Category Archives: Events listing

2018 Canada, Countries, Events listing, graphics, Resources

Canada: Day of Mourning British Columbia

Last year, 158 B.C. workers died from a workplace injury or disease. Now, families and communities are left to mourn.

Across Canada, April 28 has been designated the Day of Mourning. As workers, families, employers, and communities come together at ceremonies held around the province to remember those who have lost their lives to work-related incidents or occupational disease, and renew the commitment to creating healthy and safe workplaces.

Day of Mourning BC has published an excellent set of resources to support activities on International Workers’ Memorial Day.

2018, 2018 Scotland, Events listing

Scotland gets geared up for Workers’ Memorial Day

Scottish union body STUC and safety campaign group Scottish Hazards have produced an online listing of International Workers’ Memorial Day events. With a month to go before the annual 28 April event, six events are already planned, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, Alexandria, Kilmarnock and Bonnyrigg.

Scottish Hazards/STUC listing of International Worker’s Memorial Day events in Scotland.  TUC 28 April 2018 webpages. Email details of UK events to the TUC health and safety office to be included in the TUC listing. ITUC/Hazards 28 April 2018 international events and campaign website and theme announcement in English, Spanish and French. Hazards Campaign 28 April 2018 resources.
When tweeting details of your 28 April plans and resources, use the hashtag #iwmd18 Risks 840. 10 March 2018

2018, Events listing, News

USA: Webinars for organising on 28 April in English and Spanish

The National Council for Occupation Safety and Health (NCOSH) is holding two Workers Memorial webinars:

In English – Thursday, 15 February, 2pm ET / 11am PT

In Spanish – Thursday, 22 February , 2pm ET / 11am PT
En español – Jueves, 2/22, 2pm ET / 11am PT

This Thursday, a panel of family members, worker center and COSH leaders and allies will discuss ways to promote a meaningful Workers Memorial Week including:

– Building relationships with families impacted by work fatalities

– Creating compelling stories behind the numbers

– Engaging and preparing injured and ill workers as spokespeople

– Getting the attention of journalists

Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
Co-Executive Director
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)
www.nationalcosh.org
617-642-1878

2018, 2018 UK, Events listing, graphics, News, Resources

Britain: Resources for Workers’ Memorial Day

 

Hazards Campaign has produced a set of useful resources for International Workers’ Memorial Day 2018 (#iwmd18) – download the order form here.

You can order commemorative purple ribbons, posters, car-stickers and high-vis waistcoats. These resources are ideal for your 28 April event, notice board, union office, workplace, ceremony or to simply hand out on the day.

Follow these links for details of Workers’ Memorial Day activities in the UK and worldwide.

Posters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car sticker

 

 

High- vis waistcoat

Ribbons

2017 Egypt, Events listing, Gallery

Egypt: BWI affiliate GTUBWW action on 28 April

BWI affiliate GTUBWW made the point that ‘Unions make work safer’ on 28 April 2017

2017, 2017 Ghana, 2017 kenya, 2017 Mauritius, 2017 Namibia, 2017 Nigeria, 2017 Tanzania, Events listing, Gallery

Africa: Action by BWI affiliates in Africa – photos

Global union BWI has supplied photographs of 28 April activities in several African states.

KENYA
MAURITIUS
NAMIBIA
NIGERIA
TANZANIA
GHANA

2017, 2017 UK, Events listing

UK: Not everyone is able to go to work and come home safely – Prospect

Video

Not everyone is able to go to work and come home safely from Prospect Union on Vimeo.

2017, 2017 usa, Events listing, News

USA: USW, North America #iwmd17

Video

2017, 2017 UK, Events listing, Gallery

UK: Trades Union Congress – Workers Memorial Day photos and exhibition

Here are the first photos of Workers Memorial Day events:

York Trades Council WMD 2017

York Trades Council gathering at the National Centre for Early Music to hear Ken Loach speak and show his film Riff Raff

Ken Loach speaking at WMD York

Trade Unionists in Leeds gather for the unveiling and dedication of the new Workers Memorial Stone outside the library.

gathering at unveiling of WMD stone Leeds

The new stone with wreaths

WM stone with wreaths

There is still time to visit the exhibition of relevant material compiled from the Leeds Library and Information Service Local and Family History collection on the first floor of Leeds Central Library. This will run until Friday 5th May so do have a look if you are in Leeds this week as it is very interesting and informative.

TUC

2017, 2017 Togo, Events listing

Togo: La Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail a été célébrée au Togo

 

A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail célébrée la semaine dernière, la Coordination Nationale de l’ITF (Fédération Internationale des ouvriers du Transport) et la Fédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs des Transports du Togo (FESYTRAT) ont conjointement organisé deux rencontres.

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