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Hazards magazine's Country by country listing
Regularly updated country by country details of national Workers' Memorial Day activities. more

Global: BWI calls on global policymakers to ban deadly chrysotile asbestos, BWI news release, 28 April 2008, more

Ireland: Government should honour dead and injured workers, SIPTU news release, 28 April 2008 more

Malaysia: MTUC wants the use of asbestos banned by 2010, Yahoo news Malaysia, 28 April 2008 more

UK: Safety should be a higher priority for bosses, IOSH news release, 28 April 2008 more

ITUC Regular updates of national WMD activities [pdf]

ITUC: Trade unions demand good occupational health for all workers, ITUC news release 28 April 2008 more

ILO

  • World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2008: Worldwide events to mobilise workers, employers and governments on managing risks at work more
  • Journée mondiale pour la santé et la sécurité au travail 2008: Dans le monde entier, des événements vont mobiliser travailleurs, employeurs et gouvernements sur la gestion des risques au travail plus
  • Día Mundial de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo 2008: Eventos y actividades a nivel mundial para movilizar a trabajadores, empleadores y gobiernos en torno a la gestión del riesgo en el medio laboral mas

Global: Start preparing for 28 April! It’s time to start gearing up for the biggest event on the union safety calendar, Workers’ Memorial Day, on 28 April. The theme this year is “good occupational health for all workers”.
TUC Workers’ Memorial Day webpages. Workers’ Memorial Day resources: You can get your posters (free), forget-me-knot ribbons (£25/100) and bumper stickers (£1 each) from the Hazards Campaign, c/o GMHC, Windrush Millennium Centre, 70 Alexandra Road, Manchester M16 7WD. Tel: 0161 636 7557. Risks 340
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