Union

Country

Activity

CESSA/NUCECFWW

Nigeria

Ban Asbestos in construction sites of Julius Berger and its sub contractors At Head office of Julius Berger- a large construction MNC in construction employing over 2000 workers in Nigeria

CMFEU

Mauritius

Awareness information on impact of asbestos, illnesses, targeting construction workers & families, retired workers

KBCTF&AEI, KQMWU, Kenya printing union

Kenya

Awareness drive on dangers of asbestos at least 5 construction sites in Nairobi city

Presentation of letter to employers of sites visited highlighting union concerns on asbestos and planting a memorial tree

UBCCEAWU

Uganda

March to 5 construction sites, handing out information leaflets on asbestos, candle lighting and Q&A session

BCAWU

South Africa

Half-day campaign, question & answer session on asbestos

NUM

South Africa

To be advised

BCCEAWU

Malawi

Awareness of the dangers of asbestos dust, ill health, possible symptoms,

FTBBF, FNTCS, SNTBB

Burkina Faso

Journée de sensibilisation sur les accidents de travail au profit des femmes travaillant dans le secteur de la construction

DIGNITE, FNST TP BACI, SNTIMGB/CI

Cote D’Ivoire

Conférence débat et action dans les entreprises sur les accidents et risques professionnels au profit des travailleurs des trois syndicats affiliés à l'IBB

SYNABAT

Guinée

Journée de souvenir pour les travailleurs morts dans l'exercice de leur métier

SYNBAROUTES, SUATP/HT

Niger

Conférence public sur les accidents et risques professionnels. Sensibilisation de l'opinion national sur la sécurité au travail

SYNACO, SNTBBTPP, SNTBC, SNTC/CNTC

Senegal

Séminaire d'une journée sur la santé et la sécurité au travail au profit des quatres syndicats affiliés à l'IBB

FENATRABAT, CLTT

Tchad

Journée de sensibilisation sur les accidents de travail et les risques professionnels

SYNBARCOT, SYNTRAGAVO, FTBC

Togo

Séminaire d'un jour sur la santé et la sécurité au travail pour 70 personnes

INRLF

INDIA

Week-long activities on:

• Asbestos
• Workers Safety
• Implementation of Safety Rules at Worksites
• Union district committees to conduct meetings in labour populated areas to raise awareness on above-mentioned issues.
• Leaflets on Asbestos awareness, banners on Work Safety and Poster asking governments to implement Safety at Work.
• During the week – Union is arranging to have a seminar on Cancer and Asbestos inviting Doctors, Goverment Agencies and General Public at Chennai.
• Submission of memorandum to State Government on Asbestos ban with approximately 100,000 Signatures. We have sent letters requesting for appointments with State Chief Minister, State Minister heading Labour, Health, Industries and Local Administration.

(7 Trade Unions) Tamil Nadu Construction and Unorganized Workers Federation (TCWF)

INDIA

To highlight the OHS issue the Federation has invited the State Labour Minister for their inaugural meeting on 28/29 April 2007.

ERCCMU

INDIA

Public Meeting – awareness raising on health and safety at construction sites / promote preventive measures

Interactive session with the press / media in the evening

Ban Asbestos Campaign – Letter to Governor and Mayor

KKNTC

INDIA

Large workers procession from all Districts of Kerala to converge at Cochin (members carrying banners, placards, candles etc.). Highlight of campaign would be participation of accident victims.

CUPPEC, CAWUN & NBCWU

NEPAL

Consensus building meeting on final draft agreement** to be signed with the Federation of Contractors Association of Nepal (FCAN) on OHS

K-FUI

Indonesia

conference workshop on Public Contracts and Ban on Asbestos.  The conference will re-iterate its call on the Ministry of Public Works to prohibit the use of asbestos materials on all government-funded infrastructure projects as well as ban of asbestos in Indonesia.

(ALU) BWI Regional Caucus on Asbestos.  Colleagues from UECI, ALU, INRLF, F-KUI

follow-up on the 2006 ILO resolution on asbestos and how best to engage the national offices of WHO along this line.  This caucus will also discuss necessarypreparations for the scheduled Regional Conference on Asbestos in Indonesia on September

UECI, TEU, MTSU, UFES

Malaysia

tripartite observance of the International OSH Day in Putraja to be attended by 1,000 delegates.   At the same time, the Malaysian Trade Unjion Congress will also hold its annual commemoration with which the BWI affiliates - the TEU, MTSU, UFES - will be participating.  In the evening, the UECI will hold its own annual commemoration for construction workers that will be concluded by traditional lighting of candles to mourn for the dead and fight for the living.  

KFCITU

South Korea

in the light of recent merger of all the blue-collared construction unions and its dispute with POSCO company, the commemoration will evolve around the company's accountability over workers who had been diagnosed with leukemia

BCTWU

Fiji

Campaign meetings on employer accountability on OSH

Proyecto Regional de Género.

Distribuidos en toda la Región.

Tríptico con el objetivo de dar y recibir información de las mujeres trabajadoras sobre la situación en materia de salud laboral.

Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores de la Construcción de Bolivia

Bolivia

En la marcha del día del trabajador constructor (26 de abril), llevaran carteles alusivos a la salud laboral en los planteles.

Federación de Trabajadores de las Industrias Metalúrgicas, Eléctricas y Mecánicas (FETRAMECOL).

Colombia

Visita a una fábrica, donde se dará charla de salud y seguridad laboral. (27 de abril).

Confederación de Trabajadores Forestales de Chile (CTF)

Chile

Sindicato de Obreros de la Industria de la Construcción, Similares y Conexos de El Salvador (SIOCSCES)

El Salvador

Sindicato Nacional de la Construcción y Servicios de Guatemala (SINCS-G)

Guatemala

Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la  Industria de la Construcción y Similares (SUNTRACS)

Panamá

Federación Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción, Madera y Materiales de Construcción(FENTICOMMC)

República Dominicana

Concentración en la región este de 8 sindicatos (San Pedro de Macorís).

Afiches, banners y mantas alusivas al 28 de abril.

Cuña radial para promover la actividad.

ALU

Philippines

ALU asbestos Forum on Asbestos with department odf environment and department of labour

CGT, FO AND CFDT

France

on construction safety and asbestos

FECOMA, MCA

Spain

construction safety and occupational cancer

UCATT, AMICUS, GMB, T&G

UK

construction safety and occupational carcinogens

UNIA

Switzerland

IG Bau

Germany

Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores de la Construcción de Bolivia

Bolivia

En la marcha del día del trabajador constructor (26 de abril), llevaran carteles alusivos a la salud laboral en los planteles.

Federación de Trabajadores de las Industrias Metalúrgicas, Eléctricas y Mecánicas (FETRAMECOL).

Colombia

Visita a una fábrica, donde se dará charla de salud y seguridad laboral. (27 de abril).

Confederación de Trabajadores Forestales de Chile (CTF)

Chile

Sindicato de Obreros de la Industria de la Construcción, Similares y Conexos de El Salvador (SIOCSCES)

El Salvador

Sindicato Nacional de la Construcción y Servicios de Guatemala (SINCS-G)

Guatemala

Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción y Similares (SUNTRACS).

Panama

Federación Nacional de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción, Madera y Materiales de Construcción (FENTICOMMC).

República Dominicana

Federación de Trabajadores de la Construcción y la Madera de Paraguay (FETRACOMP).

Paraguay

Federación de Trabajadores de Construcción Civil de Perú.

Perú

Seminario provincial en Lima (25 abril y 3 de mayo) sobre el 28 de abril como día internacional de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo.