This year, in the context of 28th of April Workers’ Memorial Day, Birleşik Metal İş Union organized a panel together with health and safety experts, doctors and academics in order to commemorate workers’ who lost their lives at work and attract attention and raise awareness on Occupational Murders.
Also as part of Workers Memorial Day activities, shop-stewards gathered all the workers in all the Birleşik Metal İş organized workplaces and read Union’s Declaration which is prepared for Workers Memorial Day.
According to a report public-shed by Health and Safety Labour Watch (Turkey), a civil society organization in Turkey, in 2018 at least 1923 workers lost their lives. (http://www.guvenlicalisma.org/19862-which-war-causes-the-loss-of-so-many-fellows-in-2018-at-least-1923-workers-lost )
28th of April International Workers Memorial Day
