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Britain: TUC says stand up for safety
The TUC is gearing up for the biggest ever national workplace health and safety event on 28 April. It has designated Workers’ Memorial Day 2012 a ‘Day of activity to defend health and safety’, which is facing an unprecedented attack.
TUC Workers’ Memorial Day 2012 webpage, leaflet [pdf] and poster [pdf] • TUC call for action • Hazards 'remember the dead, fight like hell for the living' images and WMD artwork gallery • Risks 539
Hazards news,
21 January 2012
Global: Workers’ Memorial Day 2012
It’s time to start preparing for Workers’ Memorial Day, Saturday 28 April. In December, TUC called on “unions, trades councils, and others to make 28 April 2012 a 'Day of activity to defend health and safety'”. Now, Hazards magazine has produced a series of new ‘remember the dead, fight like hell for the living’ images for union reps to use in the campaign.
Hazards ‘remember the dead, fight like hell for the living’ images and WMD artwork gallery • TUC call for action • TUC Workers' Memorial Day webpages • Risks 537
Hazards news,
7 January 2012
Britain: TUC calls for action on safety
The TUC is calling on unions and safety campaigners to challenge a government safety strategy that “will lead to more work-related deaths, injuries and ill-health.” TUC head of safety Hugh Robertson said: “TUC wants to use 28 April 2012 as the day when workers up and down the country take action to protect our health and safety.”
TUC calls for action • Hazards magazine, number 116, 2011. TUC Workers’ Memorial Day webpages • Risks 535
Hazards news,
10 December 2011
Global: Unions attacks anti-regulation business
International trade unions are warning of the potentially devastating effect of business lobbying to weaken legal health and safety protection at work. “Business groups and companies in a succession of countries, including some of the world’s largest economies, are pushing to reduce protection from hazards at work,” said Sharan Burrow, head of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
ITUC news release and related RadioLabour interview with the ITUC’s Anabella Rosemberg • ITUC/Hazards global 28 April events listing • Risks 503
Hazards news,
30 April 2011
Britain: Remembering those killed at work
Unions and campaigners have marked Workers’ Memorial Day this year in record numbers in over 70 countries worldwide. The TUC said the annual 28 April international event is a reminder that around the world more people are killed at work than in wars and conflict; this year it encouraged unions to use 28 April to campaign against the cuts in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authority funding and enforcement activity.
TUC news release and UK events listing • Hazards Campaign news release • Risks 503
Hazards news,
30 April 2011
Global: ITUC - Anti-regulation agenda of business groups threatens health and safety at work International trade unions are warning of the potentially devastating effect of business lobbying to weaken protection for worker’s health and safety as workers across the world take part in the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers today. “Business groups and companies in a succession of countries, including some of the world’s largest economies, are pushing to reduce protection from hazards at work. If they succeed, more lives will be lost and the toll of work-related injury and illness will increase.” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.
More • RadioLabour interview with the ITUC’s Anabella Rosemberg
USA: AFL-CIO Death on the job report Forty years after the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct), “there is much more work to be done….The job safety laws must be strengthened,” finds the 2011 AFL-CIO annual job safety report “Death on the Job,” released this morning to commemorate Workers Memorial Day. More
Global: ILO - Worldwide events to focus on safety and health management systems for prevention and control of risks at work In a new report issued for the 28 April World Day entitled “OSH Management System: A tool for Continual Improvement”, the ILO outlines a step-by-step approach to be taken in applying OSH Management Systems (OSHMS) and, more concretely, how this system can be used at the national and enterprise levels. The report also highlights how to apply OSH Management Systems in particularly high risk sectors. English • Español • Français • Italiano • A Video Message from Seiji Machida, Director of SafeWork, ILO
Global: Let's highlight the memory of Forest Workers! The United Nations has declared 2011 as the “International Year of the Forest”. BWI and trade unions welcome this but would like to highlight the memory of Forest Workers, by laying particular emphasis on the appalling conditions of the many millions of Forest Workers. Let’s make this April 28th a day when trade unions in BWI make this day a special one to remember the many millions of forestry workers around the world and the dangerous working conditions they face daily. More
Britain: Government will mark Workers’ Memorial Day
The UK government will continue to recognise Workers’ Memorial Day, the global 28 April event each year when unions and campaigners vow to remember the dead and fight for the living. Last year was the first to make the event official in the UK, after a decision by the previous Labour administration.
