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2025, 2025 Europe, 2025 Wales, Events listing, News

Wales: National Workers’ Memorial Day event, Cardiff – TUC Cymru

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 – 10:00 to 12:00 Register to attend here

Wales’ National Workers’ Memorial Day event, Cardiff
You are invited to attend Wales’ National Workers’ Memorial Day event.

Every year, we share the message of workers’ memorial day, to remember the dead and fight for the living. The trade union movement in Wales, with our sisters and brothers across the world, remain as committed as ever to this principle.

Join us for a breakfast roll and a hot drink.  There will then be a short ceremony to lay wreaths at the National Workers’ Memorial Stone. We will be joined by dignitaries including trade union leaders.  This year, International Workers’ Memorial Day will focus on the impacts of AI on occupational safety and health.

Please dress in smart dark clothes.

For further details on this event, please contact; cwilliams@tuc.org.uk

2025, 2025 Asia-Pacific, 2025 New Zealand, Events listing, News

New Zealand: 28 April events update – NZCTU

NZCTU is holding the following events to mark International Workers” Memorial Day on 28 April:

Palmerston North (Unions Manawatu) 12pm – Workers’ Memorial, Memorial Park Fitzroy St entrance

Wellington (CTU) 10.00am – Workers’ Memorial stone, Wellington Waterfront, (near Te Papa entrance) Facebook event page

Christchurch (Unions Canterbury) 11.45am – Memorial Garden, off Gasson St, Sydenham

Dunedin (Unions Otago) 11.45am – Otago Workers’ Memorial, Market Reserve Princes St

Find more details on NZCTU’s dedicated 28 April pages

Resources including the

• Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions and the

• Unions make work safe poster are also available from that page.

2025 Asia-Pacific, 2025 New Zealand, Events listing, News, Resources

New Zealand: Artificial intelligence in the workplace: A resource for New Zealand trade unions

NZCTU has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions – a resource guide on the topic of this year’s 28 April theme.

The introduction of AI in workplaces can create significant health and safety risks for workers (such as intensification of work, and extreme surveillance) which can significantly impact workers’ mental and physical wellbeing.

It is critical that unions and workers are involved in any decision to introduce AI so that these risks can be eliminated, and that the benefits and productivity gains are shared with the workforce.

The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi has developed Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: A Resource for New Zealand Trade Unions to support workers and their unions to ensure that workers benefit from the introduction of AI and are not harmed by it.

2025, 2025 Europe, 2025 UK, Events listing, News

UK: Over 50,000 a year die because of work – Hazards Campaign

The impact of AI and digitisation on the fundamental right to occupational health and safety

Remember the dead, Fight for the Living

Every year on 28 April we remember over 50,000 people in the UK, who have died because of work.

We call on all workers to participate or organise an event in their workplace, community or trade union to remember those who have been killed by work and to campaign for  safer and healthier work

Read more on the  true figures of workplace deaths and injuries  www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/thewholestory

www.hazardscampaign.org.uk

 

2025, 2025 Canada, 2025 North America, Events listing, News, Resources

Canada: Workers’ Day of Mourning | April 28, 2025 | CUPE Saskatchewan

On April 28, we gather to mourn workers who have been killed, injured, or made ill because of workplace hazards or incidents – and recognize the lasting impact on their families and communities. Attend vigils on April 28 in Regina (City Hall at 5:30 p.m.), Moose Jaw (Union Centre at 6:00 p.m.), Saskatoon (Civic Square at 6:00 p.m.), and Weyburn (T.C. Douglas Calvary Centre at 5:30 p.m.).

In 2024, 27 workers in Saskatchewan lost their lives due to work-related causes, not including farm-related fatalities or other workplaces that are not covered or reported by workers’ compensation. 10 fatalities were due to occupational disease and 17 fatalities were from traumatic incidents (four motor vehicle collisions, equipment contact and drowning).

The Workers’ Day of Mourning is a call to “Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living ”, created by CUPE members more than 40 years ago to remember those who lost their lives on the job and to inspire other workers to fight to prevent further tragedies. Visit the CUPE Saskatchewan health and safety hub for more resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As trade unionists, we also know the importance of holding employers accountable to recognize and address the impacts of systemic understaffing – including the resulting stress and over work on the health of public service workers, the need to address and prevent exposure to violence on the job, and the importance of a psychologically safe working conditions and the prevention of mental health injuries. The health and safety of workers includes the prevention of mental health injuries from work, the prevention of suicide, and recognizing psychosocial hazards.

