Global construction union BWI is asking affiliates to start planning for International Workers Memorial Day.
BWI has produced a guide: Unions Make Work Safer – Reclaim Our Rights On Site! and also suggested ideas for organising a 28 April event of your own.
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.
BWI affiliate GTUBWW made the point that ‘Unions make work safer’ on 28 April 2017
IndustriALL Global Union has written a letter of solidarity to the President of Iran urging the government to improve safety in Iranian mines after at least 35 miners were killed and scores injured in a coal mine explosion on 3 May. more
Global union BWI has supplied photographs of 28 April activities in several African states.
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.
EN LA MEMORIA DE LAS COMPAÑERAS Y LOS COMPAÑEROS CONSTRUCTORES FALLECIDOS O LESIONADOS EN OCASIÓN DEL TRABAJO
"Las Mujeres trabajadoras se enfrentan a la precariedad laboral y a la desigualdad de género" ¿Nos parece JUSTO? LA DESIGUALDAD EN EL TRABAJO NOS ENFERMA A TODAS Y TODOS DERECHOS CAPACITACION ACOSO DISCRIMINACION PRECARIEDAD DOBLE TRABAJO DIFERENTE RETRIBUCION SOCIEDAD VIOLENCA DE GENERO INTEGRACION JUSTICIA LOS SINDICATOS HACEN EL TRABAJO MÁS SEGURO UOCRA: más
EPSU’s Firefighters Network met in Brussels today on this International Workers’ Memorial Day. This is the day when we remember the 168,000 people who die each year from work-related accidents and diseases. And recognise that over 3 million people report accidents at work each year.
Many firefighters are developing cancers and unfortunately losing their lives due to their constant exposure to hazardous materials, as they go about their day-to-day work. more
It’s the biggest health and safety event in the world, and it is brought to you by unions and campaigners. What are you doing? #iwmd17
