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Algeria
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Algerian
Trade Unions Join Tri-Partite Events The Union Générale
des Travailleurs Agériens (UGTA) will be involved
tomorrow 28 April in a series of events hosted by the Ministry
of Employment and Social Security to commemorate "Safe
and Healthy Workplaces: Making Decent Work a Reality." more |
Andean
Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Venezuela)
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Andean
Community Formally Adopts 28 April On this 28 April
a decision taken in 2005 by the Andean Community of nations
will come into force, henceforth making 28 April a “Andean
Day for Health and Safety at Work” that will apply
to its four member countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and to their associate member, Venezuela. more |
Argentina
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Argentina
Plans High Profile OHS Week for ICD Upward of 2000
people will attend a four-day health and safety conference
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which will be part of a whole
week of IWMD activities in that country and will culminate
in a commemoration ceremony on 27 April. The event is the
fourth of a growing series of activities since 2003 when
Argentina made 28 April a national observance day.
more |
Australia
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AMWU
International Workers Memorial Day 28 April 2007. more |
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ACTU
The Australia Council of Trade Unions has published information
on WMD in Australia. more |
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VTHC
Victoria Trades Hall Council has published information on
WMD in Australia. more |
Austria
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Trade
unions light candles across Austria OeGB: The President
of the Austrian Trade Union Federation, Rudolf Hundstorfer,
will light a candle and speak to the aims of the International
Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD) at a public event the Federation
has organized in front of its headquarters on April 27th,
the Friday before the the Day. A number of our OEGB members
and officials will then follow suit by lighting their own
candles. more |
Azerbaijan
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Trade
union commemorations and seminars on 28 April The
Azerbaiban Trade Union Confederation (AHIK) has announced
that it will support the International Trade Union Confederation
and all trade unions around the world in its 28 April Workers’
Memorial Day activities. more |
Bangladesh
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OSHE
Foundation to target asbestos and decent work for 28 April
Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation
(OSHE) is to highlighter workplace asbestos risks as part
of its 28 April activities. more |
Belgium
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Street
drama points to Belgian worker fatalities FGTB-CSC:
The Belgian trade unions plan a highly visible rally near
a main train station in the City of Brussels with 400 white-clad
trade unionists who will lie down to symbolically portray
the numbers of dead and injured workers in that country
over the past year. more |
Bermuda
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Candle
lighting at high noon in Bermuda for 28 April The
Bermuda Industrial Union will call on its members and the
public to turn on their car lights during their drive to
work in the morning and to light a candle at 12 noon in
commemoration for workers killed or injured during the last
year. more |
Bolivia
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28
April activities Bolivian construction union Confederación
Sindical de Trabajadores de la Construcción de
Bolivia has announced its plans for International Workers'
Memorial Day. espanol
Also see Andean
Community activities |
Bosnia
& Herzegovina
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28
April in Bosnia and Herzogovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
unions organise 3 Day Seminar more
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Brazil
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Brazil
to involve thousands of workers in WMD activities 28
April celebrations will directly involve more 25 thousand
workers throughout Brazil, where hundreds of activities
that are planned by trade unions and public institutions,
many under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor & Employment,
Fundacentro (the National Institute of Occupational Health
and Safety) or the Ministry of Health.
more |
Bulgaria
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CIS
Center Initiates 28 April Week in Bulgaria The SafeDay
team in the National Center of Public Health Protection
in Bulgaria has prepared a comprehensive programme to highlight
28 April under the ILO theme of ‘World Day for Safety
and Health at Work’. A special Webpage has been dedicated
to promotion of the Day.
more |
Burkina
Faso
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28
April Burkina Faso trade unions FTBBF, FNTCS and
SNTBB are focusing on the dangers to women of working in
the construction sector Francais |
Canada
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CLC
The theme for the 2007 CLC National Day of Mourning
is “Safe and Healthy Workplaces for All Workers.”
