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Worker Memorial Day - Monday 28 April
grayee Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:18:01 PM GMT 
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Yesterday lunchtime I went to the Greater London Assembly, City Hall to take part in the Workers Memorial Day (WMD) rally.
As previously posted WMD is an international Day of Remembrance of workers who have been killed at work or have died of diseases linked to work. It is also a campaigning day to stop workers being hurt in the first place. The rally had a number of speakers from trade unions, safety organisations and families who have lost loved ones.
According to the ILO over two million workers are killed due to work every year world wide.
This rally was quite subdued and poignant. Especially when speakers spoke about family members who had been “killed” while at or due to work and their long, long legal battles for justice.
There were actually two events outside City Hall - “back to back”. The WMD rally and then the anti-Nazi/BNP “Ring of Democracy” event around City Hall itself.
As previously posted WMD is an international Day of Remembrance of workers who have been killed at work or have died of diseases linked to work. It is also a campaigning day to stop workers being hurt in the first place. The rally had a number of speakers from trade unions, safety organisations and families who have lost loved ones.
According to the ILO over two million workers are killed due to work every year world wide.
This rally was quite subdued and poignant. Especially when speakers spoke about family members who had been “killed” while at or due to work and their long, long legal battles for justice.
There were actually two events outside City Hall - “back to back”. The WMD rally and then the anti-Nazi/BNP “Ring of Democracy” event around City Hall itself.
WMD Monday 28 April 2008
grayee Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 10:47:06 PM GMT
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A quick reminder that this coming Monday 28th April is International Workers Memorial Day.
This is an annual health & safety day that remembers those who have been killed while at work or have died of industrial diseases. It also is a campaigning day to improve health and safety at work to try and prevent such unnecessary deaths.
I think that many people know of a friend, relative or work colleague who has died prematurely from a work related illness or accident.
This is an annual health & safety day that remembers those who have been killed while at work or have died of industrial diseases. It also is a campaigning day to improve health and safety at work to try and prevent such unnecessary deaths.
I think that many people know of a friend, relative or work colleague who has died prematurely from a work related illness or accident.
Averting Armageddon
WillParbury Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 01:12:37 PM GMT
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Will Parbury looks at what we should be doing about WMD
Labour Movement and Workers Memorial Day 28 April
grayee Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 10:24:24 PM GMT
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Workers Memorial Day (WMD - Saturday 28 April) is just over a week away. This should be one of the most important days in the Labour Movement calendar. 1000's of ordinary British workers die each year at work (e.g. falls, slips, violence, road traffic incidents) or from industrial illnesses (e.g. contact with asbestos). This is the sort of thing that the Trade Unions and the Labour Party should work together closely to promote. It is a core issue.
