Please join us at the Covid Memorial Wall (Westminster bridge end), to remember our colleagues who have died while working on the front line to keep us safe from the Covid-19 virus. Most workers don’t die of mystery ailments, or in tragic “accidents”. They die because employers decided their safety just wasn’t that important. We demand that all employers make health and safety in the workplace a priority.

Covid-19 has caused the deaths of 2,129 health and social care workers in England and Wales up to the end of February 2022, according to the ONS. Protections for these workers have been inadequate since the start of the pandemic, and even now most are refused adequate protection against the main way the virus spreads, through the air.

Other essential workers, like bus and train drivers, shop workers, cleaners, security guards, teachers, food industry workers and others have also paid a heavy price due to the government’s catastrophic handling of the pandemic. Many have 2-3 times the death rate from Covid compared to managers, as do Black and Asian workers. This has to stop, people should not have to risk their lives doing their jobs.

We will have a number of speakers from trade unions and community groups to mark the event. There will also be a minutes’ silence to commemorate those who have lost their lives at work. Further details once speakers are confirmed.

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International Workers Memorial Day is commemorated all over the world on 28 April. The International Labour Organisation has made healthy and safe workplaces a priority. There are lots of events here in the UK, and in many countries. Please see here for further information https://www.tuc.org.uk/iwmd-events