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Workers Memorial Day Event, 28 April 2008
Unions stood with bereaved families and supporters to highlight the true cost of the lives lost to work in Australia each year.
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International Workers Memorial Day 2008
As April 28 approaches, more Victorian workers are killed.
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Occupational cancer and Workers’ Memorial Day
According to the ILO, over 600,000 workers a year die due to occupational cancer.
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Asbestos - cause of 25% of lung cancers?
According to a leading world expert on cancer, asbestos may be the cause of 25% of lung cancers.
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International Workers' Memorial Day, 2007
Once again we come to April 28, International Workers' Memorial Day, when workers all around the world mourn for the dead and fight for the living. [read more] -
Trades Hall honours fallen workers on Workers Memorial Day 2006
Unions and families gathered at Trades Hall on April 28 to commemorate fallen workers on International Workers Memorial Day.
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International Workers Memorial Day, 2005
Victorian unions commemorate all workers who've died on the job worldwide on Thursday April 28, the 10th International Workers Memorial Day. Workers in Australia and internationally will 'mourn the dead and fight for the living' with commemorative events and campaign activities. [read more] -
Workers' Memorial Day 2004
One death every fifteen seconds. Six thousand a day. Work kills more people than wars. [read more]