Category Archives: Events listing

Countries, Events listing, Hungary

Trade unions will call on citizens’ solidarity in Hungary

The Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions (LIGA) who has in the past organised flash-mobs, stunts and other actions, will once again top the list of the most original trade unions with an action in front of the Eastern Railway station of Budapest. The union will draw on the ground 78 human size shapes, in commemoration of the 78 fatal occupational accident victims of the year 2014 in Hungary. A video will be displayed to catch the reaction of people walking by. LIGA’s slogan will be “Don’t walk through it!”

The action will start on April 28th at 5 am.

LIGA will also be organising a Health and Safety seminar on the 28th of April and will have the first establishing meeting of LIGA’s Health and Safety Committee

For more information on LIGA’s action for this 28th April, please contact kallay.piroska@liganet.hu

Countries, Events listing, Nepal

Unions bring hazardous workplaces to tripartite discussions in Nepal

For this 28th April, three ITUC affiliates along with other unions belonging to the JTUCC Nepal, will organise a major event, with participation from more than five hundred senior union leaders. Employers and the Minister of employment will be invited. In this event, the unions will release a video addressing risks in hazardous workplaces.

For more information on Nepalese 28th april activities, please contact Bishnu Rimal bishnu@gefont.org

China, Countries, Events listing, Hong Kong

Joint union activities for 28 April in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong CSWGU will conduct joint activities with other local unions raising issues on compensation and prevention of industrial/occupational injury.

Countries, Events listing, Indonesia

Indonesia: 28 April activities from Kahutindo

The BWI affiliate in Indonesia, the building and woodworkers’ union Federasi Serikat Pekerja Kahutindo  will be conducting dialog and discussion on the implementation of the Social Security System.

Federasi Serikat Pekerja Kahutindo  website

Countries, Events listing, Finland

Finland: EAY haluaa sitovat altistumisrajat vaarallisimmille kemikaaleille

Euroopan ammattiliitot viettävät 28. huhtikuuta kansainvälistä työntekijöiden muistopäivää. Tänä vuonna päivällä muistetaan erityisesti työperäisiin syöpiin kuolleita. Euroopan ammatillisen yhteisjärjestön (EAY) mukaan 100,000 ihmistä menehtyy vuosittain EU:n alueella työperäisten syöpien tähden.

Valitsemalla työperäiset syövät muistopäivän aiheeksi EAY haluaa myös nostaa esiin komission sääntelyn keventämiseen tähtäävän REFIT-ohjelman. Eurooppalainen ammattiyhdistysliike on ollut huolissaan EU-lakien yksinkertaistamiseen tai poisvetämiseen keskittyvän ohjelman vaikutuksista työturvallisuudelle ja -terveydelle.

EAY toteaa muistopäivän tiedotteessaan komission keskeyttäneen vuonna 2013 työnsä työntekijöitä haitallisilta kemikaaleilta suojelevan lainsäädännön parissa. Tämän seurauksena vain kolmella syöpää aiheuttavalla kemikaalilla on EAY:n mukaan eurooppalaiset altistumisrajat.

EAY vaatii komissiolta:

  • Laillisesti sitovia altistumisrajoja 50 haitallisimmalle syöpää ja hedelmättömyyttä aiheuttavalle kemikaalille.
  • Etenemistä työperäisiä syöpiä ja perimän muutoksia aiheuttavia aineita koskevan direktiivin uudistamisessa.

EAY:n pääsihteeri Bernadette Ségolin mukaan on häpeällistä, että toimenpiteitä, joilla suojellaan työntekijöitä syöpään ja hedelmättömyyteen liittyviltä riskeiltä, pidetään tarpeettomana byrokratiana ja hallinnollisena taakkana.

Myös Suomen palkansaajakeskusjärjestöt kantavat huolta siitä, että pyrkimykset sääntelyn keventämiseksi voivat joissain tapauksissa uhata työntekijöitä, kuluttajia ja ympäristöä suojelevia normeja.

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Countries, Events listing, Senegal

Unions mobilise for prevention policies in Senegal

For this 28th April, the group bringing together all trade union centres from Senegal around OHS (the InterSyndicale Sécurité et Santé au Travail) will be organising a debate on reinforcing stakeholders’ capacity on OHS-related prevention policies. A press conference will also be organised.

For more information on this event, please contact Ousmane Diop ousmdiop2004@yahoo.fr

Australia, Countries, Events listing

Unions call on workers to #standforsafety in Australia

For this 28th April, all the regional structures of the Australian Congress of Trade Unions (ACTU) will be commemorating workers who lost their lives and health at work, and mobilise so these tragedies do not happen again. Events are already scheduled in Hobart and Launceston (Tasmania), Brisbane (Queensland), Melbourne (Victoria), Darling Harbour and Ourimbah (NSW), where memorial services will be hold.

An interesting initiative has been taken by the Victoria Trades Hall Council, who is calling on put out of the windows a pair of shoes, expressing solidarity for those workers that could not come home from work.

Details on events can be found in the  calendar of events. For more information on ACTU preparations for this 28th April, please contact Jenny Holden jholden@actu.org.au

Events listing

28 April – public meeting in Pakistan, Tarbela Dam (Phase IV), Haripur

In Pakistan, the PFBWW will be holding a public meeting at the Tarbela Dam Extension Project (Phase IV) located in Haripur district

Asia, Events listing, Nepal

Nepal – Free health and safety training for workers on 28 April

In Nepal, the BWI Nepal Affiliates Committee will run health and Safety awareness activities and demonstrate protective equipment usage at a construction site of a member-contractor of Federation of Contractors Association of Nepal (FCAN) in the outskirts of Kathmandu. They will distribute free nose masks to workers.

Asia, Events listing, India

28 April activities across India

In India, activities are being run in different States

Tamil Nadu: TKTMS will organise a rally followed by a public meeting of construction workers at Vellore District

Gujarat: BMS will run a workshop on health and safety in partnership with the State Construction Welfare Board (Government of Gujarat), Contractors Association, Builders Association (Gujarat chapter) and Real Estate Developers Association at Ahmedabad. The union will also organise a candle light vigil with union members in the evening.

Rajasthan: AHBWU organises a mass meeting of contract workers on OHS at Kota. RPKNMS will run health and safety awareness activities focusing on silicosis, and distribute materials among mine workers engaged in the natural stone sector in Jodhpur.

Delhi: DNMS will hire a vehicle as part of their ‘Rolling rights campaign’, raising awareness on health and safety, distributing materials concerning construction welfare board and union enrolment at 3 construction sites.

Kerala: KKNTC will organise a candle light march with construction workers followed by a Public meeting at Ernakulam