Plaque in Perth goes up for Scottish workers killed doing their job
International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on Wednesday was marked in Perth with the installing of a plaque at the North Inch.
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A plaque in Perth was put up for International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) to remember all those across the world killed at or around their place of work (Image: Perthshire Advertiser)
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Health workers candle lighting (Photo from IOHSAD)
On Wednesday night, April 28, Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) marked International Workers’ Memorial Day through a candle-lighting activity in hospitals to pay tribute to those “who have laid their lives in the cause to improve and save workers’ lives.”
“We remember all workers who have died saving the lives of, and providing essential services to, Filipinos. We condemn the government for failing to provide sufficient protection to our workers. At the same time, we raise alarm on the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces if the government refused to immediately act on workers’ health and safety demands,” Nadia De Leon, IOHSAD Executive Director, said in a statement.
International Workers Memorial Day 2021 A MINUTE S silence was held in Victoria Square at 11am today to mark International Workers Memorial Day, which took on extra poignancy this year. A social distanced service was organised by Unison and this year the key workers who had lost their lives while caring for others during the pandemic were very much in the thoughts of those gathered. The flag at the town hall was lowered in tribute to those who have died. Representatives from Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Bolton Hospital, where among those paying their respects. They lit rainbow candles following the silence in memory of those they have lost.
Unions are calling for a date to be announced for a public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
The TUC said a public consultation should also be held to shape what an inquiry will cover, adding that the voices of workers and the families of those who contracted the virus at work will be central to understanding what went wrong.
The call was made as workers around the world marked International Workers’ Memorial Day on Wednesday, in memory of those who have died or been injured at work.
The TUC, and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), are asking members of the public to observe a minute’s silence at midday.