How can workers and their organizations ensure and promote safer and healthier working conditions?

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🚨BREAKING NEWS

Legal go-ahead to fight anti-union laws

The High Court has granted PCS permission to pursue a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to impose minimum service levels during strikes.
Read more: pcs.org.uk/news-events/ne…
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BREAKING: Trade unions from 11 different European countries have written to data protection authorities across the bloc asking them to investigate Amazon’s data surveillance practices. #MakeAmazonPay euronews.com/next/2024/05/0…

Our very own Dave Smith is teaching this new TUC short course for young #union members interested in finding out about what being a #safety rep is all about.
But don’t tell him he’s brilliant, he’s big headed enough already 😉

#iwmd24 . Check out what happened worldwide on International Workers' Memorial Day.

USA: White House proclamation on 28 April #iwmd24 . 28april.org/?p=7006 via Hazards magazine

Morocco: ICOH congress marks 28 April in Marrakech #iwmd24 . 28april.org/?p=7015 via Hazards magazine

'As a recent World Health Organization report shows, worsening workplace mental health is being driven by social factors such as wage inequality, excessive workloads, low job control and job insecurity, workplace demoralisation and dissatisfaction.'

Dedicating our TUESDAY #Asbestos Disease Awareness Org Zoom webinar to the late Dr. David Egilman who fought for truth, justice, and public health. “Legacy Asbestos Prevention: What is asbestos? Where is it found? What should I do? Understanding Legislation and New Regulations”

All of last week, hundreds of union health & safety reps used their legal right to inspect the workplace.

For TUC Education’s Building Safety Week of Action, reps were checking for risks like RAAC, asbestos, fire hazards and more ⚠️ #IWMD24

Just a few of them doing their thing:

#iwmd24 . No one should die just to make a living.

Conor O’Brien, CEO, HSA, stated “so far in 2024 ,10 people have lost their lives in workplaces in Ireland. It remains vital that safety is top of the agenda for workplaces and I’d encourage organisations to consider the safety representative model.” #IWMD24 Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Ibec

Such a wonderful award Hilda, congratulations!

At today’s #WorkersMemorialDay event, workers from across industry sectors laid flowers in the Garden of Remembrance pool to represent the number of work-related fatalities in Ireland last year. #IWMD24
Irish Congress (ICTU) Ibec

👨🏽‍🏭👷🏽‍♀️🩺😷28 de abril: Día Mundial de la Salud y Seguridad en el Trabajo

➡️Posicionamiento completo de la CSA - Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores/as de las Américas en: csa-csi.org

Rafael Freire Neto Kaira Reece Cícero P Silva 🇺🇾🇧🇷 NallelyDominguez ITUC

Ireland: NUJ members rally for International Workers Memorial Day #iwmd24

Asia Pacific/Philippines: On April 28 Fishworkers Solidarity remembers commercial tuna fishing workers lost at sea - IUF Asia Pacific #iwmd24 28april.org/?p=6990 via Hazards magazine

Global: Working in a bad climate - detailed ITUC briefing #iwmd24 28april.org/?p=6764 via Hazards magazine

Britain: TUC 28 April video message #iwmd24 28april.org/?p=6988 via Hazards magazine

USA: On Workers Memorial Day 2024 injured workers demand justice at CA state building in Oakland #iwmd24 . 28april.org/?p=6981 via Hazards magazine