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Sweden: Stanna upp och minns de som mist livet på grund av arbetet! LO.SE

Stanna upp och minns de som mist livet på grund av arbetet!

Cyrene Martinsson Waern

Den 28 april, på Workers’ Memorial Day, hedrar vi varje år de som förolyckats på jobbet eller dött på grund av arbetsrelaterade sjukdomar globalt eller i Sverige!

Den 28 april 2022 infaller också ett år då vi kan påverka för en bättre arbetsmiljö på fler än ett sätt. Det är valår och när det är dags att välja kommande regering så behöver vi fundera över vilka partier som stöttar arbetsmiljöarbetet på bästa sätt. Vi såg under 2020 hur möjligheten för fackliga att företräda arbetstagare i arbetsmiljöfrågor kraftigt begränsades av högerpartierna i riksdagen genom att rösta ned föreslaget om utökad tillträdesrätt för regionala skyddsombud på arbetsplatserna i Sverige.

Oavsett om det handlar om en dödsolycka, en arbetsrelaterad sjukdom eller skada, så ska ingen dö på grund av det arbete som personen utför! Årets blogginlägg skiljer sig inte mycket från förra årets, tyvärr, när det gäller arbetsrelaterade sjukdomar, skador eller dödsolyckor. Dock skiljer sig omvärlden från förra året, på ett sätt som vi hoppades på att aldrig behöva uppleva. Jag syftar förstås på Ukraina. För när vi pratar om att hedra de som dött på eller av jobbet så måste vi naturligtvis nämna Ukraina, där lokförare outtröttligt, med sitt liv som insats, fortsätter att utföra sitt arbete för att människor ska kunna fly undan kriget. Räddningsarbetare som gräver fram människor i sönderbombade byggnader, sjukvårdsarbetare som vårdar skadade, kommunalarbetare som reparerar bombade vattenledningar i Kiev…. Hjältar som gör allt för att fortsätta utföra sitt livsavgörande yrke. Följ gärna tidningen Arbetets Dagbok från Ukraina.

Vi behöver bli påminda om varför vi dagligen bedriver den fackliga kampen, den om ett hållbart arbetsliv där ingen ska skadas eller dö av sitt arbete. Under pandemin, som trots allt inte är över, är det omöjligt att uppskatta hur många som har fått men för livet eller dött när de har utfört sitt arbete. Anställda inom sjukvård och äldreomsorg som varje dag har riskerat sin hälsa genom att vårda covidsjuka patienter, busschaufförer som sett till att vi har kunnat ta oss till jobbet (av de miljontals människor som inte har kunnat jobba hemma), anställda inom dagligvarubutiker etcetera. Alla har de sett till att vardagen har rullat vidare, trots pågående pandemi.

Rätten till goda arbetsvillkor, en trygg och säker arbetsmiljö är en del av den dagliga fackliga kampen och en trygg och säker arbetsmiljö där ingen förolyckas eller skadas av jobbet måste vara prioriterat. Hittills i år har 8 personer avlidit på jobbet i Sverige, men hur många som har skadats och hur många som har drabbat av exempelvis exponering av farliga ämnen som leder till sjukdom eller blivit smittade av covid med långtgående konsekvenser som följd vet vi inte. Inte heller hur många som drabbats av andra arbetsrelaterade sjukdom, exempelvis hjärtinfarkt eller stroke kopplat till stress. Att många arbetsplatser har en alltför slimmad arbetsorganisation visste vi långt innan pandemin, men pandemin har verkligen belyst problemet, inom t e x vården. Vården, ett kvinnodominerat yrke, där vi ser ett sämre utbyggt förebyggande och systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete utifrån att hjälpmedel och skyddsutrustning ofta ligger efter i utvecklingen jämfört med mansdominerade yrken. Eller varför inte titta inom städbranschen, där kvinnor ofta har färre utrustning som underlättar arbetet jämfört med männen inom branschen. Slutsatsen blir att kvinnor inte bara är dubbelarbetande, de har även sämre arbetsvillkor. Varför är det så? I ett så jämställt land som Sverige?

