London, UK. 28th April 2017. At the centre of the International Workers’ Memorial Day rally on Tower Hill was was a coffin with boots, hard hat, hi-viz tabard and safety glasses, surrounded by more helmets, one for each of the 43 workers killed this year. The rally remembered all those killed at work, around 500 in the last ten years, mainly in the construction industry, as well as those injured, disabled and made unwell, almost all in preventable The slogan for the day was 'Remember the Dead - Fight for the Living'. After the speeches, a wreath was laid and after a period
London, UK. 28th April 2017. At the centre of the International Workers’ Memorial Day rally on Tower Hill was was a coffin with boots, hard hat, hi-viz tabard and safety glasses, surrounded by more helmets, one for each of the 43 workers killed this year. The rally remembered all those killed at work, around 500 in the last ten years, mainly in the construction industry, as well as those injured, disabled and made unwell, almost all in preventable The slogan for the day was 'Remember the Dead - Fight for the Living'. After the speeches, a wreath was laid and after a period of silence 43 black balloons were released, one for each of the workers killed last year.
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