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#iwmd22, 2022, 2022 Asia-Pacific, 2022 Australia, Events listing, graphics, News

Australia: Government ‘missing in action’ on health and safety

Australia: Government ‘missing in action’ on health and safety
Australia’s national union organisation ACTU has released a new report: “Morrison Missing In Action on Work Health and Safety”. The report is available online.
Australia’s premier Scott Morrison has overseen “an appalling 32 per cent  increase in workplace fatalities and an 8 per cent increase in workplace injuries since 2018.”

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2022, 2022 Asia-Pacific, Events listing, News, Resources

Asia-Pacific: IUF video message – Remember the dead and fight for the living on International Workers’ Memorial Day

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28 April message from the of the global food and farming union IUF’s Asia Pacific region Regional Secretary . Continue reading Asia-Pacific: IUF video message – Remember the dead and fight for the living on International Workers’ Memorial Day →

2022, 2022 Asia-Pacific, 2022 Philippines, Events listing, graphics, News

Philippines: IOHSAD 28 April declaration, meetings and resources

May be an image of 3 people and text that says "SAFE IOHSAD NOW adSfDe JOIN USIN WORKERS EOOSC HEALTH FIGHT FOR AND SAFETY AMIDST THE PANDEMIC End the culture of neglect of workers' safety and health! SAFE WORKPLACES NOW! . INCREASE HEALTH BUDGET! ALLIANCE FOR Recognize occupational safety and health as undamental right at work! WHEN: APRIL 27, 2022 @10AM AM 10 WITH SPEAKER DOC. CAMILLE CRUZADA HOSTED BY GEORCHELLE TUASON YSABELLE YAO International Workers' Memorial Day 2022"

PHILIPPINES  We mark this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day by amplifying our call: end the culture of neglect of workers’ safety and health! Workers’ lives should be prioritized over profits. We join workers from around the world in remembering workers who have died due to unsafe work. We also add our voices to the collective call to recognize occupational safety and health as a fundamental right at work.
There is no better time than now to recognize OSH as a fundamental right at work. Together with the freedom of association and collective bargaining, abolition of child labor, elimination of forced labor and elimination of discrimination at work, OSH should be a standard for decent working conditions.
Join the online webinar for the campaign for workers’ safety and health demands on April 27, Wednesday at 10:00 AM — organized by IOHSAD together with the NSTP students from the UP Manila Political Science Program. To join, please fill up the zoom registration link here: https://bit.ly/IWMD2022
The online program will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Iohsad.Philippines. Thanks and see you on April 27!
#RememberTheDead #FightForTheLiving
#SafeJobsSaveLives #SafeWorkplacesNow
#MakeOSHaFundamentalRight #IWMD2022
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2022, 2022 Asia-Pacific, 2022 Australia, Events listing, graphics, News, Resources

Australia: ACTU update on 28 April events plus social media resources

ACTU Centre for Health and Safety Update 2022/13

As you would be aware, 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) will be holding a mixture of in-person and live-streamed events.

You can find details of the various TLC events here, and we encourage you to participate.

The ACTU has also prepared some sharables that you are welcome to use – please note some more will be added next week so please do check back then.

Kind regards

Jenny Holden
Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary, Liam O’Brien

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Level 4/365 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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2022, 2022 Global, Events listing, Videos

Global: One day, two important events for the health and safety profession

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IOSH is encouraging members to support two annual global events

Continue reading Global: One day, two important events for the health and safety profession →

2022, 2022 Global, Events listing, graphics, News, Resources

Global: 28 April social media graphics and image resources from ITUC

ITUC has published a package of Twitter and Facebook ready  images and infographic resources for 28 April – available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Follow the links below to the language specific Trello boards

English Infographics
Spanish Infographics
Portuguese Infographics
French infographics

International Worker’s Memorial Day – #IWMD22


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2022, 2022 North America, 2022 USA, Events listing, Resources

USA: The AFL-CIO’s Workers Memorial Day toolkit is out

The AFL-CIO’s Workers Memorial Day toolkit is out:

Here, you can find talking points, sample press materials, and national and state by state data to use when planning your WMD events/commemorations. Materials are available in English and Spanish.

 

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Deadline: International Workers’ Memorial Day – dying to work must end now!

Work is killing 3 million workers worldwide each year. Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), says that dying to work must end now, and health and safety must be recognised as a fundamental right for all workers.

In the last three years, more than 9 million workers have died because of the work they do. As Italian and Spanish-speaking trade unionists say, “Basta!” Enough!

Three years ago this June, the International Labour Conference – the only global tripartite institution, with equal numbers of union, employer and government delegates – agreed that occupational health and safety should become a fundamental principle and right at work. This summer, that same International Labour Conference must finally make that a reality.

That’s the call we will be making this International Workers’ Memorial Day, on 28 April, when we mourn the dead but commit ourselves to fight like hell for the living.

Read the full story in Hazards magazine

2022, 2022 North America, 2022 USA, Events listing, graphics, Guides, Resources

USA: Workers’ Memorial Week resources from National COSH

A message from Jessica E. Martinez and Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
Co-Executive Directors, National COSH

Friends,

Workers’ Memorial Week will begin on April 23rd this year and continue through May 1. Across the country and around the globe, we’ll see worker actions, vigils and events to honor workers who have been killed, injured, and made sick on the job.

Here is the National COSH 2022 WMW Toolkit, which includes:

Got a memorial event coming up in your workplace or community? Let us know here and we’ll add it to the WMW Action Map.

National COSH will release our 2022 Dirty Dozen report on unsafe employers on Wednesday, April 27 at 2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 noon MT/ 11 am PT.  If you’d like to join the release event on Zoom, please register here.

Thanks much – and if you have questions or need any assistance with an upcoming event, please contact National COSH at info@nationalcosh.org.

In solidarity,

Jessica E. Martinez
Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
Co-Executive Directors, National COSH

2022, 2022 Global, Events listing, graphics, News

Global: RECONNAÎTRE LA SANTÉ ET LA SÉCURITÉ AU TRAVAIL COMME UN DROIT FONDAMENTAL À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE COMMÉMORATION DES TRAVAILLEUSES ET DES TRAVAILLEURS

À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de commémoration des travailleuses et des travailleurs #IWMD22, les organisations syndicales font pression en exigeant que la santé et la sécurité soient finalement reconnues comme l’un des principes et droits fondamentaux au travail.

La CSI et ses organisations affiliées appellent les gouvernements à prendre des mesures pour :

  • ratifier et mettre en oeuvre les conventions fondamentales de l’OIT sur la sécurité et la santé ;
  • ratifier et mettre en oeuvre toutes les conventions sectorielles ou sur les risques professionnels ;
  • établir des instances nationales chargées de la santé et de la sécurité regroupant des représentants des syndicats et des employeurs ;
  • assurer des services de santé au travail pour tous et garantir des mesures d’indemnisation appropriées, notamment en reconnaissant la Covid-19 comme maladie professionnelle.