Category Archives: 2023 Asia-Pacific

Pakistan: Unions promote safety awareness through meetings and seminars on 28 April

To mark 28 April, BWI affiliates ACEEU and PFBWW  both plan to raise awareness of health and safety issues through meetings and seminars at infrastructure sites.

Nepal: PPE and safety awareness are the themes for 28 April activities

Nepalese BWI affiliate BWI-NAC is conducting a worksite awareness meeting and distribution of personal protective equipment on 28 April. There will be a joint visit with a construction contractor to distribute the masks and gloves. The brick kiln owner with whom the  joint declaration on OHS has been signed, is expected to attend.

 

Jordan: The focus for 28 April is mental health at work

BWI affiliate GTUCW is focusing on the issue of work mental health this International Workers’ Memorial Day.

Lebanon: Mental health at work is the GFBCTU focus for 28 April

BWI affiliated GFBCTU is organising an OHS awareness campaign  focusing on Mental Health at work to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.

India: Multiple union activities are planned to mark 28 April across India

Across India BWI affiliated unions are planning activities to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day including:

RPKNMS and AHBWU will each organise seminars for stone quarry owners who are signatories to the occupational safety and health declaration where they will discuss safety and health measures at their worksites.

CLU Safety and health awareness raising will be held for the construction and stone quarry industries.

TKTMS is planning an occupational health and safety  oriented  mass meeting and rally – this will be a multi-stakeholder event with the  participation of selected employers, Govt. representatives and union members – including participation of the Joint Declaration on occupational health and safety signatory Chennai Civil Engineers Association with whom the

HKMP and UPGMS  are each organising awareness raising activities with selected brick kiln owner joint signatories to the   joint declaration on occupational health and safety.

AHPWDIPHCWU  is organising a rally followed by meeting including participation of selected contractors with whom joint declarations were signed.

BMS Gujarat is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.

INCWF is running a meeting to raise the issue of occupational health and safety at a cement plant in Karnataka State.

KSCWCU is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.

CFBWU will be holding a candle lit vigil and promote the awareness of occupational health and safety issues.

MAMU will organise a  worker safety meeting involving grass roots workers.

South Korea: BWI General secretary Ambet Yuson will speak at mass rally to mark 28 April

KFCITU has organised a mass rally that will be addressed by BWI general secretary Ambet Yuson.

Australia: Action nationwide on 28 April

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.

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Level 4/365 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
t (03) 9664-7340
e jholden@actu.org.au w actu.org.au
w australianunions.org.au
Facebook /AustralianUnions
Twitter @UnionsAustralia
Instagram @AusUnions

Tasmania: Remembering workers killed or injured by their employers

The 28th of April is #InternationalWorkersMemorialDay

Unions Tasmania will hold services in Launceston and Hobart to remember those killed or injured because of their work. We invite the community to join with us #politas #IWMD23