Tag Archives: Covid 19

Israel: Histadrut joins BWI’s Workers’ Memorial Day campaign

 

Panama: “¡Proteja a los Trabajadores! Alto al COVID-19” – SUNTRACS [Video]

Gregorio Guerrel, SUNTRACS Manager, Panama sends a message within the framework of the ICM campaign: ” Protect Workers! Stop to COVID-19 “.
#BWI2020IWMD #28Abril2020

North Macedonia: Employers must respect labor laws and collective bargaining agreements

SIDEMK, BWI affiliate, says employers must respect labor laws and collective bargaining agreements, and to full comply with occupational health and safety measures. #BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

North Macedonia: Stop COVID-19! Protect workers! – SGIP

Stop COVID-19! Protect workers! This is the message of SGIP, Building Workers Union from North Macedonia #BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

 

Montenegro: SGIGMCG demands workers are fully protected during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nenad Markovic, President of the Trade Union of Construction and Building Materials Workers of Montenegro (SGIGMCG) demands that workers should be fully protected during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that PPE equipment, physical distance protocols, safe transportation and other health measures should be provided to construction workers.

“The situation is serious. But through the joined efforts of government, unions and employers, we can ensure the health and safety of all, and find a way out of this crisis.”
#BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

Germany: Activities for International Workers’ Memorial Day [Video]

 

Serbia: Employers should be held responsible for workers’ safety and put people before profit – BWI

Employers should be held responsible for workers’ safety and put people before profit – #iwmd20,  BWI

 

Pakistan: Hunger strikes, occupations and work stoppages to mark 28 April

Healthworkers in Pakistan are on their thirteenth day of hunger strike and occupying hospitals to try and get proper PPE.
11 am, tomorrow: walk out of work and stay out for the day – support key workers taking action for PPE Reel News

UK: Preparing for the return to work outside the home – TUC

Preparing for the return to work outside the home

Summary of recommendations

This TUC report, Preparing for the return to work outside the home: a trade union approach, sets out what we believe the government must do now to ensure a safe transition from lockdown, looking at how to safely return to work outside the home, the enforcement measures needed to protect workers, and how best to protect workers’ livelihoods.

  • The government must ensure that workers’ mental health and wellbeing is prioritised alongside physical safety.
  • The government must run a public information campaign to ensure working people can be confident that health and safety at work is a priority as they return to work.
  • Every employer must carry out a specific Covid-19 risk assessment.
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be provided where necessary, and no-one should be asked to re-use PPE inappropriately.
  • Government must provide specific advice and protection for those groups most at risk.
  • The EHRC must ensure that the return to work strategy seeks to prevent this disproportionate impact and complies with the public sector equality duty.
  • Unions should be consulted when the government prepares sector-specific guidance, and when employers seek to implement it.
  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) must act quickly to sanction employers that do not risk-assess for Covid-19 or fail to provide safe working arrangements.
  • The HSE must run a public information campaign to ensure workers know their rights.
  • No worker should face a sanction for refusing to work in an unsafe workplace.
  • Government must ensure the job retention scheme continues to protect jobs.
  • Those who lose their jobs must be protected by a strengthened safety net.
  • We need decent sick pay for all
  • Government must ban zero-hours contracts, tackle false self-employment, and guarantee all workers day-one employment rights.

    read full list of recommendations

Download full report (pdf)

https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/preparing-return-work-outside-home-trade-union-approach

UK: Minute’s silence to remember workers who have died of work related injuries and diseases – Prospect

This year will be even more significant as we honour those who have died from #coronavirus.#IWMD20 #NeverForgotten pic.twitter.com/5nbPNRAyAj