NTUF – National Trade Union Federation will be holding an event to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day in Sri Lanka. Further details to be announced.
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Sri Lanka
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BWI affiliate BNKMU – Bhawan Nirman Karmkar Majdoor Union (Lucknow) is planning to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day – further plans are to be announced.
Further details of wide ranging plans for 28 April action from global union federation BWI’s affiliates in India.
NMPS – Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam (Union of Construction Workers Panchayat) – Delhi – is planning an International Workers’ Memorial Day meeting is planned.
SGEU – Shevaroys’ General Employees Union (Yercaud) An International Workers’ Memorial Day campaign is planned.
AHPWD & IPHCWU – All Himachal PWD & IPH Contractual Workers’ Union (Himachel Pradesh) will hold a rally featuring plays to raise awareness
INCWF – Indian National Cement Workers’ Federation (Mumbai) will be holding a meeting at a cement plant.
TCTU – Tamilnadu Congress Thozhilalar Union (Tamilnadu Congress Workers’ Union) will hold a 28 April awareness meeting for construction workers on the issue of heat stress .
TKTMS – Thamizhaga Kattida Thozhilalargal Madhiya Sangam (Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Central Union) will be holding an International Workers” Memorial Day meeting for construction workers
GFPGFWU – Gujarat Forest Produce Gatherers and Forest Workers’ Union will be issuing “Key Demands”
1. Kendu leaf workers – increment in wages
2.Enrol forestry workers in Board & provide them minimum wages
Global union federation BWI’s affiliated in India have a wide ranging plan for 28 April action.
Karnataka State Construction Workers Central Union (KSCWCU) will hold a district level leaders meeting where they will further the campaign for International Workers’ Memorial Day and hold discussions on heat stress and climate justice.
In Rajasthan state Azad Hind Building Workers Union (AHBWU) will hold an oath taking ceremony. The union will campaign on the safety issues in labour chowks (markets) and in mining. Awareness raising materials developed by BWI and AHBWU on theme of Deadly Dust.
BMS Gujarat will hold “Tripartite dialogue” with a “Half day program with government officials, CSO & TU.”
Construction Labour Union (CLU) will be out campaigning using the BWI posters on the heat stress and deadly dust themes.
Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) affiliate RPKNMS (Rajasthan Patthar Khan Mazdoor Sangh) will also be out campaigning using the BWI posters on the heat stress and deadly dust themes.
Worker members of the unorganised sector workers’ union, Uttar Pradesh Gramin Mazdoor Sangathan (UPGMS), will be making aset of key demands submission to the District Magistrate including:
BWI affiliate, Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) is planning BWTUC will conduct an International Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration/mobilisation in Kampot, Cambodia. Over 50 delegates are expected.
Too Hot To Work – Action Call
As the planet heats up and deadly heatwaves become more frequent and deadly, protecting frontline outdoor workers is critical. Under the call “Too Hot To Work,” BWI is fighting for a greener, cleaner and safer future, demanding that all workers have the right to:
Outdoor workers are already bearing the brunt of extreme heat, with 2.4 billion workers exposed to dangerous temperatures, causing 22.85 million injuries and nearly 19,000 deaths (ILO, 2024). Without urgent action, heat-related deaths could rise by an additional 250,000 per year by 2050 (WHO, 2023).
In response, BWI affiliates worldwide push year-round for safer workplaces, guaranteed worker protections, and fair compensations for heat-related work stoppages. Under the “Too Hot To Work” Campaign, BWI insists:
It is time for accountability against extreme heat. It is time to act!
Take action on International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28th) and throughout the year:
1. Mobilise workers and communities:
2. Negotiate agreements with employers to:
3. Engage local, regional, and national authorities to:
Share your actions and inspire others!
Share your actions with your regional climate and campaign coordinator and/or with paola.cammilli@bwint.org
Don’t forget to:
APRIL 28, 2025: ICM HONORS THE FALLEN AND DEFENDS THE ACTIVE WORKERS
Turkish affiliates of the global construction union federation BWI – YOL-IS, AGAC-IS, TARIM ORMAN-IS, CIMSE-IS and ORMAN-IS – are planning to gather together to make a statement on the hazards of extreme heat.
Ahead of this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day, members of BWI-affiliated Serbuk Indonesia are taking bold steps to protect workers’ lives, consolidating their ranks through trade union education to expose the hidden dangers of deadly dust in our workplaces and demand safer, healthier jobs for all. #StopDeadlyDust #IWMD2025
Zimbabwean affiliates of construction federation BWI – ZCATWU, APWUZ and CLAWUZ – are organising around 28 April activities in numerous workplaces. events will include raising awareness of the IWMD themes, general safety education and recruitment.