETUC has decided on a European day of action on 29 February on the eve of the European Council scheduled for 1 and 2 March. CLICK HERE for more information. ...

(14/2/2012)

A court in Turin has sentenced Stephan Schmidheiny and Jean Louis de Cartier to 16 years in the Eternit asbestos trial. The defendants were found guilty of environmental disaster and wilful omission of safety precautions. For detailed information: CLICK...

(31/1/2012)

Last year five workers died as a result of occupational accidents at Finnish construction workplaces. Building sites are still the most dangerous workplaces in Finland. However, all the fatal accidents could have been avoided. Every one of them could have been prevented by investing in occupational safety. Rakennusliitto, the Finnish construction workers’ trade union, an EFBWW affiliate, is organising five minutes’ silence on all construction sites in Finland at 1 p.m. on Monday, 20...

(12/1/2012)

23 years after the total ban of asbestos in Switzerland, the number of fatal cancers is still growing. In the years to come around 2500 people will die in Switzerland from asbestos, as shown in calculations of Suva. "The issue of asbestos will occupy Switzerland for a long time", says Thomas Guidon, insurance specialist at the consulting firm Milliman. According to calculations of Suva statistician Stefan Scholz, in the next decade an average of over 100 people per year will die in Switzerland...