{"id":8119,"date":"2026-05-05T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:26:10","slug":"dominican-republic-unions-combine-remembrance-and-heat-stress-training-for-workers-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic: Unions combine remembrance and heat stress training for Workers\u2019 Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"627\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In the Dominican Republic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwint.org\/\">BWI<\/a> affiliates including FENTICOMMC, AMACOA, FUNTRACON and FETRACOM marked Workers\u2019 Memorial Day through training, awareness activities and a candlelight ceremony honouring victims of occupational accidents and diseases. Events in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds and Santo Domingo focused on workplace risks, legal protections and prevention measures, with particular attention to heat stress and hazardous materials. The activities concluded with a candlelight ceremony attended by more than 300 construction workers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8119\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-8119\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8119\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8119\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Dominican%20Republic%3A%20Unions%20combine%20remembrance%20and%20heat%20stress%20training%20for%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Memorial%20Day&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D8119&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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