Leicester International Workers Memorial Day
Leicester & District Trade Union Council has been commemorating IWMD for many years. This year we will be hosting an event in Town Hall Square beginning at 12 noon.
We begin by reading out the list of those killed at work in the East Midlands followed by a minute’s silence. We have a number of speakers arranged beginning with the Lord Mayor of Leicester and followed by local trade unionists. We also will display floral tributes contributed by local trades unionists branches and other organisations and individuals. We finish with some music provided by Red Leicester Choir. The event should take approximately 45 minutes. Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. International Workers Memorial Day, on 28 April, commemorates those workers.
In Britain, the most common cause of work-related fatalty is asbestos exposure. And you are more likely to be diagnosed with asbestos cancer in Britain than in anywhere else in the world. For 2025, the TUC is focusing on the need to prevent future death caused by asbestos — we want a national risk register, so we know where asbestos is, and we want a government plan for removing the carcinogen from every public building. Asbestos: it's time to get rid of it!
Stand with us this year to remember the early victims of unsafe work, and commit to fight for a world that's more, not less, safe to live and work in.
Here's the details of our event:
We begin by reading out the list of those killed at work in the East Midlands followed by a minute’s silence. We have a number of speakers arranged beginning with the Lord Mayor of Leicester and followed by local trade unionists. We also will display floral tributes contributed by local trades unionists branches and other organisations and individuals. We finish with some music provided by Red Leicester Choir. The event should take approximately 45 minutes. Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. International Workers Memorial Day, on 28 April, commemorates those workers.
In Britain, the most common cause of work-related fatalty is asbestos exposure. And you are more likely to be diagnosed with asbestos cancer in Britain than in anywhere else in the world. For 2025, the TUC is focusing on the need to prevent future death caused by asbestos — we want a national risk register, so we know where asbestos is, and we want a government plan for removing the carcinogen from every public building. Asbestos: it's time to get rid of it!
Stand with us this year to remember the early victims of unsafe work, and commit to fight for a world that's more, not less, safe to live and work in.
Here's the details of our event:
Starts on
Monday, 28 April 2025 at 12:00 AM BST
Ends on
Monday, 28 April 2025 at 1:00 PM BST
Town Hall Square
17 Horsefair Street
Leicester, England, LE1 5PD
United Kingdom
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