Over the weekend, events across the country including this one in Toronto marked the Day of Mourning for workers who have died on the job.
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Ultimately, unions remain the best way to prevent abuses in the workplace.
April 27, 2013 |
The Day of Mourning is about more than remembering the dead. It’s also about fighting for the living and making our workplaces safer and healthier.
April 19, 2013 |
Every April 28, unions, workers, and organizations in over 100 countries remember workers who have died, were injured or made ill from workplace causes.
April 25, 2012 |
This year the National Day of Mourning on April 28 marks the 20th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Westray mine disaster, where an underground methane explosion took the lives of 26 workers.
Toronto and York Region Labour Council commemorates Day of Mourning
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Location
Toronto: 12:00 pm Larry Sefton Park, York Region: 11:00 am Woodbridge Arena
Toronto: Bay Street just north of Toronto City Hall, York Region: Islington and Highway #7
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 23.2056" N, 79° 23' 2.4684" W
See map: Google Maps
Every year, workers killed and injured on the job are remembered on the National Day of Mourning. On Thursday, April 28th, the Toronto & York Region Labour Council will honour the memory of these workers at two events. The events feature speakers from various organizations including unions, as well as municipal government representatives.
Toronto
12:00 pm Larry Sefton Park Bay Street just north of Toronto City Hall
York Region
11:00 am Woodbridge Arena, Islington & Highway #7 The Consul General of Italy will be in attendance
Is today the day you die at work?
The National Day of Mourning was established in Canada at the urging of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984, and is now recognized in over 80 countries around the world. The 28th of April is the day that workers and unions mourn for the dead and fight for the living. On this day, we find inspiration to redouble our efforts to keep workers both safe and healthy.
Unfortunately, the annual observance of this day has not made Canada safer for workers. Over the past decades, successive governments have pledged their support to workers and their unions. They have announced new workplace health and safety laws and regulations -- some of the best in the world. Regrettably, the resources needed to enforce those laws have not always been provided.
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In 2007, according to the latest report from the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada, 1,055 people lost their lives at work. That's four people every work day.