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Workers' Memorial Day homepage
ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Austria
Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Canada
Central and Eastern Europe
Chad
Chile
China
China/Hong Kong
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
International
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Laos
Latin America
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Nepal
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North America
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Swaziland
Sweden
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Turkey
UK
Uganda
Uraguay
USA
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Workers' Memorial Day Activities 28 April 2006
Algeria
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All social
partners including the Union Generale des Travailleurs Algerien
(UGTA) Tripartite meeting on occupational accident and disease
reduction more |
Angola
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UCSA
28 April commemoration and week of struggle for a unionised, safe
workplace and call for a global asbestos ban. more |
Argentina
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UOCRA, UECARA, USIMRA,
BWI 28 April campaign protests about occupational carcinogens
including asbestos more |
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Ministry of Employment
and Social Security Conference on occupational health and
safety, HIV/AIDS more |
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Confederación
General Del Trabajo De La Republica Argentina (CGT) Commemoration
ceremony more |
Austria
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ÖGB
The Austrian Trade Union Federation to hold workplace candle-light
ceremonies on 28 April more |
Australia
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VTHC Trades Hall honours fallen
workers on Workers Memorial Day. VTHC
news release |
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SA Unions Federal law lets employers
get away with murder. SA
Unions news release |
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Unions NSW International Day of
Mourning dedicated to the Tasmanian miners. Unions
NSW news release |
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ACTU Australian workers mourn lives
lost in workplaces. ACTU
news release and events
webpage |
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Victorian Trades Hall Council Workers'
Memorial Day 2006 webpage |
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ACTU, affiliated union organisations, labour
council/trades hall, and other events more |
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ACTU 28 April wreath laying ceremony
to commemorate asbestos and work accident victims more |
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ACTU Australian Council
of Trades Unions more
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Bangladesh
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GTWL Compensation call for victims
of factory tragedies more |
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Union organisations in Bangladesh will highlight
the issues of asbestos, occupational health and safety and HIV/AIDS.
more |
Belgium
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Belgian trade unions plan action for 28 April to mark
work-related catastrophes more |
Bermuda
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Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU)
Ceremony and headlights action more |
Brazil
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FUNDACENTRO Major Latin American
asbestos symposium and commemoration more |
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CONTICOM-CUT, FETICOM-RS, FETICOM-SP, SOLIDARIDAD
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more |
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ABREA - Fernanda Giannasi
lists the actions against asbestos hazards to be taken by ABREA
over Workers' Memorial Day more |
Bulgaria
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Bulgarian trade unions
plan 28 April events and a major tripartite conference on asbestos.
more |
Burkina
Faso
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FTBBF, FNTCS 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards. more |
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Meeting and call for permanent
G8 working group on HIV/AIDS Meeting and call for permanent
G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
Canada
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CAW April 28 - Day of Mourning.
Message
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CLC Workers Remember those killed
on the job/Les travailleurs et travailleuses se souviennent des
morts au travail. more |
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CCOHS Day of Mourning statistics
for Canada more |
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BC Carpenters Union Fight for the
living, mourn for the dead.
more |
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CAW make the focus of their day
of mourning activities participation in the CAW Ban Asbestos Campaign.
[pdf] |
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Labour Councils in Ontario: Over a Hundred 28 April Events Planned
in Canada’s Province of Ontario more |
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UTU Canada a prime target for 28
April asbestos ban campaign more
Unbridgeable differences: Day of mourning more
•
message |
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CUPE Organize now for
April 28 in your community more
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Central
and Eastern Europe
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Activities promoting improved health and safety,
a global asbestos ban and a G8 HIV/AIDS permanent working group.
more
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Chad
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FENATRABAT 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards. more |
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ILO, safety ministry, unions
and employers Workshop on health and safety in the petrochemical
industry more |
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ICFTU/GUF/HKCTU/HKTUC Hong
Kong Liaison Office (IHLO), safety and accident victims’
campaign groups 28 April recognition campaign, accident
victims action, compensation protest, call for a global asbestos.
