Inverness ceremony to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day will reflect on those who have died at work
Workers who have died at work or from work-related injury and diseases will be remembered at a ceremony in Inverness later this month.
Trade unionists will be joined by others at the workers' memorial at Friars Shott in Huntly Street to mark International Workers' Memorial Day on Monday April 28.
The ceremony will include the laying of wreaths and speeches.
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The annual event, which carries the message of bringing people together to “remember the dead and fight for the living”, is led by the Inverness and District Trades Union Council.
It will start at 12.30pm and is expected to last 45 minutes.
The focus in previous years has included those who have died from coronavirus and the impacts of climate change on workers’ safety and health.
The memorial, located by the River Ness, was installed in 2017 and funded by the trade union movement, the Inverness Common Good Fund, Highland Council’s ward discretionary budget and private contributions.
