BWI affiliates in Colombia say a Holcim-Lafarge merger cannot happen without unions and safety assurances. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/ipYOWAA5cn
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
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Brazil: Red noses broadcast a serious safety message
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: Construction sites nationwide observe 28 April moment of silence
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
Global: BWI – 28 April aktualisierung
Global: BWI – Día conmemorativo de los trabajadores
Global: BWI – Journée commémorative des travailleurs
Global: BWI International Workers’ Memorial Day (English)
IWMD message from BWI Asia Pacific
Global: The true cost of precarious work
BWI has highlighted fatal injury figures from cement giants Holcim and Lafarge which reveal the true cost of outsourcing and precarious work. Their annual reports show that almost 300 people lost their lives working for these companies between 2011 and 2014.
BWI demands “Holcim and Lafarge, before their mega merger, reconsider their reckless employment policies and labour practices and start putting people before profits. No merger without workers’ health and safety rights!”
BWI: Philippine affiliates launch ‘Workers’ rights on wheels’
Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) Philippine affiliates Associated Labor Unions (ALU) and National Unions in Building and Construction Workers (NUBCW) will observe the International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) on Tuesday, April 28th and jointly launch the ‘Workers’ Rights on Wheels’ (WROW) as a tool to raise awareness among employers, government and workers of their labor rights and responsibilities.
Not more 200 members from ALU and NUBCW will march with their WROW vehicles to the Philippine Labor department’s Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) office to publicly address government negligence amid the rising patterns of safety lapses in the construction work sites that caused the death and injury of several workers.
The participants will then handover a call to action addressed to the Center containing demands to revive the tripartite safety inspection patrol, stronger penalty against project owners and contractors who violate safety standards and prescribed wages, and limit to only three the layers of sub-contracting.
Prior to the march, participants will be given updates on ban asbestos campaign and will be given tips on improving health and safety practices in the workplace. The morning gathering will be highlighted by an indoor candle lighting ceremony in observance of the IWMD.
Website: www.alu.org.ph • BWI news release