CLC demands that governments enforce existing laws by providing
the necessary tools and resources for this to happen. Lives
are not saved by governments simply adopting legislation.
Lives are saved by governments enforcing legislation. more
• français |
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CCOHS
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has published
a webpage and offer a free poster more |
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CAW
Day of mourning flag contest CAW has announced a
Day of Mourning flag contest more |
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Workers
Health and Safety Centre The Workers Health and Safety
Centre has updated information for the 2007 Day of Mourning
including events across Ontario and background materials.
more |
Central/Latin
America
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ORIT
The ITUC regional organization for the Americas and the
Carribean region, ‘Organización Regional Interamericana
de Trabajadores’ (ORIT) is encouraging its affiliates
to become involved in 28 April activities. more |
Chad
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Two
Chadian unions organise for 28 April FENATRABAT (National
Federation of Building, Public Works and Allied Workers)
and CLTT (Free Confederation of Workers of Chad) will be
campaigning to raise awarenss of health and safety issues
on Workers' Memorial Day. francais |
Chile
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28
April activities Chilean union Federación
de Trabajadores de las Industrias Metalúrgicas, Eléctricas
y Mecánicas (FETRAMECOL) has announced its plans
for International Workers' Memorial Day. espanol |
China
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A
28 April Candle Glow For China
The candle that was first lit at the United Nations
12 years ago when Global Unions initiated 28 April event
will glow for the first time within the borders of China
more |
Democratic
Republic of Congo
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Germany
embassy to be visited to highlight need for HIV/AIDS action
In the build up to 28 April, Workers’ Memorial Day,
project workers of the ‘Union National Des Travailleurs’
(UNTC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to deliver
a letter to the German Embassy in Kinshasa in which they
ask the Government of Germany, host of this year’s
G8 Summit in June, to support the creation of a high-level
working group on HIV-AIDS. more
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Colombia
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Trade
Unions in Colombia Join 28 April Seminar
ENS / INSISTA / CUT: The “Escuela Nacional Sindical”,
‘Intersindical De Salud Y Trabajo de Antioquía”
(INSISTA) and the “Central Unitaria De Trabajadores
- Subdirectiva Antioquia (CUT -Antioquia) are planning
various activities for this 28 April, one of which will
be a national seminar on 30 April on workplace risks,
titled “Work Related Accidents and Decent Work".
The seminar will take place at Antioquía University.
more
Also see Andean
Community activities
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Cote
D'Ivoire
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28
April BWI affiliates DIGNITE, FNST TP BACI and SNTIMGB/CI
are hosting a conference. Francais |
Croatia
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UATUC
The Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia is sending
a letter to the Government of the Republic of Croatia asking
it to officially declare 28 April as the Day of Occupational
Safety and Health in the Republic of Croatia. more
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Czech
Republic
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Czech
Trade Unions Focus on Cancer for 28 April CMKOS,
the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions, 28 April,
is to highlight occupational cancer risks on 28 April. It
is to organise a candle-lighting ceremony and a seminar
focusing on occupational cancer prevention. more |
Denmark
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Torches
will burn in Denmark on 28 April 2007 LO/FTF: The
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the Confederation
of Salaried Employees and Civil Servants in Denmark (FTF)
have combined to organize a variety of activities across
their country on April 28 International Workers' Memorial
Day (IWMD). more |
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Unions
highlight pesticide hazards
The United Federation of Danish Workers (3F) is organising
a 28 April event that will centre on hazards faced by union
members who use extremely poisonous pesticides. more |
Dominican
Republic
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28
April activities Dominican construction union Federación
Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción,
Madera y Materiales de Construcción (FENTICOMMC)
has announced its plans for International Workers' Memorial
Day. espanol |
Ecuador
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Andean
Community Formally Adopts 28 April On this 28 April
a decision taken in 2005 by the Andean Community of nations
will come into force, henceforth making 28 April a “Andean
Day for Health and Safety at Work” that will apply
to its four member countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and to their associate member, Venezuela. more |
El
Salvador
| |
28
April activities El Salvadorean union Sindicato de
Obreros de la Industria de la Construcción, Similares
y Conexos de El Salvador (SIOCSCES) has announced its plans
for International Workers' Memorial Day. espanol |
Fiji
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Building
Construction and Timber Workers Union Activities
for International Workers' Memorial Day.
