BWI union affiliate GFBCTU will gather Lebanese workers to a meeting on International Workers’ Memorial Day to raise awareness of the IWMD theme and address safety issues that workers raise.
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New Zealand: 28 April resources – NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has published a host of Workers’ Memorial Day resources on their on 28 April webpage.
In additional to listing events NZCTU has called for any additional events to be submitted.
Resources include
• Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions
• Unions make work safe poster
• NZCTU Health and Safety starter pack 2025
New Zealand: 28 April events update – NZCTU
NZCTU is holding the following events to mark International Workers” Memorial Day on 28 April:
Palmerston North (Unions Manawatu) 12pm – Workers’ Memorial, Memorial Park Fitzroy St entrance
Wellington (CTU) 10.00am – Workers’ Memorial stone, Wellington Waterfront, (near Te Papa entrance) Facebook event page
Christchurch (Unions Canterbury) 11.45am – Memorial Garden, off Gasson St, Sydenham
Dunedin (Unions Otago) 11.45am – Otago Workers’ Memorial, Market Reserve Princes St
Find more details on NZCTU’s dedicated 28 April pages
Resources including the
• Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions and the
• Unions make work safe poster are also available from that page.
New Zealand: Artificial intelligence in the workplace: A resource for New Zealand trade unions
NZCTU has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions – a resource guide on the topic of this year’s 28 April theme.
The introduction of AI in workplaces can create significant health and safety risks for workers (such as intensification of work, and extreme surveillance) which can significantly impact workers’ mental and physical wellbeing.
It is critical that unions and workers are involved in any decision to introduce AI so that these risks can be eliminated, and that the benefits and productivity gains are shared with the workforce.
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions to support workers and their unions to ensure that workers benefit from the introduction of AI and are not harmed by it.
Philippines: An evening of performance for justice, health, and safety – IOHSAD
SiKLab: Sining, Kultura, at Paglaban
This April 25, let us unite in remembrance of the workers who have lost their lives, and stand in unwavering solidarity with those who continue to face inhumane and unsafe working conditions. Through the power of art and collective action, we invite everyone to SiKLab — an evening of remembrance, reckoning, and resistance.
In commemoration of the International Workers’ Memorial Day and the 10th Anniversary of the Kentex Factory Fire, this night of performances is dedicated to workers who, to this day, are denied safe workplaces, adequate protection, and dignified livelihoods.
Through art — from poetry and music to theater and visual expression — we amplify the voices of the oppressed and the abused. This night recognizes the power of culture not just as a vessel for creative expression but as a force for resistance and a call for collective change.
This gathering is a collaborative effort organized by the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD), Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Kalinga ni San Jose Manggagawa Workers Center, LIKHA, Mayday Multimedia, Pahatid Kalatas, Tulos Baybay, and the Union of PUP Educators (UGPUP).
Venue: Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Amphitheater
Date: April 25, 2025 | Friday, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
This event will feature progressive cultural artists, workers, youth, and long-standing groups shaping the art of liberation.
Don’t miss it — let’s ignite the night with art, culture, and resistance!