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| Wolverhampton Workers' Memorial Day |
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Page 1 of 2 Wednesday 28th April 2010 will be the next Workers' Memorial Day, we will hold a commemoration at 12.30pm at the Cenotaph in front of the Civic Centre and St Peters' church. speakers: Warinder Juss (GMB) of Thompsons' Solictors,
Nick Kelleher, WB&DTUC,
Rev. Ruth Reynolds-Tyson, Industrial Chaplain,
wreath laying ceremony & balloon release.
Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living CLICK HERE for this year's flyer
2.7million working days were lost last year in the West Midlands last year due to workplace injuries.
Click HERE for details of other events in Britain and background to Workers' Memorial Day from the TUC.
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Bigger than usual turnout for Workers Memorial Day 28th April 2009 - Wolverhampton's 18th annual Workers' Memorial Day organised by Wolverhampton, Bilston & District Trades Union Council & the Black Country Urban Industrial Mission
60 people attended with more passers by also stopping. speakers were: Þ Doug Jewell Asbestos Support Group West Midlands Þ Industrial Chaplain, Rev. Ruth Reynolds-Tyson Þ wreath laying ceremony Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living Click here for our leaflet In Britain 233 workers were killed in their workplace; 22(revised figures) were from the West Midlands. Shoes representing the dead were laid out.
2,056 people died from mesothelioma (cancer due to asbestos), thousands more from occupational cancers and lung diseases, or while commuting.
What's Workers Memorial Day? Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. Workers' Memorial Day takes place every April 28th - as an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. The slogan for the day is: "Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living" The trade union movement "remembers the dead", by organising memorial events all over Britain. It is supported by both the TUC and the government's Health & Safety Commission. Wolverhampton, Bilston & District Trades Union Council and the Black Country Urban Industrial Mission have held events for 18 years. We must also "fight for the living" by ensuring that such tragedies are not repeated:
It is a FACT that you are less likely to get injured or killed in a workplace covered by one of Britain's 200,000 trade union H&S reps. --------------------------------------- Asbestos Support West Midlands Help people suffering from asbestos related diseases and campaigns to end the asbestos trade. |
