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UK Trade Union Congress – 28 April meeting featuring ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow, 14:00 UK Time

Join a TUC online meeting for Workers’ Memorial Day, where we will be hearing from trade union voices from around the world, fighting for the health and safety of working people and remembering those who lost their lives to work.

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uEKzShAsR3SIcNowyzTwEQ

Speakers include:

  • Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC
  • Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC
  • Louise Adamson, Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) Campaign
  • Apsana Begum, MP

https://www.tuc.org.uk/events/tuc-international-wmd-call

Serbia: Unions promote safe and healthy working

SAVEZ Samostalnih Sindikata Srbije

In the meeting of the International Day of Protection at Work, which is celebrated on April 28., the Alliance of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia in cooperation with the Alliance of Independent Trade Unions for the City of Krusevac conducted a campaign for workplace safety.

TV report: https://krusevacgrad.rs/akcija-sindikata-u-susret-danu-bezbednosti-i-zdravlja-na-radu/?fbclid=IwAR10Xv2nqmf4dNnHmyfa1xXs2fTkSPCMIO8weHk7oKSgfSQwrsFsO2XTNoA

Global: Top union speakers from ITUC and Nigeria Labour Congress speak up for ‘fundamental’ safety at ILO 28 April event

Global Launch of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021

Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises – Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Systems

The aim of this global virtual webinar is to stimulate dialogue on the importance of investing in safety and health at work in responding to emergencies and crises affecting workplaces, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Zoom webinar will be held in English and interpreted in French and Spanish. Apr 28, 2021, 1:30 pm  (CEST). Registration and further details

USA: Honoring injured and fallen workers in Albany, NY

Capital District Area Labor Federation (CDALF) and Northeast New York Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (NENYCOSH), with affiliated Unions and community  partners, will be observing Workers Memorial Day. They will  come together to honor injured and fallen workers from around Albany and New York State.

Wednesday, April 28th | 12 pm (EDT) | Academy Park, Albany
For those unable make it in person, the event will also be streamed  via FacebookMore details


 

Argentina: La pandemia demostró que la salud y seguridad en el trabajo es un derecho fundamental.

UK: Workplace safety affects us all – Unison

As we approach International Workers’ Memorial Day, acting national officer for health and safety at UK’s health union Unison,  Robert Baughan, looks back at a year when workplace safety took centre stage.  More

Australia: VTHC adopts the 28 April theme ‘Health and Safety is a fundamental right at work’ #iwmd21

Victorian Trades Hall Council is marking International Workers’ Memorial Day with a ceremony in Victoria – sign up details can be found on their IWMD webpages

Canada: CCOHS activities and resources for 28 April

Marked annually in Canada on April 28, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy.

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Observance

The National Day of Mourning is not only a day to remember and honour those lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy, but also a day to collectively renew our commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths.

How to support

Traditionally on April 28th the Canadian flag has flown at half-mast on Parliament Hill and on all federal government buildings. Employers and workers have observed Day of Mourning in a variety of ways over the years. Some have lit candles, laid wreaths, worn commemorative pins, ribbons or black armbands, and paused for a moment of silence.

In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we encourage organizations, communities, and individuals to consider holding or supporting a virtual event, or simply pause at 11:00 am on April 28 for a moment of silence. These acts of remembrance help to honour the lives lost or injured due to workplace tragedy, while also acknowledging the sacrifices of frontline and essential workers who have died or become ill serving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employers and individuals can also show their support and commitment to a safe workplace by promoting the social media cards and messages provided by CCOHS at the bottom of this page. By sharing these messages, you are reminding more people to put health and safety at the forefront of their work and helping to prevent further work-related injuries and loss of life.

Beyond the statistics

The most recent statistics from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) tell us that in 2019, 925 workplace fatalities were recorded in Canada. 882 were male workers, and 43 were female workers. Among these deaths were 29 young workers aged 15-24.

Add to these fatalities the 271,806 accepted claims (an increase from 264,438 the previous year) for lost time due to a work-related injury or disease, including 33,615 from workers aged 15-24, and the fact that these statistics only include what is reported and accepted by the compensation boards, there is no doubt that the total number of workers impacted is even greater.

And it’s not just these numbers on which we need to reflect. With each worker tragedy there are loved ones, family members, friends and co-workers who are directly affected, left behind, and deeply impacted – their lives also forever changed.

History

In 1991, eight years after the day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress, the Parliament of Canada passed the Workers Mourning Day Act making April 28 an official Day of Mourning. Today the Day of Mourning has since spread to more than 100 countries around the world and is recognized as Workers’ Memorial Day, and as International Workers’ Memorial Day by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

It is the hope of CCOHS that the annual observance of this day will help strengthen the resolve to establish safe and healthy conditions in the workplace, and prevent further injuries, illnesses, and deaths. As much as this is a day to remember the dead, it is also a call to protect the living and make work a place where people can thrive.

