Remember the dead and fight for the living
29 April 2008
On Monday 28th April The Sheffield Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony was held at the Worker's Memorial Tree at Town Hall Square in Sheffield.
The event was organised by The Sheffield Trades Union Counsel and the theme for the day was "Promoting Good Occupational Health For All Workers". In addition the Memorial Day Ceremony paid tribute to the brave men and women who have been injured or lost their lives at work.
The event was well organised and ran smoothly despite the pouring rain at times. The Ceremony was well attended and featured poignant speeches from high profile individuals including Councillor Dunworth, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, who opened the ceremony. In addition there were addresses by members of Sheffield and Rotherham Asbestos Group (SARAG), National Association of School Masters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and TUC General Council, amongst others.
Simon Allen of Ashton Morton Slack attended the Memorial, he said "It is important that we remember people who have been injured or lost their lives or loved ones at work. My hope is that this event will also highlight the need for businesses to provide greater safety for employees, to prevent tragedies like this occurring in the future"
If you or a loved one has been affected by this or a related article and wish to find out more information, please contact a member of Ashton Morton Slack's Industrial Disease department: 0114 275 2888.