Workers’ Memorial Day

28 April 2023

International Workers’ Memorial Day, held on 28 April every year, brings together workers and their representatives from all over the world to remember the dead and fight for the living.

With the Retained EU Law bill threatening to sweep away decades of protections for workers, including long-standing health and safety laws like those preventing exposure to hazardous materials in the workplace, we must use this day to defend workers’ rights to a safe job.

In 2023 the theme is: Global: Organising for health and safety – a crucial part of union action

This is an important international day marked by the trade union movement to remember all workers who lost their lives to workplace illness or injury, and to recommit ourselves to fighting to keep workers safe: Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!

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