{"id":3037,"date":"2019-04-27T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T19:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2019-04-27T20:21:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T19:21:40","slug":"wales-marking-international-workers-memorial-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3037","title":{"rendered":"Wales: Marking International Workers Memorial Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Safe work is a right, not a privilege. Each year on 28 April trade unionists mark Workers Memorial Day.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is alarming to note that every year worldwide, more people are killed at work than in wars. Each year, 28 April is designated as Workers’ Memorial Day, providing the opportunity to reflect on the many people who are killed, seriously injured or made ill while doing their jobs.<\/div>\n
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Wales TUC\u00a0 President Shavanah Taj honours those who have suffered by calling on people to join a union to fight for a stronger voice at work and\u00a0improve workplace health and safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most workers don’t die of mystery ailments, or in tragic accidents. They die because an employer decided their safety wasn’t that important. Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates those workers and so if you’re not in a union, join a union. If you’re a member of a union, become active and become a union heath and safety rep. Unionised workplaces are safer workplaces and today on International Workers’ Memorial Day we remember the dead and fight for the living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shavanah Taj, Wales TUC\u00a0 President<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Join a union today<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch Shavanah’s full message for Workers’ Memorial Day 2019:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Marking International Workers Memorial Day 2019<\/a><\/h2>\n
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