The seven-year-old died in 2014, but despite official reports that hydrogen cyanide was in the flooded home, an inquest claimed carbon monoxide was the cause of death
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“It was incredibly moving to see the entire nation fall silent and pay its respects”
wherever you are – at home or at work – please join us in a moment of silence. To say thank you. To remember. To show our solidarity. To remember the dead, but also on International Workers Memorial Day, to fight for the living.
Keeping our members safe at work is one of the most important tasks that trade unions can do. Today, let’s remember how far we’ve come in that fight – and how much more there is to do.
No-one goes to work not expecting to return home that day, yet official figures show that at least 20,000 workers die each year from work-related injuries and illnesses. The National Hazards Campaign believes that these official statistics are wildly inaccurate so the true figure is likely closer to 50,000 worker deaths every year.
22 union members in Torquay receive damages after being made sick by hazardous chemical disinfectant