BWI affiliate NTUF marked Workers’ Memorial Day through workplace discussions aimed at raising awareness of occupational safety and the importance of protecting workers.
Sri Lanka: NTUF marks Workers’ Memorial Day with workplace discussions
Sweden: Unions mark workers’ memorial day through social media and commemorations
Byggnads, GS and Elektrikerna marked Workers’ Memorial Day through social media posts and posters, including a memorial in Stockholm shared online. LO/SBTF held an event featuring candles representing workers who lost their lives on the job and workers’ shoes symbolising missing colleagues, alongside related social media activity and news article: För dem som inte kom hem från jobbet.
Palestine: 75 workers were killed at work in Palestine last year
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اتحاد نقابات عمال فلسطين يجدّد التزامه بحماية العمال ويكشف عن استشهاد 74 عاملًا خلال 2025
جدّدت دائرة السلامة والصحة المهنية في اتحاد نقابات عمال فلسطين، اليوم، التزامها بالدفاع عن حق العمال في بيئة عمل آمنة وصحية، مؤكدة أن هذا الحق “أصيل ولا يقبل التنازل أو التأجيل”، وذلك بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للسلامة والصحة المهنية.
وأوضحت الدائرة، في بيان صحفي، أن هذا اليوم يأتي في ظل تحديات متفاقمة يواجهها العمال الفلسطينيون، في ظل الأوضاع الاقتصادية الصعبة وضعف الالتزام بمعايير السلامة في بعض مواقع العمل، ما يزيد من حجم المخاطر المهنية ويعرّض حياة العمال للخطر.
وكشف البيان عن استشهاد 74 عاملًا خلال الفترة من 1 كانون ثاني/يناير 2025 وحتى 30 كانون أول/ديسمبر 2025، توزّعوا بواقع 20 عاملًا داخل سوق العمل في الضفة الغربية، وعامل واحد نتيجة استهداف في البحر، و14 عاملًا أثناء محاولتهم الوصول أو العودة إلى أماكن عملهم، و39 عاملًا داخل أراضي الـ48. كما سُجّل استشهاد 18 عاملًا نتيجة إطلاق النار عليهم أو أثناء الاعتقال أو الملاحقة أو خلال اقتحام أماكن عملهم.
وأشار البيان إلى سقوط 47 “شهيد لقمة عيش” منذ 7 أكتوبر 2023 وحتى نهاية عام 2025، في ظل استمرار المخاطر التي تهدد العمال الفلسطينيين في مختلف أماكن عملهم.
وأكدت الدائرة أن السلامة المهنية ليست خيارًا، بل “مسؤولية وطنية وأخلاقية وقانونية”، داعية إلى تضافر الجهود من أجل حماية العمال وتعزيز بيئة العمل الآمنة.
ودعت إلى التطبيق الفعلي والرقابة الصارمة على معايير السلامة والصحة المهنية في مختلف القطاعات، وتحميل أصحاب العمل مسؤولياتهم الكاملة في توفير مستلزمات الوقاية، إلى جانب تعزيز دور الجهات الرقابية وتفعيل أدوات التفتيش والمساءلة، ونشر الوعي الوقائي عبر برامج تدريبية مستمرة تستهدف العمال وأصحاب العمل.
كما شددت على أهمية مواءمة التشريعات الوطنية مع المعايير الدولية بما يضمن حماية أوسع للعمال.
وختمت الدائرة بيانها بالتأكيد على استمرار الاتحاد في النضال النقابي من أجل صون كرامة العامل الفلسطيني وحماية حياته وتعزيز شروط العمل اللائق، تحت شعار:
“سلامة العامل… أساس الإنتاج، وكرامته… عنوان العدالة.”
The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions renews its commitment to protecting workers and reveals that 74 workers were killed during 2025.
The department explained, in a press statement, that this day comes in light of the worsening challenges faced by Palestinian workers, in light of the difficult economic conditions and weak adherence to safety standards in some work sites, which increases the extent of occupational risks and exposes workers’ lives to danger.
