Let’s make this the biggest and best yet, get planning and organising now, says Hazards Campaign!
Tell everyone about it – our day to Remember the dead – how and why they died- and to Fight for the Living – demand the action that will stop preventable work deaths.
Please circulate the theme to relevant networks in your union, officers, reps and activists – local Cllrs, your MP.
Use #IWMD20 in all social media communication for global solidarity.
The global union confederation, ITUC, has announced the theme for 28 April 2020: ‘Tackling psychosocial hazards at work – taking the stress out of the job’.
In UK we are using Fighting for hearts and minds
This year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day activities will highlight the harm caused by occupational stress and related conditions, including depression, anxiety, burnout, work-related alcohol and drug misuse and work-related suicides.
The world’s largest health and safety event will draw together campaign targets including the harm resulting from low pay, high workloads an unacceptable working hours and work patterns. It will also highlight the real-life pressures that lead to work stress, including inadequate staffing, job insecurity, downsizing and precarious work. Bad management practices that contribute to the explosion in work-related psychosocial problems will also be highlighted, including punitive sickness absence policies and disciplinary procedures, oppressive performance management, targets and appraisal systems and a lack of control at work.
THEME in UK:
Unions fighting for hearts and minds
RESOURCES - Please order resources early
Hazards Campaign resources ribbons, stickers, posters here :
http://www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/blog/hazards-campaign-28-april-2020-resources-order-form
Hazards Magazine are designing a brilliant new poster to capture the theme – preview soon...
New resources and updates on the ‘union fight for hearts and minds’ will be made available on the dedicated ITUC/Hazards 28 April website. The dedicated ITUC/Hazards 28 April 2020 International Workers’ Memorial Day website will be updated soon. http://28april.org/
Briefing and more info ASAP.
EVENTS- tell the TUC !
Events are being organised and advertised across UK - tell us the details : info@gmhazards.org.uk
and TUC at: healthandsafety@tuc.org.uk and see TUC Workers’ Memorial Day pages. https://www.tuc.org.uk/WMD
MAPPING #IWMD20 - Tell us what you are doing info@hazardscampaign.org.uk
Please tell Hazards Campaign what you are doing to we can publicise and make a MAP!
With help from our friends in Scottish Hazards we hope to follow their and Hazards Magazine ITUC idea of mapping events and deaths, so let us know the details of your event/activity
If you need ideas and support e-mail us at the above email address.
Some TUC Resources for reps, activists and campaigners and more will be produced- watch out for Hazards Magazine #IWMD20 issue
Source: Hazards Campaign
See the Unionsafety E-Library too for further resources on the subject of workplace 'stress'