Tittar vi globalt så är statistiken över döden på och av jobbet skrämmande. Varje år dör ca 3 miljoner människor, på grund av arbetsrelaterade olyckor eller sjukdomar. Så kan vi inte ha det! Frågan om förebyggande insatser för en god, säker, hållbar och trygg arbetsmiljö måste vara prioriterad oavsett var i världen du befinner dig. Inflytande över din arbetsmiljö är avgörande för att en säkerhetskultur där hälsan och säkerheten går först ska kunna implementeras på arbetsplatsen.

Inom ILO (International Labour Organisation där arbetstagare, arbetsgivare och regeringar tillsammans tar fram internationella principer för villkor i arbetslivet) pågår ett arbete för att genom social dialog (egentligen det vi i Sverige kallar samverkan), ta kliv mot en positiv hälso- och säkerhetskultur.  Här kan Sverige vara ett föregångsland genom att svenska företag säkerställer en god arbetsmiljö på varje arbetsplats oavsett var i världen man verkar. I Sverige gör våra skyddsombud ett avgörande arbete för att säkerställa att arbetsgivare tar sitt ansvar och verkar för en trygg och säker arbetsmiljö, men tyvärr har inte alla arbetare i världen den möjligheten. Vi vill verkligen inte behöva uppleva ett nytt Rana Plaza! Därför är ILO:s arbete för att inkludera en säker och hälsosam arbetsmiljö i ILO:s deklaration om grundläggande principer och rättigheter i arbetslivet så viktigt. Hittills finns fyra grundläggande principer och rättigheter i arbetslivet: förbund mot barnarbete, tvångsarbete och diskriminering, samt rätten till föreningsfrihet och kollektiva förhandlingar. Om vi på årets internationella arbetskonferens kan lyckas enas mellan arbetsgivarrepresentanter, arbetstagarrepresentanter och regeringar om hur detta ska genomföras är av avgörande betydelse för de arbetstagare i medlemsstater där skyddslagstiftningen för arbetslivet är svag. Vi vet också att ILO:s arbete kring dessa frågor även är viktiga för de länder som inte är medlemmar i ILO, då principerna ofta återfinns i frihandelsavtal och frivilla riktlinjer om hållbart företagande i exempelvis OECD.

Vänner, tillsammans kan vi påverka för en god arbetsmiljö långt utanför våra gränser genom de internationella samarbeten vi har, oavsett om det är inom Internationella Fackliga Samorganisationen (ITUC), Europeiska Fackliga Samorganisationen (ETUC), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Olof Palmecentret eller andra internationella organisationer.

Jag tvingas upprepa kraven från 2020 års Workers’ Memorial Day: ”rätten till ett arbete med god arbetsmiljö är inte en fråga om politisk ideologi, det är en fråga om värdegrund, värdig en demokrati som Sverige. En värdegrund där allas lika värde likställs med rätten till en bra arbetsmiljö under hela sitt yrkesliv. Sverige ska leda den kampen hemma och i resten av världen för trygga och säkra jobb för alla.”

Slutligen, Joe Hills uttryck ”Don’t mourn, organize” har aldrig känts mer relevant än nu!

https://loblog.lo.se/2022/04/stanna-upp-och-minns-de-som-mist-livet-pa-grund-av-arbetet/

Albania: 28 April – Bashkimi i Sindikatave te Pavarura te Shqiperise

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26 April 2022 – World Day of Safety and Health at Work -28 April

Safety and Health at work Seminar organized in the framework of #28April World Day of Safety and Health at Work, as well as the International Day of Remembrance of Workers.

The seminar was conducted by BSPSH, with the support of Solidarity Center.

In the framework of the International Day of Remembrance of Employment, the president of BSPSH z. Gezim Kalaja proposed to hold 1 minute silence in memory of the workers who lost their lives at the workplace.

The focus of this seminar was to promote safety and health at work as a fundamental right of ILO, ranking this convention among the most important ILO Conventions.

The President of BSPSH Mr. attended this seminar Visiting Kalaja , with Steven McCloud – Director of Solidarity Center- for Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Mr. Koli Sinjari by BiznesAlbania , mrs. Zhulieta Sina Harasani ILO Coordinator for Albania, representatives from the Labor Inspectorate, BSPSH federations, especially the mining sector, a total of 29 participants.