The statement revealed the martyrdom of 74 workers during the period from January 1, 2025 to December 30, 2025, distributed as follows: 20 workers within the labor market in the West Bank, one worker as a result of targeting at sea, 14 workers while trying to reach or return to their workplaces, and 39 workers within the 1948 territories. 18 workers were also killed as a result of being shot, arrested, pursued, or stormed into their workplaces.
The statement indicated that 47 “livelihood martyrs” fell from October 7, 2023 until the end of 2025, in light of the continuing risks threatening Palestinian workers in their various workplaces.
The department stressed that occupational safety is not an option, but rather “a national, ethical and legal responsibility”, calling for concerted efforts to protect workers and promote a safe work environment.
She called for the effective implementation and strict oversight of occupational safety and health standards in various sectors, holding employers fully responsible for providing preventive measures, strengthening the role of regulatory authorities, activating inspection and accountability tools, and spreading preventive awareness through ongoing training programs targeting workers and employers.
She also stressed the importance of harmonizing national legislation with international standards to ensure broader protection for workers.
The department concluded its statement by emphasizing the Union’s continued union struggle to preserve the dignity of the Palestinian worker, protect his life, and promote decent work conditions, under the slogan:
“Worker safety… the basis of production, and his dignity… the title of justice.”
Denmark: 3F marks Workers’ Memorial Day with social media awareness campaign
BWI affiliate 3F marked Workers’ Memorial Day through a social media campaign and publication of its own poster, raising awareness of workplace safety.
Mauritius: CMWEU marks Workers’ Memorial Day with dialogue and demonstration
BWI affiliate CMWEU marked Workers’ Memorial Day with a panel discussion involving government ministries, health and safety stakeholders and federation sisters unions CTSO focusing on occupational health and safety standards and the impact of weak enforcement. The union also joined a street demonstration in Rosehill demanding safety improvements, inclusion of migrant workers and addressing climate change impacts on the workplace. Roughly 1,000 workers were involved across both activities.
Zimbabwe: ZCATWU marks Workers’ Memorial Day with heat stress and climate protection focus
BWI affiliated union ZCATWU marked Workers’ Memorial Day through awareness meetings in Masvingo and Harare focused on heat stress and the need for climate-protective clauses in collective bargaining agreements and sector policies. Workers were also encouraged to strengthen negotiations at workplace and national level.
Nigeria: NUCECFWW marks Workers’ Memorial Day with focus on decent work and climate risks
BWI affiliate the National Union of Civil Engineering, Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) marked Workers’ Memorial Day through an awareness campaign and workplace action focused on decent work and climate-related occupational health risks, including heat stress. Workers shared experiences and recommendations, and the union also participated in a federation pre-May Day lecture. Over 300 workers were involved in 28 April activities.
Global: Acciona joins global union BWI’s Workers’ Memorial Day events across multiple countries
Acciona Group marked Workers’ Memorial Day across Spain, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Panama, Peru, the Netherlands and Mexico through a coordinated global safety initiative linked to BWI campaigns. Activities included minutes of silence, workplace training, awareness sessions and safety campaigns focused on occupational health, psychosocial risks, mental health and heat stress. The company also developed materials supporting the “Too Hot To Work” campaign, reinforcing prevention measures and safety culture across projects and construction sites in multiple countries.
Mexico: CIT backs heat stress campaign for Workers’ Memorial Day
In Mexico, BWI affiliate CIT marked Workers’ Memorial Day through a social media campaign supporting BWI’s action on heat stress. The initiative highlighted the dangers extreme temperatures pose to workers and promoted awareness of the need for stronger occupational health and safety protections.
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Brazil: Unions mark Workers’ Memorial Day with remembrance, protests and workplace safety outreach
In Brazil, BWI affiliated unions including SINTRACOM Londrina, SINTRIVEL, Químicos Unificados, SINTEPAV-BA and others marked Workers’ Memorial Day through remembrance events, workplace training, demonstrations and safety campaigns involving around 1,000 participants. Activities highlighted the importance of occupational health and safety, workers’ rights and prevention of workplace accidents. A major protest at the Amanco plant denounced unsafe conditions following a serious injury in which a subcontracted worker lost his hand. Unions also carried out extensive worksite visits and awareness activities linked to the “Green April” campaign for safer workplaces.
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