Speeches, rallies, movie screenings and vigils will be among the ways in which people will commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day April 28.
The annual event pays tribute to workers killed on – or because of – the job, and renews the commitment of participants to improve workplace safety and health while recognizing the suffering that worker fatalities cause families and communities. Every year, about 4,400 people are killed at work and 50,000 workers die from occupational diseases.