To mark 28 April, BWI affiliates ACEEU and PFBWW both plan to raise awareness of health and safety issues through meetings and seminars at infrastructure sites.
Nepal: PPE and safety awareness are the themes for 28 April activities
Nepalese BWI affiliate BWI-NAC is conducting a worksite awareness meeting and distribution of personal protective equipment on 28 April. There will be a joint visit with a construction contractor to distribute the masks and gloves. The brick kiln owner with whom the joint declaration on OHS has been signed, is expected to attend.
Jordan: The focus for 28 April is mental health at work
BWI affiliate GTUCW is focusing on the issue of work mental health this International Workers’ Memorial Day.
Lebanon: Mental health at work is the GFBCTU focus for 28 April
BWI affiliated GFBCTU is organising an OHS awareness campaign focusing on Mental Health at work to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.
Egypt: 28 April union activities will raise understanding and awareness of OHS issues
GTUBWW is planning two separate workplace meetings to raise awareness and understanding of work safety and health issues.
India: Multiple union activities are planned to mark 28 April across India
Across India BWI affiliated unions are planning activities to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day including:
RPKNMS and AHBWU will each organise seminars for stone quarry owners who are signatories to the occupational safety and health declaration where they will discuss safety and health measures at their worksites.
CLU Safety and health awareness raising will be held for the construction and stone quarry industries.
TKTMS is planning an occupational health and safety oriented mass meeting and rally – this will be a multi-stakeholder event with the participation of selected employers, Govt. representatives and union members – including participation of the Joint Declaration on occupational health and safety signatory Chennai Civil Engineers Association with whom the
HKMP and UPGMS are each organising awareness raising activities with selected brick kiln owner joint signatories to the joint declaration on occupational health and safety.
AHPWDIPHCWU is organising a rally followed by meeting including participation of selected contractors with whom joint declarations were signed.
BMS Gujarat is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.
INCWF is running a meeting to raise the issue of occupational health and safety at a cement plant in Karnataka State.
KSCWCU is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.
CFBWU will be holding a candle lit vigil and promote the awareness of occupational health and safety issues.
MAMU will organise a worker safety meeting involving grass roots workers.
South Korea: BWI General secretary Ambet Yuson will speak at mass rally to mark 28 April
Brazil: Unions plan multiple activities to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unions are planning a large range of activities to mark 28 April including:
SITICOP: In Minas Gerais, Brazil the union will bring to attention the increase of work-related accidents, its implications for society, preventive action and safety awareness campaigning.
SINTRACONST: Seminar on a safe and healthy workplace: preventing workplace accidents and harassment. The seminar will be promoted by the trade union alongside public authorities to press for safer workplaces.
FETRACONSPAR: The union will erect billboards in the six main cities of the Parana state publicising Intenational Workers’ Memorial Day. There will be demonstrations in Curitiba and Londrina remembering the victims of work-related deaths and demanding safer workplaces.
Panama: Safety officers manual launch webinar on 28 April
BWI affiliate LAC is conducting webinar to launch the publication of a new Manual for Occupational Health and Safety Officers.
The union will also raise awareness about safety and health as an ILO fundamental right and prepare trade unionists to promote occuaptioanlsafety and health in the worplace.
Mozambique: Safety, health and climate change conference for International Workers’ Memorial Day
BWI affiliate SINTICM is holding a national conference on 28 April to draw attention to the impact of climate change on occupational safety and health.