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Bulgaria: FCIW Podkrepa focuses on digitalisation campaign for 28 April

“Today, April 28, we observe the World Day for Safety and Health at Work and honor the memory of workers affected by work accidents and occupational illnesses. This year it will go under the motto “Revolutionizing Health and Safety: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Workplace Digitalization”. We, as part of the CT Support family, stand in solidarity with the International Labor Organization (MOT) campaign, which aims to clarify how new technologies are transforming BZR, including through automating tasks, use of intelligent BZR tools and surveillance systems, augmented reality, virtual reality and algorithmic management of work. The digital transformation of work has led to evolving labor arrangements, such as remote work and digital work platforms.

F “SIV” – “Support” calls for urgent action to protect workers who are too often forced to choose between their health and livelihood. Food does not cost human life!”

 

 

 

Guatemala: SINCS-G campaign on the 28 April themes of dust and heat

SINCS-G took the 28 April  BWI campaigns ‘Stop Deadly Dust’ and “Too hot to work” to their 1st of May demonstration. Facebook

Panama: Día Internacional de los Trabajadores Caídos y Lisiados en los Centros de Trabajo

28 de Abril de 2025
Día Internacional de los Trabajadores Caídos y Lisiados en los Centros de Trabajo.

En defensa de nuestros derechos
¡Viva la Huelga Indefinida!

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#NoALaMina #DerogaciónLey462 #EstaCajaSeDefiende #NoAlEmbalseDeRioIndio

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Bahrain: Statement by the General Union of Bahrain Workers’ Unions on the occasion of International Workers’ Memorial Day

Statement by the General Union of Bahrain Workers’ Unions on the occasion of International Workers’ Day.
This year’s International Workers’ Day looks upon us in what the General Union of Bahrain Workers’ Unions is fighting as always, one of the most important social battles that we have never fought since its founding until its date, which is the battle for Bahrain’s priority in employment and job opportunities, we believe in him the right of Bahraini citizen to occupy the available jobs, because he is the first of its kind. Managing and operating the economic process in all working and production sites. Our General Union has chosen the slogan “Bahraina Priority for Sustainable Social Justice” as the slogan of this year, which reflects its commitment as a trade union to prioritise the Bahraini worker in job opportunities and to promote the stability, justice and progress of the society. And our union sees no excuse to withdraw from this slogan, no matter how modern technology has developed and how many new styles of work, if the son of the country remains the best, and it has been practically proven that he is the best, to rise up and develop his national economy and turn his wheel to make good the quarter of the country and bless his children with his universal good.
Our General Union announced its comprehensive strategic vision in August 2020, in which it presented practical and effective solutions to address many of the issues of our contemporary society. On its head, the issue of reforming the labor market, unemployment, social security, electoral deficiencies, and the analysis of citizens in jobs with a monthly income of more than 700 dinars, which are currently employed by non-national labor. In this comprehensive overview of possible and applicable opinions and suggestions are drawn into one goal and that is Baharna Kawwya in the local labor market. The slogan “Bahraina is a priority for sustainable social justice” comes to translate this vision into its strategic dimension, where it represents a serious national call to develop labor market policies, which will elevate the status of the maritime worker and re-engineering the priorities of employment and operation on the foundations of social justice and empowerment. Putting the Bahraini worker at the heart of the national production process and enabling him to manage and operate it is not only an option but also a necessity to achieve a balance between economic growth, protection of social gains and ensure the sustainability of pension funds in order to achieve a well rooted social justice and a more orderly and stable future.

Bangladesh: Focusing on safer and fairer workplaces for Workers’ Memorial Day


On April 27th, 2025, OSHE Foundation celebrated International OSH Day and its 25th anniversary at Hotel Asia Dhaka. The event, titled “Saving Lives at Work: Reflections on International OSH Day and National Dialogue,” focused on safer, healthier, and fairer workplaces in Bangladesh.  This year’s theme, “A Paradigm Shift in Safety and Health: The Role of AI and Digitalization in the Workplace,” explored the impact of emerging technologies on safety.  Continue reading Bangladesh: Focusing on safer and fairer workplaces for Workers’ Memorial Day

Argentina: Argentina: UOCRA reafirma su compromiso con la seguridad y la salud laboral

En el Día Internacional de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo, la Unión Obrera de la Construcción de la República Argentina UOCRA renovó su compromiso con la mejora continua de las condiciones laborales en el sector de la construcción, recordando a los trabajadores lesionados y fallecidos en ocasión del trabajo.