Ms. Zhulieta Sina Harasani referred to the topic “Development of social dialogue towards a culture of Safety and Health”, emphasizing the importance that the ILO safety and health convention is the fundamental right, as well as the importance of the approval of This is the Convention in the 110th session in June 2022 not in Geneva.

Referee by an expert. Frosina Gjino – Director of Balkan OSH with the theme “The Role of Safety and Health Tips in Work in Prevention of Accidents.

The seminar was moderated by Mrs. Alika’s clay.

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April 26, 2022

Seminar at Occupational Safety and Health in the framework of the International Workers’ Memory Day.

The seminar was organised by BSPSH, Solidarity Center Support.

In the framework of the International Workers’ Memory Day , the president of BSPSH, Mr. Gezim Kalaja proposed to hold a minute of silence in memory of the workers who lost their lives at work.

The focus of this seminar was the promotion of safety and health at work as a foundamental right of the ILO, ranking this convention among the most important ILO Conventions. In this seminar participated the President of BSPSH Mr. Gezim Kalaja, z. Steven McCloud- Director of Solidarity Center- for Albania, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, Mr. Koli Sinjari from BiznesAlbania, Mrs. Zhulieta Sina Harasani ILO Coordinator for Albania, representative from the Labor Inspectorate, BSPSH federations, especially the mining sector, in total 29 representatives.

Mrs. Zhulieta Sina Harasani referred to the topic “Developing social dialogue towards a culture of Safety and Health”, emphasizing the importance of the ILO Convention on Safety and Health, as well as the importance of approving this Convention at its 110th session in June 2022 in Geneva.

Referred to the expert Mrs. Frosina Gjino – Director of Balkan OSH on “The role of Occupational Safety and Health Councils in prevention of accidents.

The seminar was moderated by Mrs. Arjola Alika.

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Germany: ver.di – Welttag für Sicherheit und Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz

Weltweit sind Menschen massiven Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsrisiken durch ihre Arbeit ausgesetzt. Auch in Deutschland läuft nicht alles rund. Hier gibt es zwar mit dem Arbeitsschutzgesetz und dem Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz gute Grundlagen zum Schutz der Beschäftigten vor arbeitsbedingten Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsgefährdungen. Doch hohe Krankenstände und Ausfalltage in den Betrieben zeigen auch, dass viele Arbeitgeber*innen ihrer gesetzlichen Verantwortung viel zu oft nicht nachkommen. Und auch die Covid-19-Pandemie hat noch einmal deutlich gezeigt, wie wichtig guter Schutz am Arbeitsplatz ist.

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Germany: The IGBAU 28 April focus is psychological stress in the workplace


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Italy: CGIL, CISL e UIL – Salute e sicurezza nel lavoro

30 anni dalla legge n.257/92 di messa al bando dell’amianto: sindacato e istituzioni a confronto su proposte e soluzioni nelle tre macro aree salute, ambiente e previdenza

CGIL, CISL e UIL organizzano per il 28 aprile, un convegno nazionale sull’amianto dal titolo ’30 anni dalla legge n.257/92 di messa al bando dell’amianto: sindacato e istituzioni a confronto su proposte e soluzioni nelle tre macro aree salute, ambiente e previdenza’. L’iniziativa si terrà a Roma, presso il Cnel, ore 9.30. Il segretario generale della CGIL Maurizio Landini parteciperà alla tavola rotonda in programma nella seconda sessione, alle ore 12.00. Diretta streaming sul canale youtube del Cnel. Per informazioni clicca qui

Il valore della formazione su salute e sicurezza nel sistema Istruzione&Impresa

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Ifoa organizza l’evento su ‘Il valore della formazione su salute e sicurezza nel sistema Istruzione&Impresa’ presso il Tecnopolo di Reggio Emilia, il 28 aprile alle ore 10.00. Per la CGIL partecipa la segretaria confederale Tania Scacchetti. Per informazioni clicca qui

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New Zealand: On 28 April NZISM is to commence a major safety management project

In New Zealand, too many people are injured or die as a result of what they do for a living. The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management’s (NZISM) purpose is to influence better health and safety outcomes at work.

As part of this effort, NZISM has commenced a major project to coordinate the actions of the three key stakeholders in advanced health and safety education in New Zealand: the employers; our students; and NZ tertiary institutions. A soon-to-be-released study produced by the NZISM Tertiary Lead will reveal that these three groups are working largely in isolation from each other and, as a result, the safety education environment is disjointed, relatively unresponsive to the needs of the country, and inconsistent in its content and approach.

As a starting point, the study observed that the 2013 Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety called for a ‘step-change’ in New Zealand safety to radically improve our woeful record of workplace injuries and fatalities. It anticipated that … “within 10 years New Zealand will be among the best places in the world for people to go to work each day and come home safe and sound”. Nine years on and this ‘step-change’ has not happened:
Last week, a further two workers died in two separate port incidents.

What will it take to make the ‘step-change’ required by the Independent Taskforce, way back in 2013?

NZISM conducted a systematic qualitative study – seeking the thoughts and opinions of the three stakeholder groups – along with a review of relevant scientific literature. Eight key themes emerged from this research. Each theme has been analysed in reference to the literature, and will result in a number of recommendations to be released in the coming weeks.

New Zealand lags well behind other OECD countries in its safety record. Our farms, forests, construction sites, ports, and many other places of work in this country are simply not managed well enough to prevent fatalities and injuries.

The recommendations of the NZISM study are required in order to achieve significant improvement in New Zealand’s health and safety record – and to achieve the ‘step-change’ called for in the 2013 Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety report.

This year, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work will not be a celebration of success in New Zealand. It will be yet another ‘Workers’ Memorial Day’. But NZISM expects that with a higher standard of safety education and application, New Zealand will achieve meaningful improvement in its safety performance in the coming years. We have to.

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Gibraltar: Unite the Union and HM Government mark Workers’ Memorial Day jointly

The Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Thursday 28th April 2022. The event is jointly organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and Unite the Union.

The occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Alameda Gardens from 10:30 am. The Minister with Responsibility for Industrial Relations, the Hon. Steven Linares MP will lead the ceremony.

The Minister with responsibility for Industrial Relations, the Hon Steven Linares MP, said: “As the new Minister for Industrial Relations, I am extremely happy to work closely with Unite to celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day. It’s a day that our government proudly declared a Bank Holiday in 2011 when we were elected, and celebrated since. This is a day to remind us of the sacrifices workers have endured, particularly those who have been hurt, injured, or killed at work.

“Furthermore, having worked closely with the unions in my capacity as Minister for Employment, it’s great to see that we are now in a position to commence implementing the Health and Safety at Work policy within government departments.”

Source: HM Government of Gibraltar

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PLUS: Chief Minister’s Message on Workers Memorial Day 2022 

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USA: Day Labor Network message, report and graphics to mark 28 April

 

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New NDLON Report sheds light on day laborers as second responders in climate disasters!

This week, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network launched its new REPORT: “Recovering from Climate Disasters: Immigrant Day Laborers as Second Responders.”

The report launch is part of a week-long series of actions and events in commemoration of #WorkersMemorialDay #IWMD22.

After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans in 2021, NDLON’s Disaster Response Brigade of worker-trainers conducted outreach and training across the impacted area, surveying day laborers on wages, health hazards, and awareness of their rights, while also sharing resources and documenting the realities for working people on the ground in the midst of the recovery.

The climate crisis is exacerbating a crisis of abuse and unsafe work conditions for workers nationwide – and we need to respond and organize accordingly.

Check out the report and share your support for #SecondResponders on social media!

Read full report, link in our bio.

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Global: IndustriALL – Health and safety must be a fundamental principle and right at work

27 April, 2022 As we prepare for International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April to remember the unnecessary, tragic losses of workers’ lives, we hope to celebrate a milestone in the global efforts to stem the tide of deaths in the world of work. A better tomorrow, where workers will be safe in the knowledge that health and safety will be a fundamental principle and right at work.

“A fundamental rights approach to health and safety provides a human rights lens. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights include a duty and responsibility to protect the health and safety of workers. Such a human rights-based approach will have the effect of creating coherence between human rights and occupational health and safety standards and reinforce the principle that all workers share the right to a safe and healthy working environment,”

says IndustriALL assistant general secretary Kan Matsuzaki.

While IndustriALL Global Union applauds the ILO Governing Body’s decision in March to agree to put forth the discussion for an amendment to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work to include occupational safety and health during the International Labour Conference in June 2022, we demand no less than an agreement. It has been three years since the ILO Centenary Conference agreed to the amendment and in that time

“around 8.1 million people have died as a result of their work and even more now live with life-altering injuries and illnesses,”

says ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow.

According to an estimate by the Workplace Safety and Health Institute, across the world in 2017, 2.78 million deaths were the result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. The biggest share of work-related mortality was from work-related illnesses, which accounted for 2.40 million (86.3 per cent) of the total estimated deaths. Fatal injuries accounted for the remaining 13.7 per cent.
In 2019, the World Health Organization estimated that workplace-related deaths exceed the average annual deaths from road accidents (999,000), war (502,000), violence (563,000) and HIV/AIDS (312,000).

“Many of IndustriALL’s sectors, like mining, shipbreaking, chemicals and textile and garment, mirror these statistics, which also show a stark regional difference,”

says IndustriALL mining and health and safety director Glen Mpufane.

 

In combination with other fundamental principles and rights, recognizing health and safety as a fundamental principle offers workers a fighting chance to win the war. IndustriALL is calling on its more than million members across the world to participate in events and activities on 28 April, demand that employers and governments act by:

  • ratifying and implementing core ILO health and safety conventions
  • ratifying and implementing all sectoral or hazard-specific conventions
  • establishing national health and safety bodies bringing unions and employer representatives together
  • requiring occupational health services for all, and proper compensation including recognizing Covid-19 as an occupational disease

Let us know what action you are taking in making the demand for the recognizing of health and safety as a fundamental principle and right – it could be webinars, protests, online statements, petitions, workplace inspections. Please tag IndustriALL on social media and use the hashtag #IWMD22

The ILO is hosting a webinar, Act together to build a positive safety and health culture – World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022, with ILO Director General Guy Ryder and global leaders and experts. You can register here.

Cover photo: Marcel Crozet / ILO

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Unions Tasmania to host services to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day in Hobart and Launceston

Media Release: Unions Tasmania to host services to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day in Hobart and Launceston

 Unions Tasmania will host two services tomorrow to commemorate International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD), a day marked annually across the globe to remember those workers who were killed or injured on the job. We will be joined by workers, union members and families of injured or deceased workers to acknowledge this important day.

“We host these services every year to say to injured workers and families who have lost loved ones that we haven’t forgotten about your pain and that we are committed to the continuing fight for improved workplace safety,” said Unions Tasmania Secretary Jessica Munday.

“In Australia a worker is killed every two days. Last year, 7623 Tasmanian workers made a claim for workers compensation, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. We’re seeing emerging threats to health and safety such as increasing silicosis diagnoses and a huge increase in mental health injuries.”

“The Morrison Government has ignored the need for significant reform in workplace health and safety. They’ve refused to legislate for industrial manslaughter, ignored a wealth of evidence including that of the Boland Review into Work Health and Safety Laws and the Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s Respect@Work Report, that make a broad range of recommendations to improve our safety laws,” said Ms Munday. “So today is also day to demand more action from Government.”

Unions welcome Labor commitment to fund the completion of the Workers’ Memorial Park

Unions Tasmania also warmly welcomes the commitment from Ross Hart and the Labor Party to fund the completion of the Workers’ Memorial Park in Launceston.

“For years, we have called for the State and Federal Liberal Governments to fund this Park. It’s been an absolute kick in the guts to family members like Guy Hudson that those Governments have denied all requests for funding and taken no action to see the Park finished. We congratulate the Labor Party for recognising the importance of workplace safety and understanding how important it is to have a memorial for workers who left for work and did not return home,” said Ms Munday.

Launceston
When:             Thursday 28 April
Time:               8am
Location:        Workers Memorial Park, Elizabeth Gardens (near UTAS Stadium)
Speakers:        Jessica Munday, Guy Hudson, CFMEU Manufacturing Division National Secretary Michael O’Connord
https://www.unionstas.com.au/news-events/events/international-workers-memorial-day-launceston-service/

Hobart
When:             Thursday 28 April
Time:               12:30pm
Location:        Franklin Square, Hobart
Speakers:        Jessica Munday and a correctional officer
https://www.unionstas.com.au/news-events/events/international-workers-memorial-day-hobart-service/

For further information: Jessica Munday 0417 454 809

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