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— LBAS (@arodbiedribas) April 28, 2020
ETUC paziņojums Starptautiskajā darba aizsardzības dienā 28. aprīlī
Tag Archives: Covid 19
Czechia: Vzpomínáme s úctou na všechny z nich, kteří v práci zemřeli – ČMKOS
Dnes myslíme i na všechny, kteří nasazují své zdraví a životy, aby v době ohrožení #COVID19 pomohli ostatním žít. Vzpomínáme s úctou na všechny z nich, kteří v práci zemřeli. Zajistit bezpečnost pracujících v rizikovém prostředí je naší povinností.
Belgium: Pour la reconnaissance du COVID-19 comme maladie professionnelle pour tous les secteurs essentiels | Centrale Générale – FGTB
L’épidémie de coronavirus qui sévit actuellement a soulevé la question de savoir si cette maladie peut être reconnue comme une maladie professionnelle dans certains cas. La position de la Centrale Générale – FGTB est ferme : le COVID-19 doit être reconnu comme maladie professionnelle pour tous les secteurs “essentiels”. Soutenez notre appel en signant notre pétition.
Le lundi 23 mars 2020, FEDRIS, l’Agence fédérale des risques professionnels, a confirmé que les personnes atteintes de COVID-19 (diagnostiquées par le test d’un laboratoire) qui travaillent dans le secteur des soins de santé et qui courent un risque nettement accru d’être infectées par le virus peuvent prétendre à une indemnisation pour maladie professionnelle. Ces dispositions concernent tout le personnel travaillant dans les hôpitaux en ce compris le personnel médical, paramédical, logistique et de nettoyage.
Maladie professionnelle pour tous les secteurs essentiels
Ce 28 avril, à l’occasion la journée mondiale pour les victimes d’accidents et de maladies professionnelles, la Centrale Générale – FGTB appelle FEDRIS à étendre cette reconnaissance à l’ensemble des travailleurs qui ont été exposés et contaminés par le virus du fait de leurs activités professionnelles dans les secteurs considérés comme « essentiels » aux termes de l’arrêté ministériel du 23 mars 2020 (Chimie, pétrole, gardiennage, construction,…)
Notre centrale s’engage à interpeller FEDRIS et la ministre de tutelle sur ce point que nous estimons légitime pour l’ensemble des travailleurs qui ont été contraints de prendre des risques.
Pour appuyer cette interpellation, nous vous invitons à signer massivement notre pétition ci-dessous et à la diffuser au maximum autour de vous.
Global: Unions demand recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease | IUF UITA IUL
The IUF joins with our sister international union organizations in calling for speedy official recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease by governments and national health and safety bodies. Official recognition of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 as a preventable occupational hazard, and work-related COVID-19 as a work-related disease, would require employers to take necessary measures to protect workers against the risk of exposure, establish liability for failure and provide compensation to workers and their families sickened and killed by COVID-19.
A short policy brief explains how and why this recognition is needed to protect workers, their families and their communities.
http://www.iuf.org/w/?q=node/7634
New Zealand: Workers Memorial Day a time to reset health and safety – NZCTU
Today, 28th of April, is Worker’s Memorial Day. “We must all take responsibility for better health and safety at work in New Zealand. 100 working people were killed in workplaces in the last year,” said Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff. “It is a sombre reflection that today we also open up many workplaces under COVID-19 level 3, and the health and safety of working people is on everyone’s mind.”
” At midday today, union members across New Zealand and the world, will be taking a minute to light a candle and remember the 100 people killed in workplaces, 100 lives too many.”
“We also turn our minds to the international theme of Worker’s Memorial Day, which is ‘Stop the Pandemic at Work’, timely for the re-opening of many worksites under the cloud of COVID -19. We know that internationally there have been thousands of working people exposed. Hundreds of those working in healthcare around the world have died at work trying to save others.”
“In New Zealand, we are proud that our ‘go hard go early’ lockdown has prevented any workplace exposure deaths from COVID-19. We should be taking the same attitude to all health and safety risks at work. “
“The Council of Trade Unions will today be surveying those who went back to the work site today about whether the ’10 checks for a safe return to work’ have been followed. Alert Level 3 is no return to ‘business as usual’ for health and safety. Let the Level 3 re-opening be the reset button we need to treat every workplace risk with the same level of caution we will for COVID-19 – there is no reason any Kiwi should be killed at work,” Wagstaff said.
https://www.union.org.nz/workers-memorial-day-a-time-to-reset-health-and-safety/
Global: 28 April message from Catalene Passchier – ILO Workers’ Group
A 28 message from Catelene Passchier, Chair of the Workers’ Group and Vice Chair of the Governing Body of the ILO, Special adviser to the FNV president. Read the transcript
Global: Trade unions across the globe are marking 28 April – ETUC
#IWMD20 Have a look at trade union actions across the world https://t.co/VFphpkhikb ? Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living #Covid19 #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/Qjz0IlClSU
— EUROPEAN TRADE UNION (@etuc_ces) April 28, 2020
#IWMD20 Have a look at trade union actions across the world 28april.org
USA: California’s Workers Memorial Week – We invite you to participate!