Attend a vigil in your community:

Regina & District Labour Council

  • Where: Regina City Hall (2476 Victoria Avenue) * In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony may move indoors to the Regina Union Centre (2709 – 12th Avenue)
  • When: Monday, April 28th at 5:30 pm
  • Contact: Dee Wagner, President, wagnerdee5@gmail.com

Moose Jaw & District Labour Council

  • Where: Moose Jaw Union Centre (1402 Caribou Street West) * The event will be held outdoors, however, in the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the main hall. Annual vigil, wreath laying
  • When: Monday, April 28th at 6:00 pm
  • Contact: Deidre Wilson, President, mjdlcpresident@gmail.com

Saskatoon & District Labour Council

  • Where: Civic Square (222 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon)
  • When: Monday, April 28th at 6:00 pm
  • Annual vigil, wreath laying. *If you would like to present a commemorative to your fellow workers, please register prior to the ceremony starting at 6:00pm.
  • Contact: Don MacDonald, President, sdlc@sasktel.net

Weyburn & District Labour Council

  • Where: T.C. Douglas Calvary Centre (#400-10th Avenue, Weyburn)
  • When: Monday, April 28th at 5:30 pm
  • Annual vigil, wreath laying
  • Contact: Wanda Bartlett, President, wbartlett@sasktel.net

https://sk.cupe.ca/2025/04/15/workers-day-of-mourning-april-28-2025/

2025, 2025 Asia-Pacific, 2025 Philippines, Events listing, News

Philippines: An evening of performance for justice, health, and safety – IOHSAD

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SiKLab: Sining, Kultura, at Paglaban
This April 25, let us unite in remembrance of the workers who have lost their lives, and stand in unwavering solidarity with those who continue to face inhumane and unsafe working conditions. Through the power of art and collective action, we invite everyone to SiKLab — an evening of remembrance, reckoning, and resistance.
In commemoration of the International Workers’ Memorial Day and the 10th Anniversary of the Kentex Factory Fire, this night of performances is dedicated to workers who, to this day, are denied safe workplaces, adequate protection, and dignified livelihoods.
Through art — from poetry and music to theater and visual expression — we amplify the voices of the oppressed and the abused. This night recognizes the power of culture not just as a vessel for creative expression but as a force for resistance and a call for collective change.
This gathering is a collaborative effort organized by the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD), Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Kalinga ni San Jose Manggagawa Workers Center, LIKHA, Mayday Multimedia, Pahatid Kalatas, Tulos Baybay, and the Union of PUP Educators (UGPUP).
Venue: Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Amphitheater
Date: April 25, 2025 | Friday, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

This event will feature progressive cultural artists, workers, youth, and long-standing groups shaping the art of liberation.

Don’t miss it — let’s ignite the night with art, culture, and resistance!

2025, 2025 Europe, 2025 Scotland, Events listing, News

Scotland: International Workers’ Memorial Day 2025 events listings

a man kneeling down next to the international workers memorial

International Workers’ Memorial Day 2025

 

International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) is the day that the trade union movement unites to remember workers at home and across the globe who have paid the ultimate price, those who left for work and never returned.

 

International Workers’ Memorial Day is on Monday 28th April 2025.

Memorial events will take place across Scotland to commemorate those who lost their lives at work:

Friday 25th April:

Bathgate (11:00am): Workers Memorial, Bathgate Sports Centre, Torpichen Road
Coatbridge (12 noon): Summerlee Industrial Museum, Heritage Way, Coatbridge
Glasgow (12 noon): Workers Memorial, People’s Palace / Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green

Saturday 26th April:

Alexandria (1:00pm): Memorial Tree, Christie Park
Aberdeen (12:30pm): Workers’ Memorial, Persley Walled Garden, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
Edinburgh (12:30pm): Memorial and Tree, West Princes Street Gardens
Falkirk (11:00am): Bandstand, Callendar Riggs, Falkirk
Kirkcaldy (11:00am): Memorial Tree, Beveridge Park
Paisley (12 noon): Workers Memorial, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Renfrew (11:00am): Workers Memorial Cairn, Robertson Park, Paisley Road

Sunday 27th April:

Kilmarnock (11:00am): Memorial Tree, Dean Country Park

Monday 28th April:

Forfar (11:00am): Forfar Community Campus, Kirriemuir Road, Forfar
Dundee (12 noon): City Square, Dundee
Inverness (12:30pm): Workers Memorial, Friars Shott, Huntly Street
Bishopbriggs (1:00pm): Cadders Pit Memorial Cairn, Bishopbriggs Library & Community Hub

Visit the STUC website to keep up to date with events around the country

2025, 2025 North America, 2025 USA, Events listing, graphics, News, Resources

USA: AFL-CIO Workers’ Memorial Day 2025 toolkit online!

