International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) is the day that the trade union movement unites to remember workers at home and
across the globe who have paid the ultimate price, those who left for work and never returned.
International Workers’ Memorial Day is on the 28th April 2024.
We “Remember the Dead, and Fight for the Living” by pledging to fight for healthier and safer workplaces. Scottish Hazards research indicates that, in Scotland, more than 10 people die each day as a result of work-related incidents and illness. Many of these deaths are caused by health & safety failures.
Events take place across Scotland to commemorate those who lost their lives at work:
Thursday 25th April
Irvine: Memorial Garden, Kilwinning Road: 1pm
Friday 26th April
Aberdeen: Aberdeen City Council Trade Unions, Duthie Park: 10.30am
Aberdeen: Action on Asbestos, Johnstone Gardens: 12 noon
Alloa: Memorial Stone, Kilncraigs (adjacent to Clackmannanshire HQ): 10.30am
Bathgate: Bathgate Sports Centre, Torpichen Road: 11am
Greenock: Clyde Square, Greenock: 11am
Inverness: Workers’ Memorial, Friar’s Shot, Huntly Street (provisional): 12 noon
Kirkwall: Memorial Tree, Orkney Island Council Offices: 12 noon
South Ayrshire: Rozelle House, Monument Road, Ayr 10am
Stirling: Memorial Tree, Old Viewforth: 10.45am
Saturday 27th April
Alexandria: Memorial Tree, Christie Park: 1pm
Clydebank: Truth and Justice Square, Hume Street: 1pm
Falkirk: Bandstand, Callendar Riggs, Falkirk: 11am
Glasgow: Workers Memorial, People’s Palace/ Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green: 12 noon
Kilmarnock: Memorial Tree, Dean Country Park: 11am
Kirkcaldy: Memorial Tree, Beveridge Park: 11am
Sunday 28th April
Aberdeen: Persley Walled Garden, Bridge of Don: 1pm
Bonnyrigg: Michael McGahey Memorial, George V Park, Bonnyrigg: 12.30pm
Coatbridge: Summerlee Industrial Museum, Heritage Way, Coatbridge: 12 noon
Dundee: Memorial Tree, adjacent to Discovery Point, Riverside Drive: 12 noon
Edinburgh: Memorial and Tree, West Princes Street Gardens: 12.30pm
Forfar: Forfar Community Campus, Kirriemuir Road: 11.30am
Hamilton: Townhouse, Beckford Street: 11.45am
Paisley: Workers Memorial , Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street: 12 noon
Renfrew: Workers Memorial Cairn, Robertson Park, Paisley Road: 11am