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Guatemala: Message from SINCS-G in support of 28 April campaign


Domingo Ixcoy Xicay is an indigenous construction worker affiliated with SINCS-G, Guatemala. He sends a message to everyone, as part of the ICM Campaign: ” Protect Workers! Stop to COVID-19 “.
#BWI2020IWMD #28Abril2020

Israel: Histadrut joins BWI’s Workers’ Memorial Day campaign

 

Panama: “¡Proteja a los Trabajadores! Alto al COVID-19” – SUNTRACS [Video]

Gregorio Guerrel, SUNTRACS Manager, Panama sends a message within the framework of the ICM campaign: ” Protect Workers! Stop to COVID-19 “.
#BWI2020IWMD #28Abril2020

North Macedonia: Employers must respect labor laws and collective bargaining agreements

SIDEMK, BWI affiliate, says employers must respect labor laws and collective bargaining agreements, and to full comply with occupational health and safety measures. #BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

Nigeria: Young workers call to protect workers and stop Covid 19 [Video]

Young workers from the Construction and  Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association union (CCESSA), Nigeria talk about the current status of construction work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They join BWI’s call: Protect Workers! Stop COVID-19! #BWI2020 #IWMD20

Serbia: 28 April solidarity messages from Serbian trade unionists

Serbian trade unionists send solidarity greetings.  #iwmd20

North Macedonia: Stop COVID-19! Protect workers! – SGIP

Stop COVID-19! Protect workers! This is the message of SGIP, Building Workers Union from North Macedonia #BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

 

Montenegro: SGIGMCG demands workers are fully protected during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nenad Markovic, President of the Trade Union of Construction and Building Materials Workers of Montenegro (SGIGMCG) demands that workers should be fully protected during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that PPE equipment, physical distance protocols, safe transportation and other health measures should be provided to construction workers.

“The situation is serious. But through the joined efforts of government, unions and employers, we can ensure the health and safety of all, and find a way out of this crisis.”
#BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20

Philippines: 28 April activities to fight for the the protection of front line health workers

Join us as we light candles and remember the 26 Filipino health care professionals who died due to COVID-19. Join us as we light candles to set fire our commitment to continue fighting for the protection, health and safety of our frontline workers.

Save the date, April 28! Let us light candles to remember and mourn. Let us light candles to rage and fight!

#IWMD20 #ProtectHealthWorkers #MassTestingNowPh

We also invite everyone to watch AMBAGAN: Artists in Solidarity Concert on April 28, 6:30 pm. Join us as we offer songs and poems for our health workers. Each song is a call for free mandatory testing to all health workers. Each poem is a call for the immediate distribution of PPE to all health workers. Each message is a call for their protection, health and safety. This concert is brought to you by Concerned Artists of the PhilippinesAltermidya – People’s Alternative Media Network and IOHSAD Philippines.

#ArtistsFightBack #NagluluksaLumalaban #WeMournWeFight

Germany: Activities for International Workers’ Memorial Day [Video]