BWI union affiliate GFBCTU will gather Lebanese workers to a meeting on International Workers’ Memorial Day to raise awareness of the IWMD theme and address safety issues that workers raise.
Global: Thème de la Journée internationale de commémoration des travailleurs/Journée de deuil, 28 avril 2025
Chères et chers collègues,
En 2025, la CSI propose de poursuivre le thème du 28 avril axé sur la santé et la sécurité au travail : un droit fondamental au travail. Cette année, une attention particulière sera portée à l’impact de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et de la numérisation sur la santé et la sécurité au travail.
Bien que l’IA puisse contribuer à atténuer le travail monotone, son utilisation de le cadre du travail accentue souvent l’intensification du travail, le contrôle et la surveillance. Ces dynamiques entraînent des effets négatifs sur le bien-être mental et physique des travailleurs, qui subissent une pression accrue en raison d’une microgestion constante en temps réel et d’évaluations automatisées.
Dans les mois à venir, la CSI mettra à votre disposition des ressources spécifiques ainsi que du contenu pour les réseaux sociaux. En attendant, nous vous partageons un court article rédigé par notre expert Rory O’Neill, pour vous offrir des pistes de réflexion.
L’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) abordera également les risques pour la santé et la sécurité liés à l’IA. Vous pouvez consulter leur annonce disponible en plusieurs langues (anglais, espagnol, français) : Croissance de l’intelligence artificielle et de la digitalisation : un bond dans la bonne direction pour la sécurité et la santé au travail ?.
De nombreuses organisations mettront en avant leurs propres priorités thématiques. L’essentiel reste que les syndicats se mobilisent pour faire du 28 avril une journée d’action significative et efficace en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail.
Nous vous invitons à informer la CSI de vos activités prévues et à partager toutes ressources associées. N’hésitez pas à envoyer les détails de vos événements au fur et à mesure de leur déroulement. Ces informations seront publiées sur notre page dédiée au 28 avril : www.28april.org. Vous pouvez transmettre vos contributions à l’adresse suivante : rory.oneill@ituc-csi.org.
Avec nos meilleurs vœux,
Luc Triangle
General Secretary
Global: Theme for International Workers’ Memorial Day/Day of Mourning, 28 April 2025
Dear colleagues,
In 2025, ITUC is proposing continuing the 28 April theme of Occupational health and safety: A fundamental right at work. This year, there will be an explicit additional focus on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitisation on occupational health and safety.
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to mitigate monotonous work, AI at work is increasing work intensification, monitoring and surveillance, generating negative impacts on mental and physical wellbeing, as workers experience the extreme pressure of constant, real-time micromanagement and automated assessment. In the coming months, ITUC will provide related resources and social media assets. Meanwhile, to give you some overall ideas, we are attaching a short article produced by our expert Rory O’Neill.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will also be highlighting workplace health and safety risks associated with AI (see ILO announcement in English; Spanish, French). https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/growth-artificial-intelligence-and-digitalisation-leap-right-direction
Many organisations will, of course, have their own priority subjects. The critical issue is that unions mobilise to ensure 28 April remains the biggest and most effective OHS activity anywhere.
Please ensure you inform ITUC of your planned activities and any related resources and send details of your events as they occur. We will post resources and updates on our dedicated 28 April webpage, www.28april.org. You can send details of your activities to rory.oneill@ituc-csi.org
Best wishes,
Luc Triangle
General Secretary
Global: Tema del Día Internacional de la Memoria de los Trabajadores/Día de Duelo, 28 de abril de 2025
Estimados/estimadas colegas,
En 2025, la CSI propone continuar con el tema del 28 de abril: “Salud y seguridad en el trabajo: Un derecho fundamental en el trabajo”.
Este año, habrá un enfoque adicional explícito sobre el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) y la digitalización en la salud y la seguridad en el trabajo.
Aunque la inteligencia artificial puede utilizarse para mitigar el trabajo monótono, en el contexto laboral, la IA está aumentando la intensificación del trabajo, la supervisión y la vigilancia, generando impactos negativos en el bienestar mental y físico sobre los trabajadores al sentir la presión extrema de la microgestión constante en tiempo real y la evaluación automatizada.
