London, UK. 28th April 2017. 43 black balloons were released, one for each of the workers killed last year, at the end of the International Workers’ Memorial Day rally and float high above the statue of a building worker on Tower Hill. 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 incidents. At its centre 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 t
London, UK. 28th April 2017. 43 black balloons were released, one for each of the workers killed last year, at the end of the International Workers’ Memorial Day rally and float high above the statue of a building worker on Tower Hill. 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 incidents. At its centre 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 slogan for the day was 'Remember the Dead - Fight for the Living'.
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