In Malaysia, BWI affiliate unions STIEU and TEUPM are marking Workers’ Memorial Day through workplace discussions, campaigns and organising activities. STIEU is engaging migrant workers across several companies, highlighting workplace conditions and the challenges they face, while building awareness and solidarity. TEUPM is combining its annual general meeting with discussions on occupational safety and health and IWMD, reinforcing union structures and strengthening worker representation.
Timber Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia (TEUPM) will be holding a meeting have meeting with factory community with general managers, plant managers, HR and assistant managers regarding worker safety and how to avoid it problems in the workplace. Additionally TEUPM will be holding an awareness raising campaign with MTUC and affiliates with a 28 April commemoration , discussion and meeting.
BWI affiliate TEUPM is planning a safety activity together with MTUC affiliates in MTUC Headquarters. TEUPM will conduct joint training between TEUPM and Evergreen Fibreboard Berhad (Batu Pahat) / as signaoitory to the OHS declaration. Further training will be held training between TEUPM and and another signatory Craft Master Timber Products
Another BWI affiliate, UFES, is planning an online campaign using photos videos and other tools in eight regions.