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South Africa: Multiple 28 April rallies held across the country

BWI affiliate NUM held rallies across the country, in all nine provinces. The main rally was hosted by the union’s federation COSATU and the ruling party ANC in the Mpumalanga province.

The rally focused on workers’ contribution to the economy and industries, the plight of workers in the current labour context, strategies needed to assist workers in the anticipated labour context in the country and the region, workers’ OHS  including silicosis, heat stress and other climate change effects in the workplace.

The rallies were attended by the country’s president and various ministers. More than 6,500 workers attended including approximately 2,275 women.

South Africa: Young workers demand bosses put workers’ lives above profit – NUM

Young trade unionists from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa campaigned for safe and healthy jobs as part of BWI’s global commemoration of the International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April. They demanded companies to put the lives of workers over and above profit during their National Youth Executive Meeting last 22 April in Johannesburg.

Source BWI Facebook • #iwmd22

South Africa: Gender based violence and harassment in South Africa’s mining industry – 28 April

South Africa: We mourn the loss of life for workers all around the world – COSATU

We mourn the loss of life for workers all around the world who have lost their lives at work. #COVIDー19 is a workplace related disease and we want occupational health and safety to become a fundamental right” Sharan Burrow,ITUC General Secretary #IWMD20 ?bit.ly/2SdSpzH