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On International Workers’ Memorial Day, let us all take a minute to remember how precious life is and the cost that many workers pay every year, around the globe

Lessons must be learned and those responsible for failings held to account

“It was incredibly moving to see the entire nation fall silent and pay its respects”

Moving moment as people are united in reflection

Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford among those to pay tribute

Dave Prentis writes to Dominic Raab asking him to support campaign

And that is why UNISON is asking the country to observe a minute’s silence, to remember all the health, care and other […]

International Workers’ Memorial Day has renewed focus

Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns

As an international day, each year a theme is chosen by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to help […]

Date

28 April 2018 11:00am

Location

World-wide

International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on 28 April is our day to remember the dead and fight for the living. International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on 28 April is our day to remember the dead and fight for the living. Up to 50,000 people die each year in the UK from work-related ill health and […]

Workers around the globe call for ‘strong laws, strong enforcement, strong unions’

The project on safe migration to the Gulf is supported by the UNISON International Development Fund (UIDF), and implemented by our UIDF partner Anti-Slavery International and an […]

I’m proud of the work our union has done on health and safety – the lives that we’ve been able to help save and the accidents we’ve been able to help […]

“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”