2018, 2018 Kenya, Events listing

Kenya: National conference and procession to mark 28 April

National Workers’ Memorial Day in KENYA started on 26 April in Kenya, with a conference on the theme ‘’ improving the safety and health at work: Do you know your role?’’ The event was opened by the Principle Secretary of Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Dr K. Kassachoon, CBS.  Trade unions, the employers’ federation, the Ministry of Labour, Educational Institution and private sector organisations attended.

One 28 April, 2018 national union federation COTU has organised  a procession in Machakos Country. It will be  followed by a gathering at a technological development center in Athi River, Machakos County  where awards will be given to oganisations encouraging more institutions to observe occupations safety and health standards in workplaces.

COTU reports that the numbers participating in a competition showcasing good workplace practices is higher than in 2017.

Rebecca Okello Abongo
Office of the Secretary General
Central Organisation of Trade Unions, (KENYA)
Website: www.cotu-kenya.org
Email: info@cotu-kenya.org

2018, 2018 Croatia, Events listing

Croatia: Union events and agreement recognise ‘Organised workplaces are safer workplaces’

On 25 April, union federation UATUC and its occupational health and safety coordinating group organised a public debate on the theme ‘Organized Workplaces are Safer Workplaces’ in a fertilizer factory Petrokemija, based in Kutina, Croatia.Petrokemija factory was chosen as a host of the debate as a positve example of implementation of occupational safety and health measures, and also as there is a special collective agreement signed there related to occupational health and safety issues.

The panelists included UATUC President Mladen Novosel, members of UATUC OSH Coordination, Petrokemija CEO Đuro Popijač, senior advisor of the Ministry of Labour and Pension System Branimir Mutnjaković, and Vitomir Begović, director of OSH improvement Institute. We shared the experience and best practices in OSH – by OSH reps coordinator, OSH Deparment director, OSH specialist and EKN Trade Union chief shop steward: Zdravko Mašala, Tomislav Cesar, Mario Klaus and Davor Rakić.
A visit to factory plants was also organized.

2018, 2018 Macedonia, Events listing

Macedonia: Workers’ Memorial Day will be marked with a national safety conference

The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia regarding the International Day for Occupational Health and Safety at Work shall organise a Conference on the topic: “Promoting OHS activities”, which will be held on April 27, 2018, (Friday), in the premises of CCM, starting at 11 am.

The Conference shall be attended by representatives of the social partners, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the State Labor Inspectorate, representatives of employers’ organizations, trade unions, as well as relevant international and domestic organizations and institutions that target the issues of safety and health at work in the Republic of Macedonia.

Also, on this Conference, the activities of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia in the direction of providing health and safe working conditions shall be presented, as well as the activities of trade unions affiliated in CCM.

2018, 2018 New Zealand, BWI New Zealand 2018, Events listing

New Zealand: Unions rally and raise concerns about safety in forestry

Unions Christchurch and BWI affiliates E tū and FIRST Union will commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April. FIRST will write privately to the Labour Minister raising concerns about  forestry safety. The union wants to ensure planned ‘fair pay agreements’ for forestry have a strong focus on occupational health and safety.  Union events are planned for Napier on 27 April and  Christchurch , Otago  (Dunedin), West Coast (Blackball) and Manawatu (Palmerston North) on 28 April.

2018, 2018 Finland, BWI Finland 2018, Events listing

Finland: Work stoppages will mark International Workers’ Memorial Day

Finnish construction union and BWI affiliate Rakennusliitto will be conducting  a moment of silence across construction sites in Finland. Work will stop for couple of minutes and in some places the horns will blow.  The event is organised together with PRO and employer union RT.

Tiina Nurmi-Kokko
sosiaalisihteeri – socialsekreterare – social secretary, YVTS
Rakennusliitto ry – Byggnadsförbundet rf – Construction Trade Union
Email: tiina.nurmi-kokko@rakennusliitto.fi
Web: https://rakennusliitto.fi/

2018, 2018 Austria, BWI Austria 2018, Events listing

Austria: Public wreath laying ceremony and meeting in memory of deceased workers

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz will hold a public wreath laying ceremony and meeting in Vienna on 27 April in memory of deceased workers.

