BWI affiliates in Brazil put on red noses to draw attention to their serious safety message. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/NVpskJ4vx0
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Finland: Construction sites nationwide observe 28 April moment of silence
Finland: Members of BWI affiliate Rakennusliitto observed a moment of silence on sites nationwide. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/tn6wsUcpz7
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Togo unions promote ITF container safety campaign
Unions in Togo attracted media attention after picking up ITF’s global container safety campaign. #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/GWBUKQjveK
— Rory O’Neill (@hazardseditor) April 30, 2015
Union safety action in the Philippines
Union safety action in the Philippines #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/8GASxcdM5N
— Rory O'Neill (@hazardseditor) April 29, 2015
28 April in Hong Kong
Hong Kong commemorates Workers Memorial Day #iwmd15 pic.twitter.com/uhWQGJf74k
— AMRC Hong Kong (@amrc_hongkong) April 28, 2015
28 April – IndustriALL warns of unidentified toxic killer risks
28 April is the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers. The day is also known as Workers’ Memorial Day, the Day of Mourning, or World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Most importantly, it is a day for unions to renew their commitment to safety and health at work.
Controlling exposure to toxic substances is one theme that global unions have chosen to emphasize in 2015. Of the hundreds of thousands of chemicals in industrial use, we have substantial knowledge of the health effects of only a small percentage; and suspect that many unidentified killers are among the rest.
Global: IUF calls for an end to the use of “highly toxic” pesticide paraquat in India
To mark Workers Memorial Day, IUF has produced with Pesticides Action Network (PAN) and the Swiss-based NGO, Berne Declaration, a report on the use of paraquat in India. more
Global: Thinking inside the box on 28 April
ITF’s Paddy Crumlin highlights the Container Safety Now campaign on International Workers’ Memorial Day. more
Sweden: Manifestation för döda i arbetsplatsolyckor
878 personer skadades i arbetet i Dalarna förra året och två personer avled. Idag uppmärksammas de i en manifestation. Mer
Germany: Berufsbedingter Krebs: EU muss endlich handeln
Berufsbedingter Krebs: EU muss endlich handeln
“In der EU sterben jedes Jahr mehr als 100.000 Menschen allein an berufsbedingtem Krebs. Trotzdem verschleppen sowohl die alte als auch die neue EU-Kommission, unter dem Deckmantel des Bürokratieabbaus, seit Jahren eine Reform der völlig veralteten Krebsrichtlinie”, kritisiert DGB-Vorstandsmitglied Annelie Buntenbach anlässlich des heutigen Workers Memorial Day.
Am internationalen Workers Memorial Day am 28. April wird weltweit der Menschen gedacht, die bei einem Arbeitsunfall oder durch berufsbedingte Krankheiten verstorben sind. mehr