28th April – International Workers Memorial Day 2017 - What activities will your union be doing this year?

20 April 2017 13:41

In 2016 the BWI received news and reports from 83 affiliated Trade Unions in 53 countries who had organised more than 100 activities – please send us your plans and your photos and news of your events to fight for better, safer, healthier jobs!


AFICA MENA 23 countries, 28 activities Abuja and Lagos Nigeria; Mauritus; Namibia ; Gweru and Harare Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Malawi; Uganda; Accra and Kumasi Ghana; South Africa 2 unions; Tanzania; Uganda; Kenya 2 unions; Gabon; Burkina; Senegal, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, and Bahrain


LATIN AMERICA 9 countries 19 activities Panama; Costa Rica; Argentina; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Republica Dominicana; Honduras; El Salvador; Brasil 5 unions


ASIA PACIFIC 7 countries 17 activities Indonesia 2 unions; Hong Kong; Philippines 2 unions; Pakistan; Bangladesh; Nepall 2 unions; India 8 unions


PAN EUROPE 14 countries 33 activities Italy 3 unions; Spain 2 unions; Belgium 2 unions; France 3 unions; Germany 2 unions; Switzerland; Sweden, United Kingdom 3 unions; Finland; Serbia; Ukraine; Croatia; Bosnia; Macedonia.


Here you have different posters regarding the sub themes:


English: Construction - Cement - Asbestos - Gender - Sports - Wood - Xenophobia


French: Amiante - Ciment - Femmes - Sports - Construction - Bois - Xénophobie

Spanish: Cemento - Construcción - Amianto - Género - Deporte - Madera - Xenofobia

Portuguese: Cemento - Construcción - Amianto - Género - Deporte - Madera - Xenofobia 

Russian: Строительство - Цемент - Асбест - Гендер - Спорт - Деревообработка - Xenophobia