ACTU Centre for Health and Safety Update 2023/10
International Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on 28 April – it is an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
This year, Trades and Labour Councils (TLCs) have returned to holding in-person events.
You can find details of the various TLC events around the country here, and we encourage you to attend.
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UBCCECAWU – The Uganda Building Workers’ Union plans a safety awareness raising campaign at a China Railway construction site.
The Rwanda Extractive Industries Workers” Union (REWU) has planned a series of site visits, inspections, safety campaigns and commemorations to raise awareness of work hazards and to honour departed workers. The activities will involve unions, workers and the employers.
The BWI affiliate National Union of Building, Engineering and General Workers (NUBEGW) has reported plans to run occupational health and safety awareness activities in six separate organised workplaces.
In Mozambique the union SINTAICAF will join with the national centre to conduct a campaign stressing the importance of Occupational health and safety.
On International Workers ‘Memorial Day the union and BWI affiliate Construction Workers’ Union of Mauritius (CMWEU) is planning training and campaigning activities with the national centre including pamphlet distribution.
The Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trades Workers’ Union (ZCATWU) is planning to mark 28 April through joint occupational health and safety training and inspections with a Chinese employer.
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At the recent United Steelworkers Health, Safety and Environment Conference there were very few dry eyes when they remembered those who never made it home from work since the last conference.
Watch the video memorial showing a list of bargaining unit members, supervisors, and contractors killed in USW workplaces from August 23, 2019 to April 11, 2023.
May they rest in peace, power, and solidarity.
FGBB, a Tunisian affiliate of the global construction federation BWI has reported that safety campaigning actions will be held to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day, involving over 200 workers.