The General Secretary and staff members of CCESSA in Nigeria mark this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day in Abuja by drawing attention to the series of building collapses in the country that have killed many workers since 2021. #IWMD2022
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Global/Switzerland: BWI world board action calls for OHS as a fundamental worker right
A day before the marking of International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), 35 participants of BWI’s World Board Meeting held a solidarity action at the iconic Broken Chair monumental sculpture in Geneva, Switzerland to push for the recognition of healthy and safe workplaces as a fundamental workers’ right. They were joined by representatives from UN1A, a trade union representing private sector workers in Switzerland.
The solidarity action expressed the demand of the 2022 International Labour Conference (ILC) to make OHS a fundamental right. It also expressed support for ILO Convention No. 155 on Occupational Safety and Health (1981) and ILO Convention 161 on Occupational Health Services (1985), which BWI called as “core OHS conventions” and necessary pillars for the recognition of workplace health and safety as a right. #IWMD2022
Source: BWI website • #iwmd22
Panama: El trabajo no deberia mater! – SUNTRACS
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
Mauritius: Young members from CMWEU campaign to put lives over profit
Kenya: Roadworkers campaign for better workplace health and safety – KBCTFIEU
During a work place visit at the Kenol-Sagana-Marua road project in Kenya, members of KBCTFIEU campaigned for better workplace health and safety as part of BWI’s global commemoration of International Workers’ Memorial Day. They were joined by Union to Union’s General Secretary, SIDA’s desk officer, and the SEKO international programs officer. #IWMD2022
South Africa: Young workers demand bosses put workers’ lives above profit – NUM
Young trade unionists from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa campaigned for safe and healthy jobs as part of BWI’s global commemoration of the International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April. They demanded companies to put the lives of workers over and above profit during their National Youth Executive Meeting last 22 April in Johannesburg.
Source BWI Facebook • #iwmd22
Argentina: Young people of UOLRA (Argentina) join the 28 April commemoration day
28 DE ABRIL: ¡LA SALUD Y SEGURIDAD ES NUESTRO DERECHO!
Jóvenes de la UOLRA (Argentina) se unen a las jornadas de conmemoración del 28 de abril 2021.
APRIL 28: HEALTH AND SAFETY IS OUR RIGHTYoung people of UOLRA (Argentina) join the commemoration days of April 28, 2021.
Venezuela: Global alliance for health and safety at work – FENATCS
VENEZUELA: ALIANZA GLOBAL POR LA SALUD Y SEGURIDAD EN EL TRABAJO
FENATCS logra la firma de 2 declaraciones con las empresas Constructora CONACA, C.A. y PRIMOCA, CA. en Maracaibo y Zulia.
Juntos reconocemos la Salud y Seguridad como un derecho fundamental. ¡Adelante!
VENEZUELA: GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORKFENATCS achieves signature of 2 declarations with companies Constructora CONACA, CA and PRIMOCA, CA. in Maracaibo and Zulia.Together we recognize Health and Safety as a fundamental right. Let’s go!
Ghana: GCMQWU says health and safety is a fundamental right for workers
The General Construction, Manufacturing and Quarries Workers’ Union (GCMQWU) of Ghana has urged employers to adhere to safety measures at the workplace and also provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to reduce workplace accidents and deaths. Health and Safety is a fundamental right for all workers. #SaveLivesAtWork #IWMD2021
Philippines: Call for justice for the workers who died of disease, hunger, and bullets
AMA Sugbo – KMU union marks International Workers’ Memorial Day with a candelit vigil and a strong message. Facebook