more |
French
Polynesia
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Trade
unions in French Polynesia demonstrate for health and safety
of public sector workers ATIM: A TUA I MU, the Trade
Union Confederation of French Polynesia is planning a major
demonstration in front of its country’s Ministry of
Public Administration on 27 April, aimed at delivering a
message while officials are in the building. more |
Greece
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Greek
trade unionists observe IWMD with OHS weeting The
Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) will join trade
unions around the world in commemorating 28 April International
Workers' Memorial Day by organising an event this Friday
27 April. more |
Guatemala
| |
28
April activities Guatemalan construction union Sindicato
Nacional de la Construcción y Servicios de Guatemala
(SINCS-G) has announced its plans for International Workers'
Memorial Day. espanol |
Guinea
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SYNABAT
Public sector union Syndicat National du Bâtiment
et des Travaux Publics has annouced it will mark Workers'
Memorial Day. francais |
Hong
Kong
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IHLO
activities for 28 April The Hong Kong Liaison Office
of the international trade union movement reports on Hong
Kong 28 April activities. more |
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Hong
Kong Exhibition & Rallies Mark 28 April KCTU:
The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions is working closely
with the Hong Kong Association for the Rights of Industrial
Accident Victims (ARIAV) to organise a full day events for
28 April International Workers' Memorial Day in collaboration
with Justice and Peace, the Hong Kong Liaison Office and
the Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC). more |
Hungary
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Hungarian
trade unions organise 28 April conference MSZOSZ:
The National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions is
planning to mark 28 April International Commemoration Day
(ICD) by organizing a major awareness raising conference
under the title ”Safe and Healthy Workplaces for All”.
more |
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Hungarian
unions organise memorial and focus on workplace stress
MOSZ: On 28 April 2007, as in past years, the National Federation
of Workers' Councils in Hungary (MOSZ) will commemorate
workers killed or injured at the workplace by placing wreathes
in a memorial in Pécs, the third biggest city in
Hungary. This will be followed by a Commemoration meeting
with guests invited from all sectors of Hungarian society.
more |
India
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Women’s
Ceremony for Children of Worker Victims in India
The society for working life (SWL) has organised a meeting
of women in New Delhi, India on 28 April to host a special
candle ceremony with children of worker victims.’
more |
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Indian
National Rural Labour Federation INRLF is planning
a week long series of activities for International Workers'
Memorial Day. more |
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Tamil
Nadu Construction and Unorganized Workers Federation (TCWF)
more |
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ERCCMU
Eastern Railway Construction and Contractor Mazdoor Union
is organising a set of 28 April activities more |
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KKNTC
Kerala Kettida Nirmana Thozhilali Congress is organising
a march to mark International Workers' Memorial Day. more |
Indonesia
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BWI
Regional caucus on asbestos The caucus of UECI, ALU,
INRLF, F-KUI aims to follow up on the 2006 ILO resolution
on asbestos. more |
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28
April activities K FUI is organising a conference
workshop to mark International Workers' Memorial Day. more |
International
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ICEM
Special ICEM briefing on 28 April events. more |
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ICEM
ICEM's 28 April Priority: Lobby G8 Summit for Creation of
High-Level Working Group on HIV/AIDS more |
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ICEM
Canada: Demonstrations set to get government to halt asbestos
mining and exports. more |
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ITGLWF
ITGLWF affiliates who attended the Occupational Health and
Safety workshop held in Johannesburg South Africa on 16-
18 April 2007,for a three days to plan, asses and evaluate
the situation on Occupational Health and Safety conditions
in Textile and Garment Sectors in the Southern Region of
Africa. have published a statement. more |
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Education
International EI Joins 28 April Campaign for G8 HIV-AIDS
Working Group Education International (EI) is joining the
international 28 April campaign on HIV/AIDS by asking its
affiliates to join trade unionist around the world who will
be visiting German Embassies with a message asking the Government
of Germany, host of this year’s G8 Summit, to support
the creation of a high-level working group on HIV/AIDS.