SHP Online • TUC 28 April Workers' Memorial Day webpages and 2011 events listing • Email TUC details of events planned for 28 April 2011 • Hazards/ITUC global 28 April webpages • Risks 499
Hazards news, 26 March 2011
Global: Workers' Memorial Day 2011 theme agreed
Global union confederation ITUC has announced the theme for International Workers’ Memorial Day this year. They have advised affiliates that “On 28 April 2011 trade unions will be highlighting the crucial role played by trade unions, strong regulation and effective enforcement in securing safer workplaces.”
TUC 28 April Workers’ Memorial Day webpages and 2011 events listing • Email TUC details of events planned for 28 April 2011 • AFL-CIO posters, stickers and resources • Hazards/ITUC global 28 April webpages and webpages on the Union Effect and the We didn't vote to die at work campaign • Risks 497
Hazards new,
12 March 2011
Britain: Councils cut health and safety enforcement
Local authority environmental health departments, which enforce safety in workplaces including offices, shops and warehouses, are suffering as a result of budget cuts, a survey has found. The erosion of safety enforcement is to be a 28 April Workers’ Memorial Day 2011 campaign target of the union Usdaw, whose members work predominantly in sectors covered by local authority enforcement.
Usdaw news report • Risks 496
Hazards news,
5 March 2011
Britain: Unite holds out for fair deal on farms
Farming employers should drop the insults and back a union claim for fair wages and a day off for Workers’ Memorial Day, agriculture union Unite has said. The union, which represents 154,000 agricultural workers, voiced its “disappointment” after the industry lobby group NFU described Unite’s pay claim, which includes the call for a 28 April public holiday, as “outrageous”.
Unite news release • NFU news release • TUC Workers' Memorial Day webpage • Global 28 April resources • Risks 493
Hazards news,
12 February 2011
Britain: Unite links farm pay claim to 28 April holiday
Farmworkers don’t just deserve better pay, they should be given a day off on 28 April to mark Workers’ Memorial Day, their union has said. In a pay claim submitted on behalf of 154,000 agricultural workers in England and Wales, Unite also calls for a public holiday to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April.
Unite news release • TUC Workers’ Memorial Day webpage • Global 28 April resources • Risks 492
Hazards news,
5 February 2011
Global: Everyone wants a piece of 28 April
It wasn’t just Gordon Brown that saw the necessity to speak out on Workers’ Memorial Day. Around the globe, everyone from world leaders to international safety and health organisations have been chipping in. The 28 April event, which was created by unions and remains a union-led activity, was even the subject of a “presidential proclamation” from Barack Obama.
Presidential Proclamation • Risks 454
Hazards news,
1 May 2010
AUSTRALIA: 10,000 march on Deputy Prime Ministers' Office on Workers' Memorial Day more
ITUC: "Trade unions save lives": A message for the 28th of April Thousands of trade union events in more than 100 countries for the International day of dead and injured workers. more
CSI: "Les syndicats sauvent des vies": Tel est le message du 28 Avril Des milliers d’activités syndicales sont prévues à travers 100 pays à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de commémoration des travailleurs morts et blessés au travail. plus
CSI:"Los sindicatos salvan vidas": Mensaje para el 28 de Abril
Miles de eventos sindicales en más de 100 países para el Día Internacional de Conmemoración de los Trabajadores Muertos y Lesionados. más
ISP Día Internacional de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo Bajo el lema adoptado por los Sindicatos Mundiales para el año 2010 – “Los sindicatos dan más seguridad en el trabajo”-, este 28 de abril, Día Internacional de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo, conmemoramos a nuestros compañeros y compañeras que han perdido la vida o sufrido lesiones en sus puestos de trabajo. Más
ISP Journée mondiale de la sécurité et la santé au travail Dans le cadre du thème adopté par les Syndicats mondiaux pour 2010 - « Les syndicats rendent le travail plus sûr » - ce 28 avril, Journée mondiale de la sécurité et la santé au travail, nous rendons hommage à nos collègues qui ont perdu la vie ou ont été victimes d’un accident sur leur lieu de travail. Plus
PSI Under the banner theme adopted by the Global Unions for 2010, "Unions Make Work Safer," this April 28, International Workers' Memorial Day, we commemorate our fellow workers who have lost their lives or been injured in the workplace. More
AFL-CIO The nation's workplace safety laws and penalties are too weak to effectively protect workers, according to the new AFL-CIO annual report released today: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. News release • Report
IUF: On April 28, remember: 'Zero Accidents' can be hazardous to your health! Flanked by an army of consultants and propagandists, employers increasingly promote the lie that workers are themselves to blame for the epidemic of workplace illness and death. more
USA: US secretary of labor Hilda Solis said "indeed, each day in this country, 14 workers lose their lives on the job. That is 14 workers too many," adding: ""Later this week, we will mark Workers’ Memorial Day. Let us take the time to reflect on and honor the love and contributions of those we’ve lost and to re-focus o...ur efforts on not only providing secure and rewarding jobs for every American worker, but safe ones as well." more
Save lives: join unions on this 28th April!