more |
Chile
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FETRACOMA, CTF, CNTC
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards. more |
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FECCA 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards. more
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Costa
Rica
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Costa Rican trade unions call on Italy to support
permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
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Union of Autonomous Trade Unions
of Croatia (UATUC), other unions Call for improved health
insurance, maternity rights more |
Czech
Republic
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Trade Unions in Czech Republic organise candlelight
ceremony, health and safety conference for 28 April more
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Democratic Republic
of Congo
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Confederation Democratique
du Travail (CDT)
Call for permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
Denmark
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3F/BAT-Kartel Call for global asbestos
ban and deputation to the Canadian embassy more |
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FTF Materialer til brug på arbejdsmiljøets
dag den 28. april more |
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Danish trade unions promote 'cooperation and responsibility' on
28 April 2006 more |
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Danish Workers Federation to mark 28 April with a forum
on healthy workplaces in China and Denmark more |
Dominica
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FENICOMMC, AMACOA 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards more |
France
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Ban Asbestos France, ANDEVA, unions, students
and health professionals Demonstration in support of a global
asbestos ban highlighting the damaging role of Canada more |
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CGT Demonstration in support
of a global asbestos ban and support for exposed workers more |
French
Polynesia
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A TIA I MUA 28 April commemoration
more |
Gabon
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Gabon unions Call for
permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
Ghana
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Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), BWI affiliates
Conference and commemoration, ban asbestos and HIV/AIDS themes.
more |
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PSWU, GAWU, TWU, PUWU, CBMWU
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more |
Greece
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Government Official recognition
of 28 April more |
Guatemala
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SINCSG, FESITRASMAR, SUCHILMA
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more |
Guyana
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Guyana Trades Union Congress
(GTUC) Call for permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
Honduras
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STINCA 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
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CSGWU 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards. more
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Hungary
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Hungarian trade unions to hold national 28 April conference
more |
India
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Silicosis Victims Association Fast
and commemoration of workplace dust victims more |
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Society for Working Life Ceremony
and street play on workplace safety, workshop on HIV/AIDS more
• Workers’
Memorial Day webpages |
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Construction unions 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
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BWI Building and Wood
Workers International report on affiliates' activities in India
more |
Indonesia
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F-Kui Manifesto calling
for a global asbestos ban more
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International
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IMF Call for a global ban on asbestos,
criticism of employers' organisation IOE more |
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IUF Asbestos is the world's biggest
industrial killer - Ban it now! more |
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IUF 28 April Activities to draw
attention to employer responsibility for worker deaths more |
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International Asbestos Memorial
to be unveiled more |
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International Ban
Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) 28 April petition calling for
global asbestos ban more |
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ITF Call to get on board G8 letter-writing
campaign on HIV/AIDS more |
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UNI "Entreprises organisées
– Entreprises sûres!," 28
Avril 2006 |
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UNI "Union workplaces–Safer
workplaces!" 28
April guide |
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ICEM Remembering the
20th anniversary of Chernobyl more |
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ICEM Global Chemical Union Calls
On Members To Join 28 April Efforts more
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ITGLWF Textile Workers’ federation
urges member organizations to join in 28 April Workers' Memorial
Day more |
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ICFTU listing of regional and national
summary reports of Workers' Memorial Day activities [pdf] |
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BWI Building and Wood Workers International
focuses 28 April activities on world-wide asbestos ban campaign
more • press
release |
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PSI Public Services International
(PSI) urges members to join 28 April activities more |
Ireland
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SIPTU marks International
Memorial Day for Workers - April 28 more |
Israel
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Histadrut Safety workshop,
commemoration and bulletin more |
Italy
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CISL 28 April asbestos victims’
conference more |
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AEAFZG Asbestos campaign
and advocacy organisation Associazione Esposti Amianto Friuli Venezia
Giulia will organise a 28 April asbestos demonstration in front
of the Canadian Consulate in Padova, calling for a global asbestos
ban. more
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Japan
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Ban Asbestos Network Japan (BANJAN) Campaign
activities in support of a global asbestos ban more |
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JTUC-RENGO Rally for
a total asbestos ban, occupational health and safety, and to highlight
the issue of HIV/AIDS more |