more
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BWI
The workers in trades represented by the Building and Wood
Workers International do some of the most dangerous jobs
of all. BWI is encouraging its affiliates to undertake local,
workplace and national activities. more |
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BWI
want action to ban asbestos The Building Workers
International is asking all trade unions to send a letter
to their national governments, asking for a meeting to discuss
a national action plan to prevent asbestos related diseases.
more |
Japan
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JTUC-RENGO
Links 28 April to May Day JTUC-RENGO: The Japanese
Trade Union Confederation is planning 28 April activities
in conjunction with its 2007 MAY DAY rallies. more |
Kenya
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Asbestos
awareness drive in Nairobi Unions KBCTF and AEI,
KQMWU and Kenya printing union will be running an asbestos
awareness drive at five Nairobi construction sites. more |
Lithuania
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Conferences
and meeting to mark 28 April in Lithuania LPSK: The
Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation will carry on a tradition
of lighting a commemoration candles in its headquarters,
as well as encouraging trade unions across the country to
do the same in their offices as well as taking part in events
commemorating April 28 in their regions. more |
Luxembourg
Malawi
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28
April in Malawi Malawi construction union BCCEAWU
to raise awareness of the dangers of working with asbestos.
more |
Malaysia
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Solemn
Ceremonies for WMD in Malaysia The Malaysian Trades
Union Congress will observe the 12th International Workers'
Memorial Day by holding a special session at its Wisma MTUC
headquarters. more |
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28
April in Malaysia Trade unions UECI, TEU, MTSU and
UFES have planned a series of events to mark International
Workers' Memorial Day. more |
Malta
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Maltese
trade unions plan full schedule of events for 28 April The
General Workers' Union of Malta will continue a strong tradition
for 28 April International Day of Commemoration (ICD) by
planning a full range of activities and symbolic gestures.
more |
Mauritius
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Mauritius
unions tackle work related injuries The Mauritius
Trade Union Congress (MTUC) tomorrow 28 April will host
a special “Reflection Day” to pay tribute to
workers who have been injured, killed or become ill due
to their work. more |
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28
April activities in Mauritius Construction union
CMFEU plans an asbestos awarenss activities. more |
Morocco
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Ceremony
in Morocco by Arab-Muslim women’s network
The women’s network ‘Femmes et Développement
Durable’ lit a 28 April commemoration candle in
Rabat, Morocco to highlight the trade union violations
in countries without protective legislation and to prey
for worker victims who have died or continue to suffer.
more
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Nepal
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CUPPEC,
CAWUN and NBCWU Three Nepalese unions will have organised
a consensus building meeting with employers federation FCAN.
