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To commemorate this year\u2019s International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day, BWI-affiliated trade unions once again raised their voices to persuade the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to recognise health and safety as a fundamental right.<\/p>\n
Through meetings with workers, nationwide tours on occupational health and safety (OHS), press conferences, OHS training workshops and social media use for campaigning, 105 BWI-affiliated unions from 50 countries took part in the global union\u2019s month-long IWMD campaign.<\/p>\n
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Some of the highlights of BWI affiliates\u2019 various IWMD actions worldwide were:<\/p>\n
Labour inspections and workplace sensitisation activities were also held at construction projects in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Turkey, Tajikistan, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, Brazil and Argentina to ensure safety, hygiene and health measures are taken at worksites.<\/p>\n
The big presence of BWI affiliates on conventional and social media is also worth mentioning. Such presence ensured BWI\u2019s messages were conveyed far and wide and further stressed the importance of this year\u2019s International Labour Conference (ILC) to declare OSH as a fundamental right.<\/p>\n
To cap the campaign, BWI recognised the achievement of its affiliates in gathering signed joint OHS declarations with different construction, building materials and wood companies and employers\u2019 associations. In total, over 450 OHS declarations have now been signed covering over 483,000 employers, and 18 million workers.<\/p>\n
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