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India: Multiple union activities are planned to mark 28 April across India

Across India BWI affiliated unions are planning activities to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day including:

RPKNMS and AHBWU will each organise seminars for stone quarry owners who are signatories to the occupational safety and health declaration where they will discuss safety and health measures at their worksites.

CLU Safety and health awareness raising will be held for the construction and stone quarry industries.

TKTMS is planning an occupational health and safety  oriented  mass meeting and rally – this will be a multi-stakeholder event with the  participation of selected employers, Govt. representatives and union members – including participation of the Joint Declaration on occupational health and safety signatory Chennai Civil Engineers Association with whom the

HKMP and UPGMS  are each organising awareness raising activities with selected brick kiln owner joint signatories to the   joint declaration on occupational health and safety.

AHPWDIPHCWU  is organising a rally followed by meeting including participation of selected contractors with whom joint declarations were signed.

BMS Gujarat is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.

INCWF is running a meeting to raise the issue of occupational health and safety at a cement plant in Karnataka State.

KSCWCU is organising a joint safety and health awareness raising meeting.

CFBWU will be holding a candle lit vigil and promote the awareness of occupational health and safety issues.

MAMU will organise a  worker safety meeting involving grass roots workers.

South Korea: BWI General secretary Ambet Yuson will speak at mass rally to mark 28 April

KFCITU has organised a mass rally that will be addressed by BWI general secretary Ambet Yuson.

Panama: Safety officers manual launch webinar on 28 April

BWI affiliate LAC is conducting webinar to launch the publication of a new Manual for Occupational Health and Safety Officers.

The union will also raise awareness about safety and health as an ILO fundamental right and prepare trade unionists to promote occuaptioanlsafety and health in the worplace.

Mozambique: Safety, health and climate change conference for International Workers’ Memorial Day

BWI affiliate SINTICM is holding a national conference on 28 April to draw attention to the impact of climate change on occupational safety and health.

Zimbabwe: Campaigns, site visits and workshops on 28 April

CLAWUZ will run workshops and conduct site visits to promote the implementation of OHS as a fundamental human right.

On 28 April GAPWUZ is conducting a workplace safety inspection on the compliance of employers to PPE use and overall safety in the timber industry.

Nigeria: Nationwide protests to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day

BWI affiliate NUCECFWW is conducting a national action to protest against building collapses in Nigeria. The intention is to make employers understand the necessity of respecting and following construction and safety regulations.

Uganda: UBCCECAWU plans to raise safety awareness to honour fallen workers

UBCCECAWU – The Uganda Building Workers’ Union plans a safety awareness raising campaign at a China Railway construction site.

Rwanda: Numerous activities planned by extractive industries union

The Rwanda Extractive Industries Workers” Union (REWU) has planned a series of site visits, inspections, safety campaigns and commemorations to raise awareness of work hazards and to honour departed workers. The activities will involve unions, workers and the employers.

Zambia: Multiple safety campaigns to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day

The BWI affiliate National Union of Building, Engineering and General Workers (NUBEGW) has reported plans to run occupational health and safety awareness activities in six separate organised workplaces.

Tunisia: FGBB activities for 28 April

FGBB, a Tunisian affiliate of the global construction federation BWI has reported that safety campaigning actions will be held  to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day, involving over 200 workers.