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Government National health and safety
week more |
Kenya
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Kenya Quarry, Kenya Printing and paper,
Kenya Building and Construction 28 April campaign against
asbestos hazards more |
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KPAWU call for G8 to
set up permanent HIV/AIDS working group more |
Laos
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ILO, with participation of
social partners Safety meeting more |
Latin
America
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BWI, Latin American unions,
asbestos campaign organisations Demand for an immediate asbestos
ban in Brazil more |
Lebanon
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ILO activities with tripartite
involvement Tripartite meeting covering safe work, asbestos,
child labour and HIV/AIDS more
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Liberia
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Delegation and rally to call for permanent G8 working
group on HIV/AIDS more
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Lithuania
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Lithuanian trade unionists plan health & safety
conference for 28 April more |
Madagascar
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ILO 28 April activities
and report more |
Malawi
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BCCEAWU 28 April campaign against
asbestos hazards more |
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MCTU The Malawi Congress
of Trade Unions plans
for WMD |
Malaysia
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UECI Conference calling
for a global asbestos ban more |
Mali
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FENNIBABCOM 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards more |
Malta
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GWU The General Workers'
Union Institute for Health and Safety of Malta is organizing a number
of activities to mark 28 April 2006. more |
Mauritius
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CFMEU 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
Mozambique
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SINTICIM 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
Nepal
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BWI Building and Wood
Workers International report on affiliates' activities in Nepal more |
New
Zealand
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NZCTU Launches Campaign for Asbestos
Victims. NZCTU news
release |
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NZCTU Unions Talking Health and
Safety - March 2006 newsletter on Workers' Memorial Day briefing
[pdf] |
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NZCTU Workers' Memorial Day webpages
featuring activities, resources and news more |
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RMTU Workers'
Memorial Day every year [pdf] |
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National Occupation Health
and Safety Advisory Committee reports 1,000 New Zealanders
die every year from the “silent killer” more |
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SYNBBAROUTES 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards more
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NUCECFWW 28 April campaign against
asbestos hazards more |
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Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)
The Nigeria Labour Congress plans several activites to commemorate
28 April more |
North America
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LHSFNA April 28: Workers’
Memorial Day more
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Pakistan
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APFTU and EFP 28 April bipartite
events more |
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PRWSWO Rural workers
call for action on HIV/AIDS. more |
Palestine
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PGFTU Palestinian president
Mahmoud Abbas to address Nablus conference commemorating dead and
injured workers. more |
Panama
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FENATRACOMAP, SUNTRACS
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more
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Paraguay
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FETTRACOMP 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards more
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Peru
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ILO/government Semana de la seguridad
y salud en el trabajo/Safety and health at work week, international
seminar more |
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FTCCP, FENATIMAP 28
April campaign against asbestos hazards more
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Poland
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Solidarnosc Call for
a global asbestos ban, seminar on workplace safety, regional activities
and ceremonies more |
Portugal
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União Geral de Trabalhadores
(UGT), government Segurança, Higiene e Saúde
no Trabalho “Um ano de prevenção: Que balanço?”/28
April commemoration, publication and seminars more |
Romania
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CNSLR-FRATIA Conference
on workplace safety, regional activities and ceremonies more |
Russian Federation
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ILO Decent work –safe
work, HIV/AIDS more |
Senegal
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ITGLWF affiliates in Senegal press
for G8 Action on HIV/AIDS. more |
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SAT-SDE Call for national asbestos
ban and just transition more
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SYNACO, SNTBBTPP 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
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Senegal’s trade union centre asks government
of France to support a permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
South Africa
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COSATU Seminars, demonstrations
and marches on safety in agriculture and HIV/AIDs more |
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BCAWU, NUM, CEEPPAWU under
the banner of Ministry of Labour, NACTU/COSATU and BWI 28
April campaign against asbestos hazards more
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South
Korea
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FKTU Commemoration and accident
prevention awards more |
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Korean Federation of Trade Union (KCTU),
Solidarity for Workers' Health and Korean non-governmental organisations
"Killer companies awards", protests events and exhibition
more |
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KFCITU 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more
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Spain
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CC.OO Se manifiesta ante el congreso
de los diputados para exigir atencion a las victimas del amianto/Trade
union activities supporting asbestos victims. more
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Spanish unions, CC.OO
and UGT issue joint 28 April declaration
focusing on workplace health and safety and the dangers of asbestos.
