Workers Memorial Day

Workers’ Memorial Day is the day when we “mourn for the dead, but fight for the living”, drawing attention to the plight of the hundreds of New Zealand workers who still die every year as a result of their work.                                              
The memorial day also serves as a reminder that the workplace can be a hostile environment towards a worker’s health and safety. It should also remind us that there can never be enough laws and safeguards protecting workers’ health and safety and that we need to continue the fight to strengthen those laws.  

There are activities planned across the country.

Christchurch
Memorial Stone, Science Alive Reserve, Moorhouse Ave (behind Hoyts 8 cinema complex)
11.30am - 12.30am
SPEAKER: Maryan Street, MP

Napeir
South end of the Port behind the Seafarer’s Mission
DAY – Wednesday 28th April 2010
10.00am

Palmerston North
Cenotaph, The Square
12.15pm to 12.45pm
SPEAKER: Iain Lees-Galloway, MP 

Wellington
Behind TePapa, adjacent to Circa Theatre
12.15pm
SPEAKERS: Henry Fagaiava and Tina McIvor 

Whanganui
Handspan Peace Sculpture for Children, Queens Park, Whanganui
Midday