{"id":3732,"date":"2020-04-27T09:08:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T09:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2020-04-27T09:08:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T09:08:10","slug":"asia-pacific-on-28-april-take-action-to-help-combat-covid-19-apheda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3732","title":{"rendered":"Asia-Pacific: On 28 April, take action to help combat COVID-19 – APHEDA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> APHEDA<\/a> Executive Officer Kate Lee reports on International Workers’ Memorial Day activities in the Asia\/Pacific region.<\/p>\n

“Tomorrow, on International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day<\/a>, we will be remembering our sisters and brothers around the globe who have died or been injured while at work.<\/p>\n

“And in this time of crisis, we are highlighting the life-saving work of workplace health and safety campaigners who are stopping the COVID-19 pandemic in their workplaces and communities.<\/p>\n

“Across the globe, our partner unions and community organisations are mobilising to help spread quality information on how to stay safe from the virus.<\/p>\n

“In Indonesia<\/a>, our partner organisation is working with\u00a0low-income neighbourhoods of street vendors, waste pickers, and home-based workers, and they are providing life-saving protective equipment to high-risk workers.<\/p>\n

“And in Thailand<\/a>, our partner organisation is\u00a0on the airwaves broadcasting crisis updates to communities of migrant workers who cannot otherwise access quality information in their own language.<\/p>\n

“Tomorrow, you can take action on International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day by sharing a social media message<\/a>\u00a0in support of the front-line workers who are helping stop the spread of the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n

“You can also show your solidarity with workplace health and safety activists in vulnerable communities by contributing to the Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA Coronavirus Solidarity Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If you have already made a donation, tomorrow please share the appeal on social media with your workmates, friends, and family, as we remember our loved ones and our workmates who have lost their lives at work.<\/p>\n

“In Unity,\u00a0 Kate Lee
\nExecutive Officer”<\/p>\n

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