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Brazil: Video message from SINTICOM-Campinas remembering workplace accident victims

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Argentina/Brazil/Panama: Video messages from OHS leaders on 28 April

Global building unions’ federation BWI has announced the 28 April plans of affiliates in three South American countries: Panama, Argentina and Brazil.

SUNTRACS, UOCRA and SINTICOM Campinas will be producing promotional videos from unions leaders of work safety with Workers’ Memorial Day messages.

 

Brazil: Aliança global por locais de trabalho seguros e saudáveis

SOMSJOP consegue 16 declarações com empresas de madeira no Brasil, entre eles, uma assinatura com Arauco. Um desses acordos também foi assinado pelo sindicato patronal SIMOVEN, cuja assinatura inclui 9 empresas madeireiras filiadas ao SIMOVEN e que também aderiram à campanha.

 

Latin America/Brazil: 28 de Abril; Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho como um direito fundamental

Essa é a luta da ICM e outros sindicatos globais nesse 28 de Abril como Dia Internacional em Homenagem às Vítimas dos Acidentes e Doenças relacionados ao Trabalho, uma conquista histórica do movimento sindical internacional que teve início nos anos 90 e depois se alastrou para todo o mundo, até vir a ser reconhecido em 2001 pela OIT como o Dia Internacional da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho (SST) e, em 2002, pela própria Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU). No Brasil, esse reconhecimento chegou em 2003 durante o primeiro ano do governo Lula. mais

Latin America/Brazil: Security and health at work as a findamental right – ICM

Nilton Freitas, ICM-BWI Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, wrote this note about the ICM Global Campaign for April 28 in the online newspaper Rádio Paão Brasil.

Brazil: Protect the Workers! Stop the COVID-19 – SINTEPAV-BA

SINTEPAV-BA, Brazil joins the ICM campaign: ” Protect the Workers! Stop the COVID-19 “.
#BWI2020IWMD #28Abril2020

Brazil: Proteger os Trabalhadores! Parar o COVID-19 | SINTEPAV-BA


Victor, Diretor do SINTEPAV-BA, Brasil envia uma mensagem como parte da campanha da ICM: “Proteger os Trabalhadores! Parar o COVID-19”.

 

Emerson Gomes, Vice-Presidente do SINTEPAV-BA,

Brazil: Dia mundial em memoria das vitimasde acidentes e doenas do trabalho – Abril Verde

Abril Verde is a running a series of Facebook activities for worker health and safety to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.

The Abril Verde Green April movement is “an initiative of the Union of Safety Technicians of the State of Paraná,” that “aims to bring to society the issue of the safety and health of the Brazilian worker. ”

Brazil: Month of mobilisation for better working conditions (SINTRACOM Londrina)

SINTRACOM Londrina General Secretary at event opening.

The Union of Construction and Furniture Industries Workers of Londrina (SINTRACOM Londrina), affiliated to Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), mobilized during April in a campaign for better health and safety conditions at different worksites of the region.

The union’s directors were present at 48 workplaces where they spoke to workers about potential safety hazards that will lead to injuries and fatal accidents in the construction industry such as falls from heights, burial and electric shock. At the end of the month, a large meeting of the members of the Internal Committees for Accident Prevention (CIPAs) was held, to highlight the importance of the Committee by valuing the work of construction workers.

On the 28th, an action was conducted out placing 209 crosses symbolizing each of the deaths resulting from occupational accidents in the year 2017.

https://www.bwint.org/cms/news-72/april-28-month-of-mobilization-for-better-working-conditions-1399

Brazil: April 28 interview with Sinticom Campinas union safety leader Jucelino

(Video script in English):

Hello, comrades from around the world. My name is Jucelino, I am 29 years old and I am a union leader of Sinticom Campinas in São Paulo – Brazil. I am the coordinator of the Department of Health and Safety at work and I am also part of the Training Department.

I wanted to say that we, the Civil Construction workers, know that we are one of the branches mostly affected by labour accidents in the world. On April 28, which was International Workers’ Memorial Day, union leaders must reinforce responsibilities and actions in order to keep our partners alive. We cannot allow capital to overlap life, so we need to reinforce our actions always preserving life and dignity at work. We remain firm.

(Français)

Bonjour, camarades du monde entier. Je m’appelle Jucelino, j’ai 29 ans et je suis un dirigeant syndical de Sinticom Campinas à São Paulo – Brésil. Je suis le coordonnateur du département de la santé et de la sécurité au travail et je fais également partie du département de la formation.

Je voulais dire que nous, les travailleurs de la construction civile, savons que nous sommes l’une des branches les plus touchées par les accidents du travail et que, le 28 avril, Journée internationale commémorative des travailleurs, les dirigeants syndicaux doivent renforcer leurs responsabilités et leurs actions afin de garder nos partenaires en vie. Nous ne pouvons pas laisser le capital passer avant la vie. Nous devons donc renforcer nos actions en préservant toujours la vie et la dignité au travail. Nous sommes fermes.

(Español)

Hola, compañeras y compañeros de todo el mundo. Me llamo Jucelino, tengo 29 años y soy Dirigente de Sinticom Campinas en San Pablo – Brasil. Soy coordinador del Departamento de Salud y Seguridad del trabajo y también formo parte del departamento de Formación.

Yo quería decir que nosotros, los trabajadores de la Construcción Civil, sabemos que somos una de las ramas más afectadas por los accidentes de trabajo en el mundo y que el próximo día 28 de abril, que es el Día Mundial en memoria las víctimas de accidentes del trabajo, los dirigentes sindicales debemos reforzar nuestras responsabilidades y nuestras acciones con el fin de mantener a nuestros compañeros vivos. No podemos permitir que el capital se superponga a la vida y que necesitamos reforzar nuestras acciones siempre preservando la vida y la dignidad en el trabajo. Seguimos firmes.

(Português)

Ola, companheiras e companheiros de todo o mundo. Eu me chamo Jucelino , tenho 29 anos e sou Dirigente do Sinticom Campinas em São Paulo – Brasil. Sou coordenador da pasta de Saúde e Segurança do trabalho e também atuo na pasta de Formação.

Eu queria dizer que nós da Construção Civil sabemos que somos um dos ramos mais

https://www.bwint.org/cms/news-72/iwmd-sinticom-brazil-1382