more
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Swaziland
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SAAPAWU 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more
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Sweden
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LO Sweden, other agencies Minnesdag
för arbetslivets offer/Conferences measures to improve political
co-operation on safety and job satisfaction, training and gender
issues more |
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ILO, Arbetslivsinstitutet
(National Institute for Working Life), Arbetsmiljöverkets (Swedish
Working Environment Authority) and unions Seminar on collaboration
of safety “in a global perspective” more
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Tanzania
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Government, unions, employers Press
conference, commemorations more |
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TAMICO 28 April campaign against
asbestos hazards more |
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TUCTA Call for permanent
G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more
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Thailand
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OHSEI The Occupational
Health, Safety and Environment Institute in Bangkok has lined up
a series of activities to mark the upcoming Workers' Memorial Day
more |
Togo
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SYNBARCOT, SYNTRAGAVO
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more
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Turkey
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Turkish Occupational Health
and Safety Centre (ISGUM) Launch of new construction safety
project more
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UK
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Usdaw backs International Workers
Memorial Day in remembrance of people killed in work-related accidents.
News
release |
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GMB calls for National Holiday on
Workers' Memorial Day 28th April more |
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Scottish Hazards Workers’
Memorial Day webpages more |
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TUC
Workers' Memorial Day pages more
TUC listing of UK union events more
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Hazards Campaign's listing of union
and grassroots events more |
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Community more |
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Amicus
- background, activities and resources more |
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CWU is encouraging it members across
the UK to participate in local events to mark Workers' Memorial
Day (WMD). more |
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TGWU - background, activities and
resources more |
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TSSA - statement on Workers' Memorial
Day more |
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UNISON Union
workplaces equal safer workplaces
more
• further
resources |
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UNISON SCOTLAND Remember the dead,
fight for the living more |
Uganda
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UBCCECAWU 28 April
campaign against asbestos hazards more |
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National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU)
Urgent call for a permanent G8 working party on HIV/AIDS more |
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Ugandan Centre for Occupational Safety
and Health Banners, media coverage and publicity more |
Uraguay
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SUNCA 28 April campaign
against asbestos hazards more |
USA
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National Council on Occupational Safety
and Health Workplace health and safety: Dirty dozen report,
[pdf]
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UAW Workers Memorial Day Materials
more
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ADAO Asbestos Awareness Day event
lays groundwork for a month of continued educational effort [pdf]
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California Coalition For Workers Memorial
Day more
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Confined Space US Workers' Memorial
Day updates
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Confined Space Workers
Memorial Day is coming: People get ready
Confined Space briefing
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AFL-CIO 2006 "Death on the
Job: The Toll of Neglect" report more |
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AFL-CIO Remembering those killed
and hurt at work, focus on mining tragedies more |
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AFL-CIO Honoring workers
webpages more
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AFSCME Workers' Memorial Day activities
more |
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USMWF United Support and Memorial
for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF) more |
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USW more |
Venezuela
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Fetraconstruccion, Fetramaquipes
28 April campaign against asbestos hazards more |
Zambia
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NUGEGW 28 April campaign against
asbestos hazards more
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ZCTU Rally and call
for permanent G8 working group on HIV/AIDS more |
Zimbabwe
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GAPWUZ, ZFTATU, ZCATWU,
ZEEWU, CSEA 28 April campaign against asbestos hazards
more
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