more |
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Nepalese
Rally To Focus on Industrial Worker Fatalities The
Nepal Trade Union Congress is working with one of its affiliates,
the Nepal Building and Construction Workers Union, along
with CUPEC Nepal and a number of other trade unions affiliated
to the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
to organise a mass meeting on 28th of April to commemorate
Workers who have been killed or injured in because of occupational
hazards in their workplace more |
Netherlands
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FNV
joins German embassy lobby The’ Federatie
Nederlandese Vakbeweging’ has joined in the 28 April
Campaign to convince the German Presidency of the 2007
G8 Summit to support the call by Global Unions for a high-level
working group on HIV/AIDS. more
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New
Zealand
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Workers'
Memorial Day 2007: New Zealand Events are taking
place around New Zealand to mark Workers Memorial Day on
April 28. more |
Niger
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28
April Two Niger unions - SYNBAROUTES and SUATP/HT)
will be holding a conference to raise awareness of safety
and health on WOrkers' Memorial Day. Francais |
Nigeria
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Nigerian
Unions Plan Debate with Government The Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC)will mark 28 April International
Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD) with a television talk show
centered on the theme Making the decent work a reality
in Nigeria. more
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Activities
in Nigeria Trade unions CESSA/NUCE and CFWW plans
for 28 April more |
Pakistan
|
28
April seminar promotes rights of women in Pakistan The
Pakistan Labour Federation has held a successful one-day
national seminar on 'Trade
union mechanism to promote gender equality and development
of women' in the lead-up to 28 April International Workers'
Memorial Day. more |
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Pakistan
Labour Federation PLF has announced it will hold
a national seminar on occupational safety and health. more |
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Unions
calls for action on HIV/AIDS The Pakistan Labour
Federation (PLF) has delivered a letter to the German Embassy
in the city of Islamabad, in which they ask the German government,
host of this year’s G8 Summit, to support the creation
of a high-level working group on HIV/AIDS. PLF also raised
its concern about the extreme hazards facing migrant workers.
more |
Palestine
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PGFTU
Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions activities
for Workers' Memorial Day include a celebration in Nablus
and a demonstration at Huwarra checkpoint more |
Panama
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28
April activities Panamanian construction union Sindicato
Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de
la Construcción y Similares (SUNTRACS) has announced
its plans for International Workers' Memorial Day. espanol |
Peru
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Peruvian
IWMD activities make OHS a focus A national seminar
will be organized on occupational health & safety and
planning will take place to prepare for follow up to the
2005 'Seminario Regional Andino de Salud Laboral y Medio
Ambiente.' more |
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Andean
Community Formally Adopts 28 April On this 28 April
a decision taken in 2005 by the Andean Community of nations
will come into force, henceforth making 28 April a “Andean
Day for Health and Safety at Work” that will apply
to its four member countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and to their associate member, Venezuela. more |
San
Marino
| |
Unions
to run 28 April awareness campaign The Labour Confederation
of the Republic of San Marino (CSLD) will raising public
awareness of workplace health and safety issues on 28 April.
It will be the first year San Marino unions have joined
the global Workers’ Memorial Day activities. more |
Scotland
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STUC
28 April call Trade unions in the Scotland are calling
on MPs and employers to formally commemorate the two million
people killed globally each year as a result of work. more |
Senegal
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28
April safety seminar The
four unions affiliated to BWI - SYNACO, SNTBBTPP, SNTBC
and SNTC/CNTC - will be attending a day long health and
safety seminar.
francais |
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20
Sénégal Unions Join German Embassy Action
SLTS: The “Intersyndicale Sécurité
Santé au Travail”, which is a coalition that
bringing together over 20 unions in Sénégal
has announced it will coordinate the delivery of a Global
Union letter to the German Embassy in the capital of their
county, Dakar. more |
Serbia
and Montenegro
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Serbian
trade unionists plan tripartite IWMD Activities The
Trade Union Confederation of Serbia, together with the Trade
Union of Health and Social Care Workers (Nezavisnost), is
organising a number of activities leading up to 28 April
International Workers' Memorial Day(IWMD) in Serbia and
Montenegro. more |
Sierra
Leone
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Sierra
Leone coalition delivers G8 letter to German embassy
YPPD: The Youth Partnership for Development Sierra Leone
has taken responsibility for delivering a letter to its
German Embassy, which asks the Government of Germany to
support the creation of a high-level G8 working group on
HIV/AIDS, when it hosts the G8 Summit this June.