Every year on April 28th, we hold Workers’ Memorial Day to remember the millions of workers who have been injured or killed on the job, acknowledge the suffering experienced by families and communities, and to renew the fight for safe, healthy, and secure workplaces for all workers.
This year, we are calling on California state leadership and employers to protect workers from COVID-19. We invite you to join us throughout Workers Memorial Week (4/27 – 5/1) to uplift stories through your social media platforms that illustrate how the current health crisis is impacting workers, and exacerbating existing hazards and injustices. Let’s stand together to demand stronger protections for industries across the state now and beyond.
Participate by utilizing our Digital Toolkit, where you’ll find sample hashtags, tweets/posts, and graphics to upload to your respective social media pages. We also encourage you to repost any Workers Memorial Day content you come across – keep an eye out for other unions and worker centers in our network, who have been collecting stories of workers impacted by COVID-19 over the past few weeks (you can find those organizations listed under “allies to tag” in the toolkit).
Each day, we will have a theme and related demands to uplift the ways in which workers have been impacted by this crisis and what our state leaders need to do to better protect our communities:
- Monday (4/27): General Health & Safety Day
- Tuesday (4/28): Enforcement and Workplace Safeguards (Stronger Cal/OSHA Enforcement, PPE, Social Distancing, Hand washing, Expand Aerosol Transmitted Disease (ATD) to apply to all industries)
- Wednesday (4/29): Financial Security
- Thursday (4/30): Right to Refuse and Anti-Retaliation Protections
- Friday (5/1): Health & Safety for All (May Day)
Here’s the facebook page for the week of action. Get in touch if you have questions or want to deepen your engagement in Workers’ Memorial Week!
Stay well, everyone!
Alice Berliner | Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her
Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health
1000 N. Alameda St., Suite 240 | Los Angeles, Ca 90012
www.socalcosh.com | Facebook
Global: ILO webinar – Stop the pandemic. Safety and health at work can save lives
ILO webinar
28 April 2020 15:00-16:00 (Geneva)
Please register at this link
The aim of this webinar event is to stimulate dialogue on the importance of ensuring safety and health at work, not only to protect the lives of workers but also to ensure business continuity.
Global OSH experts will bring us the views of the scientific community, workers and employers on:
- Safety and health and the response to the pandemic
- The mental health impact of COVID-19 in different work scenarios
- How to prepare for return to work under a risk-controlled scenario
Panellists:
Mr Joaquim Nunes, Chief, LABADMIN/OSH
Ms Manal Azzi, Senior OSH specialist and coordinator of the world day report and campaign
Ms Silvana Cappuccio, ILO Workers’ Group member from Italy
Mr Kris De Meester, Senior Adviser at the Federation of Enterprises, Belgium
Mr Richard Jones, Head of Policy and Regulatory Engagement, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Mr Lode Godderis, Leuven Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Ms Chris Laszcz-Davis, Founder and President of The Environmental Quality Organization and Co-Chair, Occupational Hygiene Training Association (OHTA)
Ms Michelle M. Robertson, Executive Committee, International Ergonomics Association
Mr Barry Kistnasamy, Head of Occupational Health, Department of Health, South Africa
Ms Teresita S. Cucueco, OIC Assistant Secretary and concurrent Director IV, Bureau of Working Conditions, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines
Please register at this link
Kindly send your questions to the panellists ahead of the webinar to safeday@ilo.org
Further information
Event
UK: Coronavirus – Remembering all the workers who’ve died after exposure to Covid-19 at work | TUC
28 Apr 2020
Today is International Workers’ Memorial Day, when trade unions around the world remember workers who lost their lives and commit to keep the living safe.
This is the story of Peter, Mary, Cheryl, Zeeshan and Emeka – five UK workers who were taken by Covid-19.
Today is International Workers’ Memorial Day, when trade unions around the world remember workers who lost their lives and commit to keep the living safe.
This year we especially remember the frontline workers who lost their lives to Covid-19 while looking after our loved ones and keeping our country running.
We will be forever in debt to the workers who have died during this pandemic – our nurses, doctors, care staff and other essential workers.
Remember the dead, fight for the living.