En los próximos meses, la CSI proporcionará recursos relacionados y materiales para las redes sociales. Mientras tanto, adjuntamos un breve artículo elaborado por nuestro experto Rory O’Neill, el cual podrá darles unas ideas generales iniciales.
La Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) también destacará los riesgos para la salud y la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo asociados a la IA (véase el anuncio de la OIT en varios idiomas (inglés, español, francés): Crecimiento de la Inteligencia Artificial y la Digitalización: ¿un salto en la dirección correcta para la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo? | International Labour Organization)
Por supuesto, muchas organizaciones tendrán sus propios temas prioritarios. La cuestión fundamental es que los sindicatos se movilicen para garantizar que el 28 de abril siga siendo la mayor y más eficaz actividad en materia de salud y seguridad en el trabajo.
Por favor, asegúrense de informar a la CSI de las actividades que tengan previstas y de cualquier recurso relacionado, y envíen detalles de sus eventos a medida que se produzcan. Publicaremos recursos y actualizaciones en nuestra página web dedicada al 28 de abril, www.28april.org.
Pueden enviar detalles de sus actividades a rory.oneill@ituc-csi.org.
Nuestros mejores deseos,
Luc Triangle
General Secretary
Tunisia: FGBB will mark 28 April with conference and workshop
Construction federation BWI affiliate FGBB will be holding a workshop and conference to mark 28 April.
The event will address the IWMD BWI themes including Stop Deadly Dust. Other worker safety concerns are expected to be raised.
New Zealand: 28 April resources – NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has published a host of Workers’ Memorial Day resources on their on 28 April webpage.
In additional to listing events NZCTU has called for any additional events to be submitted.
Resources include
• Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions
• Unions make work safe poster
• NZCTU Health and Safety starter pack 2025
Wales: National Workers’ Memorial Day event, Cardiff – TUC Cymru
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 – 10:00 to 12:00 Register to attend here
You are invited to attend Wales’ National Workers’ Memorial Day event.
Every year, we share the message of workers’ memorial day, to remember the dead and fight for the living. The trade union movement in Wales, with our sisters and brothers across the world, remain as committed as ever to this principle.
Join us for a breakfast roll and a hot drink. There will then be a short ceremony to lay wreaths at the National Workers’ Memorial Stone. We will be joined by dignitaries including trade union leaders. This year, International Workers’ Memorial Day will focus on the impacts of AI on occupational safety and health.
Please dress in smart dark clothes.
For further details on this event, please contact; cwilliams@tuc.org.uk
New Zealand: 28 April events update – NZCTU
NZCTU is holding the following events to mark International Workers” Memorial Day on 28 April:
Palmerston North (Unions Manawatu) 12pm – Workers’ Memorial, Memorial Park Fitzroy St entrance
Wellington (CTU) 10.00am – Workers’ Memorial stone, Wellington Waterfront, (near Te Papa entrance) Facebook event page
Christchurch (Unions Canterbury) 11.45am – Memorial Garden, off Gasson St, Sydenham
Dunedin (Unions Otago) 11.45am – Otago Workers’ Memorial, Market Reserve Princes St
Find more details on NZCTU’s dedicated 28 April pages
Resources including the
• Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions and the
• Unions make work safe poster are also available from that page.
New Zealand: Artificial intelligence in the workplace: A resource for New Zealand trade unions
NZCTU has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions – a resource guide on the topic of this year’s 28 April theme.
The introduction of AI in workplaces can create significant health and safety risks for workers (such as intensification of work, and extreme surveillance) which can significantly impact workers’ mental and physical wellbeing.
It is critical that unions and workers are involved in any decision to introduce AI so that these risks can be eliminated, and that the benefits and productivity gains are shared with the workforce.
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions to support workers and their unions to ensure that workers benefit from the introduction of AI and are not harmed by it.
UK: Over 50,000 a year die because of work – Hazards Campaign
The impact of AI and digitisation on the fundamental right to occupational health and safety
Remember the dead, Fight for the Living
Every year on 28 April we remember over 50,000 people in the UK, who have died because of work.
We call on all workers to participate or organise an event in their workplace, community or trade union to remember those who have been killed by work and to campaign for safer and healthier work
Read more on the true figures of workplace deaths and injuries www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/thewholestory