Workers' Memorial Day - 28th April 2005

28/04/05

Today is Worker's Memorial Day. This year's Workers' Memorial Day theme "Employer Accountability". When all those who are responsible for workers health and safety are truly held to account, there will be a significant improvement in the work-life and health of workers.

The purpose behind Workers' Memorial Day has always been to "remember the dead: fight for the living" and unions are asked to focus on both areas, by considering memorials to all those killed through work but at the same time ensuring that such tragedies are not repeated. That can best be done by building trade union organisation, and campaigning for stricter enforcement with higher penalties for breaches of health & safety laws.

Various events are planned in Scotland including:

UNISON Scotland has produced a WMD calendar for April and a poster featuring memorials for workers deaths. Both are available to branches in Scotland.
West Lothian District Council has agreed that Council flags will be flown at half mast every 28th April for International Workers Memorial Day.


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