{"id":8229,"date":"2026-05-15T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8229"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:31:14","slug":"south-africa-ilo-marks-international-workers-memorial-day-with-workplace-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=8229","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: ILO marks International Workers&#8217; Memorial Day with workplace visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8233 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122543.png 1691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Pretoria ILO\u00a0 marked 28 April by joining South Africa\u2019s Department of Labour and Employment on workplace safety visits. The activities highlighted the importance of safe and healthy working conditions as a fundamental right under ILO Conventions No. 155 and No. 187. The initiative emphasised prevention, shared responsibility and the human impact of workplace safety, encouraging stronger cultures of care, accountability and action to ensure workers return home safely each day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8231 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122624.png 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-8232\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608-1536x895.png 1536w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-122608.png 1631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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