International Workers Memorial Day: Remember the Dead - Fight For The Living - 28th April every year - The Global Union Campaign Day for Safer, Healthier, better work !

History

28 April became an international commemoration day in 1996 at the United Nations in New York when a Global Union delegation lit a Commemoration Candle to highlight the plight of workers who die, are injured or become ill each year due to unsustainable forms of work and production. Since then, the number of commemoration events known as Workers Memorial Day in the UK has grown, and they now take place in nearly 120 countries. These include a wide range of activities, from large rallies and sectoral mobilisations to educational and lobbying events, including basic information dissemination. In addition, many unions take the opportunity on 28 April to publicise the results of such actions as workplace assessments and surveys, as well as to announce initiatives they intend to pursue.


International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers”. 28 April is now formally recognised nationally by governments in 14 countries or territories: Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Panama, Peru, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Taiwan.