AFL-CIO has published its Workers, Memorial Day toolkit

This year’s theme is in the USA is “Fight for Our Lives: Safe Jobs Now!”  On our website, you can: 

2025, 2025 North America, 2025 USA, Events listing, News

USA: This Workers’ Memorial Day, report hazards says postal workers’ union

Each year, on April 28, we observe Workers’ Memorial Day. On this day, the labor movement remembers workers killed or injured on the job and vows to continue the fight for strong safety and health protections in the workplace. Without workers standing together and fighting for our safety, we would not enjoy the protections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and our union contract.

This Workers’ Memorial Day, we are calling on our members to take part in collective action to make sure our workplaces are clean, safe, and healthy! On April 28, fill out and file a PS Form 1767 – Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice. Whether something small like sticky floors, or a persistent problem such as a toxic workplace, stand up with your co-workers to shine a light on the hazards in your workplace. If we don’t look out for each other, no one else will.

How a PS Form 1767 Works:

  • To report a hazard, find and fill out the PS Form 1767. These must be readily available to you. If it is not, you can fi nd a form on apwu.org.
  • APWU recommends that you utilize the 4-copy NCR form provided by the USPS in your workplace. This way you can see what actions were completed or ignored.
  • File a report of the condition on PS Form 1767 with the immediate supervisor and request an inspection of the condition.

The immediate supervisor must promptly (within the tour of duty): Investigate the alleged condition; Initiate immediate corrective action; Record actions or recommendations on the PS Form 1767; Forward the original PS Form 1767 and one copy to the next appropriate level of management (approving official); Give the employee a copy signed by the supervisor as a receipt; Immediately forward the third copy to the facility safety coordinator. If the hazard is not fixed within 7 days, you can file a grievance to ensure action is taken.

https://apwu.org/news/magazine/workers%E2%80%99-memorial-day-file-ps-form-1767-report-hazard-unsafe-condition-or-practice

2025, 2025 Global, Events listing, Resources, Videos

Global: Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers – ITUC

Millions of people worldwide now depend on digital platforms for their income. From food delivery couriers to ride hailing drivers and content moderators, technological innovation has opened new opportunities for workers and consumers. However, it has also created a system where workers are often denied their basic rights and protections.

Many platform companies argue that they merely provide useful technology that connects independent contractors with customers. In reality, they exert control over wages, working hours, and conditions – without being held accountable for existing standards that govern fair pay or social protections.
The result? Unstable earnings, no sick leave or pensions, and workers left vulnerable to sudden “deactivation” by machine-driven decision-making. The ITUC is calling for global rules to ensure platform workers are protected. We are campaigning for a binding International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention, backed by a Recommendation, to establish fair standards worldwide.

Why this campaign, now?

Under international law, every worker is entitled to decent working conditions and fundamental rights. Yet platform workers often face:

  • Labour standards that are sidestepped or poorly enforced.
  • Low, unpredictable wages.
  • A lack of social protections like insurance, sick leave, and pensions.

Job security is minimal, with workers at risk of being “logged out” or “deactivated.” Over the past two decades, platform companies have reshaped industries while using business models that circumvent labour laws:

  • Operating in a regulatory grey zone to avoid employer responsibilities.
  • Misclassifying workers as “partners” or “contractors” to deny basic protections.
  • Lobbying against regulations that would ensure fair pay and safe conditions.

Big platform companies are making massive profits while shifting all the risks onto workers. They operate in a legal grey zone, avoiding employer responsibilities and lobbying against regulations that would ensure fair conditions. This “race to the bottom” threatens not only platform workers but the entire workforce as technology expands further into new sectors.

Download the campaign toolkit and social media material

ITUC Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers