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New Zealand: Unions remember people killed at work

On 28 April, unions across the country gathered to remember people who were killed or injured at work.

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions held a memorial service at the Workers’ Memorial stone on the Wellington waterfront.

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said New Zealand unions were proud to stand with their international counterparts to commemorate this event.

“In New Zealand, a person is killed on the job every single week. As a country, we have a long way to go to make our workplaces safe. It’s crucial that we continue to remember everyone who has been injured or killed at work.”

Wagstaff was joined by speakers from WorkSafe Deputy Chief Executive Mike Hargreaves, and New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union Secretary Wattie Watson.

The event also saw the launch of Not One More, an NZCTU campaign to introduce corporate manslaughter legislation in New Zealand.

“More needs to be done to ensure negligent companies are held accountable when their employees are killed at work. We need a legal framework to make this possible.”

To find out more about Not One More, visit: https://www.together.org.nz/not_one_more_open_letter

Romania: Unions call on Government to adopt ILO safety codes

The right to a safe and healthy working environment has been added into the principles and fundamental rights of workers. The resolution was adopted last year by the International Labor Conference – a United Nations parliament on labor-related matters…

Montenegro: Obilježen Međunarodni dan sjećanja na poginule i povrijeđene radnike

Obilježen Međunarodni dan sjećanja na poginule i povrijeđene radnike

28 aprila, 2023 sindikat 0 Comments

U okviru Konferencije pod nazivom „Zdravo radno okruženje kao osnovno pravo na radu“, organizovanoj u Podgorici povodom 28.aprila -Međunarodnog dana sjećanja na poginule i povrijeđenje radnike, između ostalog predstavljene su aktivnosti i rezultati Projekta koji Savez sindikata Crne Gore realizuje uz podršku programa švedskih sindikata Union to Union i Regionalne kancelarije MKS-PERC iz Sarajeva.

Na panel diskusiji predstavljen je edukativni materijal u vidu zbirke prezentacija sa seminara koje je SSCG organizovao u okviru ovog projekta, i koji je prvenstveno namjenjen članovima Mreže za zaštitu na radu SSCG, ali i drugim sindikalnim aktivistima.

Ovaj dan, koji sindikati, ali i svi ostali akteri u ovoj oblasti širom svijeta obilježavaju u cilju sjećanja na sve povrijeđene i poginule radnike, ali i globalnog promovisanja važnosti primjene mjera zaštite i zdravlja na radu.

Veoma posjećenu konferenciju organizovali su Ministarstvo rada i socijalnog staranja i kancelarija MOR-a u Crnoj Gori.

Pakistan: Remembering the workers killed in construction of the massive Tarbela dam

PFBWW and the Awami Labour Union (ALU) marked International Workers’ Memorial Day by remembering all the workers who died in the construction of the Tarbela Dam.

Mauritius: Union safety campaigning and training to mark 28 April

CMWEU BWI affiliate in Mauritius jointly with the national Centre CTSP celebrated IWMD 2023 with a public Campaigns on OHS as fundamental right and a training workshop on the worksite inspections. CMWEU is calling employers and government to implement the National Law on OHS adopted in Mauritius in November 2022 .

DR Congo: Acting together to secure the right to safe and healthy work

Commemoration of Worker’s Commemorative Day this April 28, 2023 with some members of the federation National Woodworking and Building FNTBB/RD-Congo. SST is a fundamental right for workers. Let’s act together for this.

India: Making health and safety a right, not a privilege!

Health and Safety is a Right, Not a Privilege! Glimpses from OKKS, OFMFPWU & INBCWF Odisha State and UPGMS, Uttar Pradesh State, INDIA

India/Pakistan: Committing to upholding and enforcing safer and healthier workplaces

Revisiting commitment to uphold health and safety – BWI Affiliates convene OHS meetings with employers who signed joint declarations – ACEEU, Pakistan (Construction Workers) and RPKNMS, India (Construction & Stone Quarry Workers)

Tanzania: Campaigning for safe and healthy work

TUICO the BWI affiliate in Tanzania has commemorated the IWMD 2023 by a public campaign for OHS as a fundamental right for workers. The unions used the opportunity to give certificates to unions health and safety inspectors at workplaces who have received appropriate trainings.

Greece: Federation of Technical Business Associations of Greece activities for 28 April

The Federation of Technical Business Associations of Greece (OSETEE) in collaboration with Workers’ Associations of the regions. held a busy program of events to mark 28 April.

This year, the International Day is dedicated to the adoption of the concept of Health and Safety at Work as a fundamental right by the International Labor Organization

7.15 am Interview of Andreas Stoimenidis, President of OSETEE and the European Organization for Health and Safety at Work, with journalists Giorgos Psaltis and Popis Hatzidimitriou on the Real Fm radio station
9.00 am Visit of Andreas Stoimenidis to the Department of Health and Safety at Work of the Ministry of Labour 11.00 am Press conference at the TMEDE building, at Pl. Claithmonus 12.30 p.m. Laying of a wreath in Klathmonos Square, in memory of the workers who lost their lives at work.
1.30 p.m. Awareness and Memorial event of the Employees Association ERGA OSE SA and the Technical Employees Association of Greece in the building that houses ERGA OSE at Karolou 27. There will be short speeches by the President of the S.E. of ERGA OSE co. Dafni Provopoulou and co.Andreas Stoimenidis, discussion with the employees of the Company, while afterwards the participants will write in a book their thoughts about occupational accidents that have been etched in their memory. We all have to be active in matters of Health and Safety at Work on a daily basis. We are at the disposal of our colleagues to support any initiative.
We call on our union colleagues to highlight the Day of Awareness and Memorial