 

Further information
Roman Krenn
Fachexperte – Interessenvertretung, Kollektivvertrag, Recht und Europa
Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz
A – 1020 Wien, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1
Österreich
roman.krenn@gbh.at
www.gbh.at

2018, 2018 Malaysia, BWI Malaysia 2018, Events listing

Malaysia: Union commemoration and protest to mark 28 April

Two separate Building and Wood Worker’s International – BWI  – affiliates are planning activities for International Workers’ Memorial Day.

BWI-MLC Malaysian affiliates will attend the MTUC-organised commemoration event on 27 April in Kuala Lumpur, which will focus on the health and safety of young workers.

UECI The Union of Employees in the Construction Industry will send a protest letter to the Minister of Human Resources demanding action on health and safety for tower crane operators.

 

2018, 2018 Myanmar, BWI Myanmar 2018, Events listing

Myanmar: Joint union action to raise awareness of safety issues for 28 April

BWI affiliate Building and Wood Workers Federation of Myanmar (BWFM) is organising its IWMD action alongside the national centre, CTUM. They will bring 150 members, and will establish booths to pass information to workers. They expect around 150 of the members to attend. Additionally, on the 27th Brother Min Min Lat will participate as a panelist in a tripartite talk show on OSH in the construction sector, which will show on television in the 28th. CTUM homepage

 

2018, 2018 Indonesia, Events listing

Indonesia: Action on work accidents and safety awareness for 28 April

On 28 April Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) affiliate  SERBUK will hold an action outside the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises to protest work accidents on government infrastructure projects, then continue in front of the Presidential Palace. They will raise OSH and asbestos issues, and are expecting around 100-150 participants.

UNDANGAN TERBUKA-
“MEMPERINGATI
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY (#IWMD2018)”

JAKARTA, SABTU – 28 APRIL 2018.

Konfederasi Persatuan Buruh Indonesia (KPBI) mengundang secara terbuka serikat buruh lintas federasi-konfederasi dan organisasi-organisasi perjuangan rakyat untuk hadir dalam acara bertajuk : INTERNATIONAL WORKES MEMORIAL DAY (#IWMD2018). #IWMD2018 adalah peringatan global yang ditujukan untuk mengenang buruh-buruh yang kehilangan nyawa di tempat kerja sekaligus mendesak perbaikan kondisi kerja agar buruh terhindar dari berbagai kecelakaan kerja.

Aksi akan dilaksanakan pada: Sabtu, 28 April 2018 Dengan rangkaian:
Pukul 12. 00 -13.30 WIB Aksi di Kantor Kemeneg BUMN untuk memprotes minimnya keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja buruh-buruh yang bekerja di sektor konstruksi pada proyek infrastruktur pemerintah dan juga korban kecelakaan kerja di berbagai perusahaan BUMN (PLN, Pertamina, dll). Pukul 13.30-16.30 Aksi akan dilanjutkan di Bundaran Patung Kuda/Indosat.

Aksi ini merupakan rangkaian peringatan Hari Buruh Internasional (#MayDay2018) sekaligus mendesak pemerintah menciptakan kondisi keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja bagi semua buruh.

Sampai berjumpa di Kemeneg BUMN dan Bundaran Patung Kuda/Indosat.

CP. Subono – Hp/WA 0858-1022-2340

#iwmd2018
#unionsmakeworksafer
#tempatkerjabukankuburan
#kerjabukanujinyali
#serikatburuh #serbukindonesia #banggakpbi

 

2018, 2018 Tunisia, BWI Tunisia 2018, Events listing

Tunisia: Worksite visits and brochure distribution for International Workers’ Memorial Day

 Global Union Federation Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) affiliate FGBB is organising worksite visits and brochure distribution to mark 28 April in Tunisia. The action is targeted at union members, workers, union leaders and employers.

Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living