BWI affiliate CMWEU marked Workers’ Memorial Day with a panel discussion involving government ministries, health and safety stakeholders and federation sisters unions CTSO focusing on occupational health and safety standards and the impact of weak enforcement. The union also joined a street demonstration in Rosehill demanding safety improvements, inclusion of migrant workers and addressing climate change impacts on the workplace. Roughly 1,000 workers were involved across both activities.
BWI affiliate CMWUE will launch a IWMD campaign with a full day educational workshop followed by an end of day new conference. The news conference will deliver a 28 April message from the union to workers and other communities nationwide. Additionally, the CMWUE will participate in a tripartite seminar examining the impact of Artificial Intelligence on workers’ health, focusing in particular on the psychosocial hazards.
Over 1,000 workers, including hundreds of migrant workers, rallied in Rosehill, Mauritius on 27 April 2024 to draw public attention on the dire working conditions many workers face daily in the country. Members of the CMWEU and the CTSP closed ranks to remember all the workers who have fallen to work-related accidents and advocate for safer and healthier workplaces nationwide.
The CTSP and affiliates were on the streets of Mauritius today, hundreds of migrant workers, women and youth participated in the demonstration to mark the world safety day and to denounce all violations of labour and human rights. A new page of history was written today.
On International Workers ‘Memorial Day the union and BWI affiliate Construction Workers’ Union of Mauritius (CMWEU) is planning training and campaigning activities with the national centre including pamphlet distribution.
CTSP (Mauritius) held a virtual activity on Saturday 24 April. The activity had a series of other connected activities, ie. local and national level. Read more
CTSP (Mauritius) held a virtual activity on Saturday 24 April. The activity had a series of other connected activities, ie. local and national level:
Jane Ragoo
General Secretary – CTSP (Mauritius) Confédération des Travailleurs des Secteurs Publique et Privé
5 Nalla Street (Ex 6-10), Elias Street – Rose Hill, Republic of Mauritius
CMWEU from Mauritius calls on LafargeHolcim to stop its exploitative outsourcing scheme coinciding with Workers’ Memorial Day. #BWI2020IWMD #iwmd20
The General President of the Mauritius government employees’ union SEF/GSEA, Radhakrisna Sadien, has written an open letter to the Mauritius Prime Minister urging the government to take appropriate measures to protect workers and their families with a view to prevent its propagation in the Republic of Mauritius.
Read the letter • 18 April update on Covid 19 in Mauritius