On the annual International Commemoration Day on 28th April, workers and trade unions around the world will commemorate those who have lost their lives, were injured or fell ill due to unsafe, unhealthy or unsustainable work. This year, the focus of activities is on the role trade unions play in making work safer. more
Sauvez des vies: adhérez à un syndicat ce 28 avril!
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de commémoration des travailleurs morts et blessés au travail du 28 avril, les travailleurs et les syndicats du monde entier rendront hommage à ceux et celles qui ont perdu la vie, qui ont été blessés ou qui souffrent de maladies à cause de conditions de travail peu sûres, malsaines ou intolérables. Les activités menées cette année se concentreront sur le rôle que jouent les syndicats pour rendre le monde du travail plus sûr. plus
Salvemos vidas: ¡únase a los sindicatos este 28 de abril!
Los trabajadores y trabajadoras así como los sindicatos de todo el mundo conmemorarán, como lo hacen cada año el Día Internacional de Conmemoración el 28 de abril, a todos aquellos y aquellas que han perdido sus vidas, han resultado lesionados o han contraído una enfermedad a causa de un trabajo inseguro, insalubre o no sostenible. Este año, las actividades se centran en el papel que desempeñan los sindicatos para hacer que el trabajo resulte más seguro. más
International Metalworkers' Federation Under the global theme adopted by the Global Unions for 2010, "Unions Make Work Safer," metalworkers across the world commemorate the 15th international commemoration day for dead and injured workers this April 28. more
Global: BWI calls for action on 28 April
Construction unions worldwide are to undertake national, local and workplace level activities worldwide this year, to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day. “The BWI believes that trade unions must have the right of access to all workplaces to carry out their role of representing workers on health and safety and to provide external trade union support for workplace health and safety representatives,” a BWI briefing says.
BWI news update • briefing [pdf] and action checklist • TUC 28 April 2010 webpage and events listing • Global Unions 28 April resources • Risks 448
Hazards news,
20 March 2010
Britain: Unions make work safer every day
The worldwide theme for Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April this year is to be ‘Unions make work safer.” The general theme – unions at national level can adapt it to fit local campaigns and priorities – was announced in a circular this week from the International Trade Union Confederation. Tell TUC what union safety organisation in your workplace has done – through active safety reps, effective safety committees, mapping exercises and union insistence that health and safety is a priority - to make work healthier and safer all round.
Send examples to TUC • TUC Workers’ Memorial Day webpages and union effect briefing • Global 28 April webpage and facebook page • Risks 442
Hazards news,
6 February 2010
Britain: Union welcome for 28 April recognition
The UK government’s official recognition of Workers’ Memorial Day has been met with a lot of praise from unions and a bit of now-we’ll-have-some-more-thank-you.
BFAWU news release • URTU news release • UCATT news release • UNISON news release • Risks 442
Hazards news,
6 February 2010
Britain: Campaigners point to true work toll
Union-backed workplace justice and safety groups have said the government’s formal recognition of Workers’ Memorial Day should be backed up with a new system of official statistics to recognise that tens of thousands, not hundreds, are killed by work every year. Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) and the Hazards Campaign say the real toll demonstrates why there needs to be a renewed government emphasis on health and safety enforcement.
FACK news release • Hazards Campaign news release • Risks 442
Hazards news,
6 February 2010
Britain: Workers’ Memorial Day – it’s official!
The UK will officially recognise Workers’ Memorial Day to commemorate thousands of people who have died, been seriously injured or made ill through their work, cabinet minister Yvette Cooper has announced. To mark the day this year, the TUC is calling for two minute’s silence in workplaces up and down the country at noon on Wednesday 28 April.
DWP news release • TUC news release and Workers’ Memorial Day webpages • International 28 April website • Risks 441
Hazards news,
30 January 2010
USA: Honor fallen workers with a memorial brick
Construction of the national workers memorial to honor individuals killed on the job is under way at the National Labor College (NLC). Dedicated on Workers Memorial Day 2009, the memorial with more than 10,000 bricks and scores of granite benches and pavers, will be finished in time to commemorate this year’s Workers Memorial Day, April 28.
For more information, click here.
Hazards news, 28 January 2010
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