Saturday* April 27* 12.30pm
St Philips Cathedral grounds,
Colmore Row, Birmingham, 83 2QB
Join us, at the plinth erected to two workers killed building Birmingham Town Hall, to hear speakers on the horrific toll of work-related deaths, injuries and ill-health, and what can be done to make workplaces safer. Now around the world, work is even more dangerous than ever as many workers also face extra threats from war and climate change. And Covid still casts a long shadow.
You are welcome to bring Trade Union banners and wreaths.
Speakers include:
– Shelly Asquith, national TUC Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policy Officer
– a Palestinian speaker on workers killed at work
– Darren Westwood, GMB, Amazon striker
– Rob Johnson, Midlands TUC
– Neil Bishop, Asbestos Support Central England
Organised by Birmingham Trades Union Council and the Central England Hazards Trust
*Please note that the official International Workers Memorial Day is on Sunday the 28th of April. We are holding our commemoration a day earlier.