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2013 Day of Mourning Statement

Posted: Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Each April 28, Canadians mark this the Day of Mourning to call for more action to prevent the deaths of about 1,000 workers each year on the job or from workplace illnesses. It is a day of sadness, because workplace deaths and injuries are preventable �… Read More

Day of mourning for Bangladeshi Garment Fire Victims

Posted: Tuesday, 27 November 2012

A catastrophic factory fire at the Tazreen Fashion garment factory in Dhaka took the lives of over 112 workers on Saturday, November 24. The Canadian Labour Congress, which represents 3.3 million Canadian workers, extends its sincere condolences on this som… Read More

Day of Mourning Statement

Posted: Friday, 20 April 2012

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Westray mine disaster, where an underground methane explosion took the lives of 26 workers. Since then, the labour movement worked for parliament to pass legislation, the so-called Westray bill, wh… Read More

National Day of Mourning - Is today the day you die at work?

Posted: Tuesday, 26 April 2011

The National Day of Mourning was established in Canada at the urging of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984, and is now recognized in over 80 countries around the world. The 28th of April is the day that workers and unions mourn for the dead and fight for … Read More

Injured Workers Day Statement 2010

Posted: Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Injured Workers Day commemorates the events of June 1st, 1983, when thousands of Ontario injured workers came to Queen's Park in opposition to the government’s proposal to eliminate the permanent disability pension. The government listened and set aside t… Read More

National Day of Mourning, April 28, 2010 - CLC Statement

Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010

Is today the day you die at work? Over the past twenty-five years, successive governments have pledged their support to workers and their unions. They announced new workplace health and safety laws and regulations - some of the best in the world.… Read More

Day of Mourning Statement 2009 - Is today the day you die at work?

Posted: Tuesday, 7 April 2009

In 2007, according to the latest report from the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada, 1,055 people lost their lives at work. That's four people every work day. Dead because their workplace was not safe. Dead because they got injured. Dead… Read More

Day of Mourning Statement 2008

Posted: Monday, 28 April 2008

On April 28, 2008, we mark the 24th anniversary of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job. The National Day of Mourning is an initiative of the Canadian Labour Congress and was started in 1984. It is now celebrated around the… Read More

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