Preston, Lancashire, UK 25th April 2015. UCU Banner held aloft at International Workers Memorial Day event with memorial service, March & rally to acknowledge those killed, injured and made ill through work each year. The Commemoration and Campaign at Preston Flag market this year is to remember the dead and fight for the living with disease and illness generated by hazardous substances such as Asbestos. Credit: MarPhotographics/Alamy Live News.
"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 (WMD) commemorates those workers. Workers' Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year, all over the world workers and their representatives conduct events, demonstrations, vigils and a whole host of other activities to mark the day. The day is also intended to serve as a rallying cry to “remember the dead, but fight for the living”. Over 20,000 people die every year because of their work. Most of these because of exposure to dangerous substances. In 2015 the theme for the day is "removing exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace" Hazardous substances are found in almost every workplace in the UK and many workers have no protection against the possible effects, despite the fact that tens of thousands of workers have their health destroyed by asthma, dermatitis, lung disorders and cancers because of exposures. In addition to hazardous substances many unions and trades councils will be campaigning on the general theme of demanding better regulation, greater inspections and an end to the anti-health and safety rhetoric from the government and their allies in the press."Sources TUC. Fatal injury statistics Summary for 2013/14. The information in this document relates to the latest 'full-year' statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace, for 2013/14. The provisional figure for the number of workers fatally injured in 2013/14 is 133, and corresponds to a rate of fatal injury of deaths per 100 000 workers. The figure of 133 worker deaths in 2013/14 is 19% lower than the average for the past five years (164). The latest rate of fatal injury of compares to the five-year average rate of The finalised figure for 2012/13 is 150 worker fatalities, and corresponds to a rate of deaths per 100 000 workers.
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