Acciona Group marked Workers’ Memorial Day across Spain, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Panama, Peru, the Netherlands and Mexico through a coordinated global safety initiative linked to BWI campaigns. Activities included minutes of silence, workplace training, awareness sessions and safety campaigns focused on occupational health, psychosocial risks, mental health and heat stress. The company also developed materials supporting the “Too Hot To Work” campaign, reinforcing prevention measures and safety culture across projects and construction sites in multiple countries.
In Peru, BWI affiliate, FTCCP marked Workers’ Memorial Day with a broad campaign of seminars, training sessions, videos and social media outreach focused on occupational safety and health in construction. Activities included the certification of the first 50 workplace safety promoters under the “I build health and safety” programme, alongside virtual training on risk assessment and fall prevention. Working with government bodies and industry organisations, the union emphasised prevention, worker education and stronger safety standards to reduce fatal and disabling workplace accidents.
APRIL 28, 2025: ICM HONORS THE FALLEN AND DEFENDS THE ACTIVE WORKERS
As part of the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Accidents and Occupational Diseases, the International Construction and Wood Workers (ICM) BWI Global Union raises its voice again this April 28, 2025. Through a powerful global campaign, he denounces the dangerous and often invisible conditions that those who build the world with their hands face: exposure to toxic dust, extreme heat and unsafe workspaces.
The ICM BWI Global Union warns that the physical and mental impacts of these conditions are not only immediate, but can also manifest years later, leaving consequences even when working life is over.
PERU: TRIPARTY AGREEMENT FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
“… The agreement is a demonstration that honoring fallen workers means protecting those who continue to work today.. ” , affirmed Jhon Irene Gonzales Cruz, Secretary of Work Safety and Health of the Federación de Trabajadores en Construcción Civil del Perú (FTCCP).
BRAZIL: GREEN APRIL AND THE URGENCY TO ACT
On their part, in Brazil, the syndicate Sindicato Dos Químicos do ABC promotes the campaign “GREEN APRIL”, a call to awareness and action in one of the highest risk sectors: the chemical industry associated with building materials.
According to data from International Labour Organization OIT, Brazil is the fourth country in the world with the most workplace accidents, registering more than 732,000 cases in 2023. In the face of this alarming figure, the union demands: rigorous inspection; effective compliance with the laws; and, dignified and safe working conditions.
Sindicato Dos Químicos do ABC Safety and Health Secretary, Paulo Sergio da Silva Lima, sums it up like this: “… “We cannot accept that thousands of workers continue to suffer accidents that could be prevented with basic measures such as adequate training, proper use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and improvements in the work environment.”
“… Honoring the fallen means protecting those who still fight every day to earn a living in harsh and often dangerous conditions. Safety should be non-negotiable, and health should be a right, not a privilege.. ”, affirmed from Geneva, Ambet Yuson Bwi Ambet Yuso, Secretary General of the ICM BWI Global Union .
The 1st National Meeting of Safety and Health Secretariats at Work of the FTCCP took place from April 22 to 24, and was attended by national leaders from the 25 regions of the country.
The aim of the meeting is to train national leaders as SST promoters, who will get tools to implement action plans in their respective provinces.
FTCCP will hold a 28 April IWMD conference that will discuss electrical hazards in the building sector, and the effect of climate change on occupational safety.
FTCCP also held a training session from 22 to 24 April. This was the the First National Gathering of OSH union secretaries and was attended by national leaders from all 25 regions of the country.
The objective of the meeting was to train national leaders – as promoters of occupational safety and health – and to obtain the tools to implement action plans in their respective provinces.
CATP says: “April 28 marks the International Day for Safety and Health at Work, therefore our commitment to training and monitoring compliance in favor of workers in the country.”
Peru: SUTFACAP joins the meetings of April 28, 2022 at the Plantation of Faber-Castell Peru. The union is calling for occupational health and safety to be recognised as an ILO fundamental right at work.
