Even before the catastrophic spread of COVID-19, 7,600 people died daily because of work-related illness or injury. And during the pandemic, millions of essential workers represented by UNI Global Union and our affiliates\u2014often migrants, women, and people of colour\u2014have risked exposure to this deadly virus to support their communities and their families. Tragically, an untold number have died.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day<\/a>, we remember the workers who are no longer with us.\u00a0We hold their loved ones in our thoughts. We recognize they did not sign up to risk their lives when they worked so bravely to keep our societies running,\u201d said\u00a0UNI Global Union General Secretary Christy Hoffman<\/strong>. \u201cAnd we honour them today\u2014and the many others killed or injured from working\u2014by fighting for the living.\u201d\u00a0 Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n