This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Establish a Workplace Day of Remembrance, for those dying as a result of work.
The UK's social, economic and political successes were achieved through the service and sacrifice of industrial and support workers no less than military victories. Many of them lack graves or names. We need a day in the year to remember them non-politically with simplicity, gratitude and dignity.
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Black Snow Film: https://vimeo.com/299841616
Background:
Tombs, S. (2014) Hard Evidence: are work-related deaths in decline? The Conversation October 29. http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-are-work-related-deaths-in-decline-33553
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