Source: Fatalities, by Age and Jurisdiction 2019, Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC),National Work Injury/Disease Statistics Program (NWISP)

Source: Lost Time Claims, by Age and Jurisdiction, 2019, Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC),National Work Injury/Disease Statistics Program (NWISP)

For further statistical information visit the AWCBC National Work Injuries Statistics Program.

Show your commitment on social media

Show your commitment by sharing the following messages on your social media channels.

Day of Mourning postcard with ducks

Day of Mourning postcard with ducks

Pause. Reflect. Remember.

At 11 a.m., I will honour workers who have died, were injured, or became ill from their job.

Day of Mourning postcard with dandelions and seeds

Day of Mourning postcard with dandelions and seeds

Pause. Reflect. Remember. Renew.

At 11 a.m., we will honour workers who have died, were injured, or became ill from their job, and will renew our commitment to health and safety in the workplace.

Day of Mourning postcard with candles

Day of Mourning postcard with candles

We remember workers who have died, were injured, or became ill from their job. We commit to protecting workers and preventing further workplace tragedies.

Day of Mourning postcard with worker wearing a mask

Day of Mourning postcard with worker wearing a mask

We honour the workers who have risked their health and safety to serve others, especially during these uncertain times.

More details

 

Canada: CLC-CTC – Day of Mourning Ceremonies 2021

Canadian national trade union body CLC-CTC  has published a comprehensive nationwide listing of activities planned to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.  More

Spain: UGT y CCOO reclaman la plena integración de la salud laboral en la salud pública

28 de abril: la salud y la seguridad, un derecho fundamental en el trabajo


Como cada año, UGT y CCOO recuerdan el 28 de abril, Día Internacional de la Salud y la Seguridad en el Trabajo, a los trabajadores y trabajadoras que han sufrido las consecuencias de los accidentes y enfermedades laborales y seguirán denunciando las precarias condiciones de trabajo que están en el origen de esta lacra social.

El 28 de abril es la fecha que eligió el movimiento sindical para recordar a las compañeras y compañeros que perdieron la salud y la vida en accidentes de trabajo o por enfermedades de origen laboral, y para denunciar las precarias condiciones de trabajo que están en el origen de estos daños.

Por este motivo, ambas organizaciones han elaborado un manifiesto en el que se hace balance de un año de pandemia de COVIC-19 y de sus efectos en la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo. Un año en el que se ha puesto de manifiesto de manera dramática la contradicción entre la salud y la vida y las presiones para mantener la actividad económica mucho más allá de lo que aconsejaban los expertos en salud pública.

Han sido las plantillas de los sectores ya conocidos como esenciales quienes han sufrido los estragos del virus de manera más directa y en muchas ocasiones sin el debido reconocimiento por parte de las autoridades. Recientemente se ha asimilado la COVID-19 a enfermedad profesional en el caso de los trabajadores sanitarios y sociosanitarios, en lugar de un accidente laboral, como se venía haciendo hasta el momento. Para CCOO y UGT esta medida es insuficiente, y exigimos que la COVID-19 se incluya en el listado español de enfermedades profesionales, extendiendo esta cobertura a un mayor número de profesiones expuestas al riesgo y sin limitación temporal.

2021 debe ser también el año que marque el inicio del fin del problema del cáncer de origen laboral. La falta de reconocimiento de los cánceres de origen laboral está privando a las personas afectadas de las prestaciones derivadas de la contingencia profesional. CCOO y UGT seguirán presionando para que las modificaciones de la Directiva Europea sobre protección frente a la exposición a cancerígenos y mutágenos sean traspuestas en tiempo y garantizando la máxima protección de la salud de los trabajadores. Asimismo, debería ser el año de la derogación de la reforma laboral, porque la precariedad mata. La precariedad laboral y la mercantilización de la prevención hacen que esta lacra siga presente.

La precariedad mata, por un trabajo decente

UGT y CCOO reclaman la plena integración de la salud laboral en la salud pública, con mayor convencimiento desde la experiencia de la pandemia, lo que exige una mayor coordinación entre los departamentos de sanidad y de trabajo tanto en la Administración General del Estado, como en las CCAA. E insisten en la necesidad de dotar de mayores recursos tanto a la Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social como al Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo y los institutos regionales.

Porque el trabajo debe ser decente, digno y de calidad, libre de riesgo. Nadie debería tener que elegir entre trabajo y salud.


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Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living