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Global: Acciona joins global union BWI’s Workers’ Memorial Day events across multiple countries

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Acciona Group marked Workers’ Memorial Day across Spain, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Panama, Peru, the Netherlands and Mexico through a coordinated global safety initiative linked to BWI campaigns. Activities included minutes of silence, workplace training, awareness sessions and safety campaigns focused on occupational health, psychosocial risks, mental health and heat stress. The company also developed materials supporting the “Too Hot To Work” campaign, reinforcing prevention measures and safety culture across projects and construction sites in multiple countries.

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Panama: SUNTRACS expands nationwide safety campaign for Workers’ Memorial Day

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In Panama, BWI affiliate SUNTRACS marked Workers’ Memorial Day with a nationwide programme of workplace assemblies, training sessions, videos and social media campaigns involving over 2,000 participants. Activities commemorated workers killed in past accidents while promoting occupational health and safety, mental health and stronger prevention measures. The union carried out on-site talks and risk prevention training across multiple projects, highlighting workers’ rights secured through collective bargaining and reaffirming its long-standing campaign for safer working conditions and reduced workplace deaths.

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Panama: Día Internacional de los Trabajadores Caídos y Lisiados en los Centros de Trabajo

28 de Abril de 2025
Día Internacional de los Trabajadores Caídos y Lisiados en los Centros de Trabajo.

En defensa de nuestros derechos
¡Viva la Huelga Indefinida!

#EstaPatriaNoSeVende

#NoALaMina #DerogaciónLey462 #EstaCajaSeDefiende #NoAlEmbalseDeRioIndio

@SuntracsPanama

 

 

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Panamá: La salud laboral no se vende, se defiende – BWI

Panama: “Occupational health is not sold, it is defended”
In the closing act of the campaign for health and safety in the construction of Panama, held this week in the project Institute of the Insured of the Suntracs Panamá participated 390 workers, workers, union representatives of the sections of the Caja de Seguro Social Panamá , representatives of the Panama Chamber of Construction Mitradel Panamá , the Ministry of Labor Capac Panamá , the Directorate of Occupational Health of the Social Security Fund, the management of Constructora Rigaservices S.A. RIGA (the project building company) as well as ICM BWI Global Union .
With the slogan “3 MILLION WORK-RELATED DEATHS PER YEAR ENOUGH! , LET’S TALK ABOUT RISK” The leadership of SUNTRACS calls on companies, government, and workers themselves to step up efforts to reduce the risks of accidents and deaths at work that cause fatalities and injuries every year. According to International Labour Organization ILO exceeds 3 million a year and since 1992 the figure has reached 388 fatalities in Panama.

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Panama: Safety officers manual launch webinar on 28 April

BWI affiliate LAC is conducting webinar to launch the publication of a new Manual for Occupational Health and Safety Officers.

The union will also raise awareness about safety and health as an ILO fundamental right and prepare trade unionists to promote occuaptioanlsafety and health in the worplace.

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Panama: SUNTRACS conducts month long meetings in run up to 28 April

Panama: SUNTRACS completed its 1-month campaign on Health and Safety at Work (SST), on April 28, 2022. After a month of meetings with workers and inspections to construction projects, the union organized a Closing Act in the Ramal Station Project, Metro del Tocumen Airport.

 

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Panama: El trabajo no deberia mater! – SUNTRACS

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The National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries (SUNTRACS), one of the leading trade union forces in Panama, joins BWI in marking this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April. Waving their red flags and chanting slogans, they called for safer and healthier workplaces for workers worldwide. #IWMD2022
Source: Facebook • #iwmd22

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Argentina/Brazil/Panama: Video messages from OHS leaders on 28 April

Global building unions’ federation BWI has announced the 28 April plans of affiliates in three South American countries: Panama, Argentina and Brazil.

SUNTRACS, UOCRA and SINTICOM Campinas will be producing promotional videos from unions leaders of work safety with Workers’ Memorial Day messages.

 

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Panama: ¡La salud y seguridad us nuestro derecho! – SUNTRACS

APRIL 28: HEALTH AND SAFETY IS OUR RIGHT

After 1 month of meetings with workers on construction projects, campaign materials creation, dissemination in local media and continuing training on health and safety at work (SST), SUNTRACS (Panama) finishes today its campaign 2021 with an official closing act attended: SUNTRACS leaders, workers, Nilton Freitas, ICM Regional Representative for ALC and Jorge Lara, Speaker of Panamanian Construction Chamber (CAPAC)

Después de 1 mes de reuniones con trabajadores en proyectos de construcción, creación de materiales de campaña, difusión en medio locales de comunicación y constante capacitación sobre la Salud y Seguridad en el Trabajo (SST), el SUNTRACS (Panamá) finaliza hoy su campaña 2021 con un acto de clausura oficial al que asistieron: dirigentes del SUNTRACS, trabajadores, Nilton Freitas, Representante Regional de la ICM para ALC y Jorge Lara, Presidente de Cámara Panameña de la Construcción (CAPAC)

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Panama: SUNTRACS joins Campaign for Global Alliance for Health and Safety at Work

Panama SUNTRACS joins Campaign for Global Alliance for Health and Safety at Work.
As of April 16, 2021, SUNTRACS has managed to collect 20 Declarations already signed with 20 different construction companies across Panama.
Together we recognize Health and Safety as a fundamental right. Let’s go! #SaveLivesAtWork #IWMD21

PANAMÁ: ALIANZA GLOBAL POR LA SALUD Y SEGURIDAD EN EL TRABAJO

El SUNTRACS de Panamá se une a la Campaña por la Alianza…

Posted by BWI Global Union on Friday, 16 April 2021