During a work place visit at the Kenol-Sagana-Marua road project in Kenya, members of KBCTFIEU campaigned for better workplace health and safety as part of BWI’s global commemoration of International Workers’ Memorial Day. They were joined by Union to Union’s General Secretary, SIDA’s desk officer, and the SEKO international programs officer. #IWMD2022
Young trade unionists from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa campaigned for safe and healthy jobs as part of BWI’s global commemoration of the International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April. They demanded companies to put the lives of workers over and above profit during their National Youth Executive Meeting last 22 April in Johannesburg.
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New NDLON Report sheds light on day laborers as second responders in climate disasters!
This week, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network launched its new REPORT: “Recovering from Climate Disasters: Immigrant Day Laborers as Second Responders.”
The report launch is part of a week-long series of actions and events in commemoration of #WorkersMemorialDay #IWMD22.
After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans in 2021, NDLON’s Disaster Response Brigade of worker-trainers conducted outreach and training across the impacted area, surveying day laborers on wages, health hazards, and awareness of their rights, while also sharing resources and documenting the realities for working people on the ground in the midst of the recovery.
The climate crisis is exacerbating a crisis of abuse and unsafe work conditions for workers nationwide – and we need to respond and organize accordingly.
Check out the report and share your support for #SecondResponders on social media!
Read full report, link in our bio.
#SecondResponders #NDLON #DisasterRelief #ClimateJustice #WorkerMigrantJustice
28 April message from the of the global food and farming union IUF’s Asia Pacific region Regional Secretary . Continue reading Asia-Pacific: IUF video message – Remember the dead and fight for the living on International Workers’ Memorial Day
ACTU Centre for Health and Safety Update 2022/13
As you would be aware, International Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on 28 April – it is an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
This year, Trades and Labour Councils (TLCs) will be holding a mixture of in-person and live-streamed events.
You can find details of the various TLC events here, and we encourage you to participate.
The ACTU has also prepared some sharables that you are welcome to use – please note some more will be added next week so please do check back then.
Kind regards
Jenny Holden
Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary, Liam O’Brien
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Level 4/365 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
t (03) 9664-7340
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IOSH is encouraging members to support two annual global events
Continue reading Global: One day, two important events for the health and safety profession
ITUC has published a package of Twitter and Facebook ready images and infographic resources for 28 April – available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Follow the links below to the language specific Trello boards
English Infographics
Spanish Infographics
Portuguese Infographics
French infographics
The AFL-CIO’s Workers Memorial Day toolkit is out:
Here, you can find talking points, sample press materials, and national and state by state data to use when planning your WMD events/commemorations. Materials are available in English and Spanish.