more |
Slovak
Republic
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28
April activities in the Slovak Republic Confederation
of Trade Unions of the Slovak
Republic is organising the official Memorial Tripartite
meeting on April 27. The official representatives of Government
of the Slovak Republic, employers´ organisations and
trade unions will take part. more |
South
Africa
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Building
and Construction Workers Union
Asbestos awareness activies planned for 28 April.
more |
South
Korea
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Corporate
accountability Korean Federation of Construction
Industry Trade Union (KFCITU) has announced their 28 April
activities will ventre on theior dispute with the company
POSCO. more |
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Remembering
the dead of a detention centre fire On Workers’
Memorial Day, 28 April, trade union members in South Korea
are being asked to remember the workers who died or were
injured on 11 February 2007 when a fire broke out in a foreigners'
detention centre in the city of Yeosu. more
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Sweden
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LO
- Sweden: 10 Health and safety conferences planned to lead
up to 28 April LO-Sweden, the Swedish Trade Union
Confederation, is cooperating with its affiliates and LO
offices around the country to organise 10 health and safety
conferences in the two weeks prior to 28 April, Workers’
Memorial Day. Themes include the union role in accident
investigations and health and safety and migrant workers.
more |
Taiwan
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TAVOI
Taiwan Assoication for Victims of Occupational Injuries
has announced its activities for 28 April
more |
Tanzania
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Unions
and employers link up on 28 April The Trade Union
Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) will be cooperating with employers
and the official occupational health and safety agency in
the observance of 28 April, Workers’ Memorial Day.
more |
Togo
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28
April Three unions organise seminar Three Togolese
unions - SYNBARCOT, SYNTRAGAVO and FTBC - have organised
an occupational health and safety seminar.
Francais |
Turkey
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Turkish
activities on 28 April Social Rights Association
in Turkey has announced the plan of activities for International
Workers' Memorial Day more |
Uganda
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UBCCEAWU
asbestos march The Uganda Building Construction,
Civil Engineering, Cement and Allied Workers Union will
be marching to five separate construction sites on 28 April
to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos.
more |
Ukraine
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Ukraine
Becomes 15th Country to Recognise 28 April A decree
introduced last August to make the 28 April period a “Week
for Safety and Health at Work” in the Ukraine comes
into force in time for this 2007 International Workers'
Memorial Day. more |
United Kingdom
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TUC
TUC has set up a website for UK-wide Workers' Memorial Day
activities more |
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Hazards
Campaign The Hazards Campaign is posting resources
and activities on its webpages more |
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GMB
Britain’s General Union is asking its 600,000
members to help convince Members of Parliament (MP) to back
a call by British trade unions for 28 April to become officially
recognized in the U.K.
Fortifies Calls in UK for Official 28 April
more |
USA
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AFL-CIO
Decades of struggle by workers and their unions
have resulted in significant improvements in working conditions.
But the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths
remains enormous. more |
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Workers'
memorial service April 28, New York The Long Island
Workers' Memorial Committee will hold a ceremony to remember
those who have been injured and died on the job. more |
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Oregon
AFL-CIO Each April, Oregon’s unions host Workers
Memorial Day on or about the anniversary of the passage
of the federal OSHA Act.more |
Venezuela
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IWMD
commemoration events in Venezuela As
follow up to the decision of the Andean Community member
States to formally recognize 28 April the ‘Instituto
Laboral Andino’ (ILA) and the ‘Comite Sindical
Andino de Salud Laboral y Medio Ambiente’ (CCLA)
have been involved in the coordination various activities.
more
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Andean
Community Formally Adopts 28 April On this 28 April
a decision taken in 2005 by the Andean Community of nations
will come into force, henceforth making 28 April a “Andean
Day for Health and Safety at Work” that will apply
to its four member countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru and to their associate member, Venezuela. more |
World
Health Organisation
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28
April occupational cancer seminar announced The
World Health Organisation will hold a seminar on the prevention
of occupational and environmental cancer on 27 April in
Geneva as a lead up to this year’s 28 April International
Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD). more |
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