Category Archives: graphics

2019, 2019 Canada, Events listing, graphics, Resources

Canada: CUPE – posters, flags, bookmarks and other resources. Day of Mourning

April 23, 2019 Jawad

CUPE’S National Health and Safety Committee first proposed the creation of a national Day of Mourning in 1984.

That idea came to fruition in 1991 when the federal government passed legislation to establish April 28^thas the Day of Mourning. It has grown internationally as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work and is recognized in more than 120 countries around the world.

When they envisioned the day, the members of the committee wanted to remember lives lost in the workplace. But there was a broader point. The day was also supposed to remind all workers that we need to fight for the living and inspire us to prevent further tragedies.

On each Day of Mourning, CUPE honours the members who died on the job.

More details here

Day of Mourning canary — *Day of Mourning poster*

Day of Mourning flag **New Design!**

Day of Mournin g Bookmark

Day of Mourning T-Shirts

Day of Mourning flag, large

2019, 2019 Indonesia, BWI 2019, BWI Indonesia 2019, Events listing, graphics

Indonesia: SERBUK-Indonesia plans for 28 April activity

April 18, 2019 Jawad

On Friday 26 April 3-6pm the global construction union federation Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) affiliate SERBUK-Indonesia will hold a public discussion in collaboration with the University of Southern Jakarta on health and safety. See the poster below.

2019, 2019 Turkey, Events listing, graphics, Uncategorized

Turkey: Work is war, warn union and safety campaigners

April 18, 2019 Jawad

Turkish workers have a slogan to describe life under the current regime, says health and safety campaigner Asli Odman, “We don’t go to work, we go to war.” In a report issued ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April, the Health and Safety Labour Watch (HSLW) expert notes the three sectors with the highest number of deaths in 2018 were agriculture and forestry (457), construction (438) and transport (233). There were also high numbers of deaths in the metal (116), mining (66) and energy sectors (63).

HSLW says one of the reasons for the increase in deaths in these sectors in the previous year (2017) is the state of emergency and statutory decrees which made it impossible for workers, even organised workers, to defend their rights. Union density in Turkey dropped from 24 per cent in 1988 to just 4 per cent in 2013 according to the comparative OECD union density data. Global Industriall union figures show union density in the private sector had fallen to just 3 per cent by 2016.

More information

Health and Safety Labour Watch
Webpage • Twitter

Support Group for Families Seeking Justice
Webpage • Twitter • Hazards magazine feature story and photofile

2019, 2019 England, 2019 UK, Events listing, graphics, Resources

UK: Hazards Campaign Workers’ Memorial Day 2019 posters

April 16, 2019 Jawad

The UK Hazards Campaign, in conjunction with Hazards Magazine, has produced two striking International Workers’ Memorial Day 2019 posters. They are available for UK unions and activists in A4 and A3 sizes from the Campaign. Posters are free but postage must be paid on larger orders. Order here.

They can viewed on the Hazards magazine website at higher resolution. Poster 1 and Poster 2

Posters are free but postage will need to be paid on larger orders. As a guide 25 x A4 posters OR 12 x A3 posters will cost £1.50 first class postage. Call us for a price: 0161 636 7558

Send Order to: Hazards Campaign, c/o GMHC, Windrush Millennium Centre, 70 Alexandra Road, Manchester M16 7WD
or janet@gmhazards.org.uk