BWI affiliates in Brazil put on red noses to draw attention to their serious safety message. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/NVpskJ4vx0
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Finland: Members of BWI affiliate Rakennusliitto observed a moment of silence on sites nationwide. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/tn6wsUcpz7
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Unions in Togo attracted media attention after picking up ITF’s global container safety campaign. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/GWBUKQjveK
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Union safety action in the Philippines #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/8GASxcdM5N
— Rory O'Neill (@hazardseditor) April 29, 2015
Hong Kong commemorates Workers Memorial Day #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/uhWQGJf74k
— AMRC Hong Kong (@amrc_hongkong) April 28, 2015
28 April is the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers. The day is also known as Workers’ Memorial Day, the Day of Mourning, or World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Most importantly, it is a day for unions to renew their commitment to safety and health at work.
Controlling exposure to toxic substances is one theme that global unions have chosen to emphasize in 2015. Of the hundreds of thousands of chemicals in industrial use, we have substantial knowledge of the health effects of only a small percentage; and suspect that many unidentified killers are among the rest.
To mark Workers Memorial Day, IUF has produced with Pesticides Action Network (PAN) and the Swiss-based NGO, Berne Declaration, a report on the use of paraquat in India. more
ITF’s Paddy Crumlin highlights the Container Safety Now campaign on International Workers’ Memorial Day. more
878 personer skadades i arbetet i Dalarna förra året och två personer avled. Idag uppmärksammas de i en manifestation. Mer