On the International Day of Safety and Health at Work, the Construction Workers Union of the Republic of Argentina UOCRA renewed its commitment to the continuous improvement of working conditions in the construction sector, remembering the injured and deceased workers on the occasion of the work.

Brazil: Brasil de abril verde: Día Mundial de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo en la FETRACONSPAR

El 28 de abril de 2025, la Fetraconspar – Fed Dos Trab Nas Ind Da Const E Do Mob Do Est Do Pr, en colaboración con SINDUSCON-PR, SECONCI-PR, SINTRACON CURITIBA, el Ministerio Público del Trabajo (MPT), Fundacentro y SINTESPAR, organizó un evento conmemorativo por el Día Mundial de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo, en el marco del movimiento Abril Verde, que promueve la concienciación y prevención de accidentes y enfermedades laborales. La actividad se llevó a cabo a las 8:00 h en el auditorio de la entidad.

On April 28, 2025, Fetraconspar – Fed Dos Trab Nas Ind Da Const E Do Mob Do Est Do Pr in collaboration with SINDUSCON-PR, SECONCI-PR, SINTRACON CURITIBA, the Ministry of Public Labor (MPT), Fundacentro and SINTESPAR, organized a commemorative event for the World Day of Safety and Health at Work, within the framework of the April Green movement, which promotes awareness and prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. The activity was held at 8:00 am in the auditorium of the entity.

UK/England: Powerful Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration in St Helens

All photos John Riley

A SERVICE was held in Vera Page Park, St Helens to honour those who have died at work.

The event took place on Saturday, April 27, to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day, which falls on Sunday, April 28. It was organised by  St Helens Trades Union Council.

Representatives from the council, unions, community clubs, and the borough’s two MPs attended the event, with music provided by Haydock Brass Band.

John Riley, secretary and one of the founding trustees of the Workers’ Memorial Foundation, whose father passed away from work-related injuries 40 years ago, spoke about the importance of the day.  Read more on the St Helens Star website.

 

Global/Scotland: Nautilus commemorates maritime professionals on International Workers Memorial Day

Nautilus commemorates maritime professionals on International Workers Memorial Day

29 April 2025

Nautilus International officials laid a wreath in remembrance of maritime officials killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell in performance of their duties to mark International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), which is held each year on 28 April.

The wreath-laying took place on the first day of the STUC Annual Congress, which is taking place in Dundee between 28 and 30 April. Nautilus director of organising Martyn Gray attended the IWMD event at Caird Hall on behalf of Nautilus, where he laid a wreath along with several other STUC affiliates. The wreaths have now been positioned at the city’s remembrance tree.

https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/nautilus-commemorates-maritime-professionals-on-international-workers-memorial-day/

Global: Heat kills, IUF warns on International Workers’ Memorial Day

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The International Labour Organization estimates that every year, 2.93 million workers die as a result of work-related factors with millions more suffering non-fatal work injuries.  On April 28, International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), we mourn those workers and commit to fighting for the living.

As our climate warms, workers face an increased risk of exposure to excessive heat, which can be fatal. In all IUF sectors — in fields, in kitchens, in factories, in hospitality and tourism — workers risk being exposed to excessive heat. A report produced by the ILO confirms that 71% of the working population is exposed to excessive heat, resulting in 22.85 million injuries and 18,970 deaths annually.

  • For IWMD 2025, the IUF has produced a leaflet to raise awareness and propose measures unions can take to protect workers.
  • The leaflet — Heat Kills — spells out that heat at work must be dealt with immediately, that employers have to fulfill their responsibilities to provide safe and healthy workplaces and that governments must develop legal protections.
  • IUF Acting General Secretary Kristjan Bragason comments: “Our members are on the front line of the climate crisis every day, and they need better protection to match the ever-increasing danger from rising temperatures that is already evident in all our regions.”
  • The IUF will develop more materials on the dangers of excessive heat, will challenge companies to engage with us on how to tackle excessive heat at work, and will work with our sister Global Union Federations to ensure international standards are in place to protect workers.
  • The IUF 28th Congress in 2023 adopted new commitments on tackling the climate crisis, which is driving the increase in temperature and increasingly unstable weather patterns that affect all workers.

The Heat Kills leaflet is available in EnglishFrench and Spanish. 

Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living