Workers’ Memorial Day 2026: Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living — Addressing Psychosocial Hazards at Work

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Hazards Press Release: International Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2026

PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release28 April 2026

Workers’ Memorial Day 2026: Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living — Addressing Psychosocial Hazards at Work On International Workers’ Memorial Day, 28 April 2026, workers and trade unions around the world will come together to remember those who have died, been injured, or made ill because of work — and to demand action to prevent further harm.
In 2026, the global trade union movement, coordinated by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), is marking Workers’ Memorial Day with a focus on the urgent and growing crisis of psychosocial hazards at work, highlighted through its global campaign at 28april.org.
Psychosocial hazards—including work‑related stress, excessive workloads, long and unpredictable hours, job insecurity, bullying, harassment, workplace violence, and the misuse of technology and surveillance—are among the leading causes of work‑related ill health worldwide. These risks contribute to mental ill health, cardiovascular disease, burnout, and suicide, yet are preventable. Despite this, they are still too often ignored or treated as individual resilience issues rather than recognised as health and safety failures rooted in how work is organised. The ITUC warns that deregulation, weak enforcement, insecure work, climate‑related pressures, and technological intensification are driving a global rise in psychosocial harm The long‑standing message of Workers’ Memorial Day — “Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living.” — reminds us that behind every statistic is a worker whose life has been permanently changed or cut short by unsafe work, including unsafe systems of work that damage mental health.

Manchester Event Greater Manchester Hazards Centre will mark International Workers’ Memorial Day with a public event at Lincoln Square in central Manchester 0n 28^th April from 11.30am.
https://gmhazards.org.uk/index.php/event/international-workers-memorial-day-28-april-2026
We will be remembering those we have lost and standing with workers currently experiencing harm caused by work-related stress, pressure, and insecurity. Other events will be held around the country see:
https://www.megaphone.org.uk/events

Will at Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, said:“Psychosocial hazards are real workplace hazards. Stress, bullying, harassment, overwork, and insecure work are killing workers just as the physical dangers are. This Workers’ Memorial Day, we honour those we have lost and recommit ourselves to changing the way work is organised so that it protects, rather than damages, people’s health.”

International Workers’ Memorial Day is also a call for action. In line with the ITUC’s 2026 campaign, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre calls on employers, regulators, and governments to:

1. Explicitly recognise psychosocial hazards as workplace health and safety risks
2. Conduct effective risk assessments addressing work‑related stress and mental health
3. Prevent bullying, harassment, violence, and discrimination at work
4. Regulate excessive working hours and unsafe workloads
5. Strengthen enforcement of health and safety legislation
6. Ensure protection for all workers, including those in insecure and outsourced work

Psychosocial harm at work is not inevitable. Strong laws, strong enforcement, and strong unions save lives. On 28 April, we remember those who have died and recommit to fighting for safe, healthy and dignified work for all.

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Notes to Editors
International Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually on 28 April.In 2026, the ITUC global theme focuses on psychosocial hazards at work, including stress, working hours, job insecurity, bullying, and the mental health impacts of work organisation.

Campaign resources and statements are available at 28april.org and https://gmhazards.org.uk
Media Contact Name: Will Role: Coordinator. Organisation: Greater Manchester Hazards Centre
Email: Mail@GMHazards.org.uk Phone: 0161 884 4229

Copyright (C) 2026 GMHC. All rights reserved.

Work-related suicide study – Call for Information

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Work-related suicide study – Call for Information

Leeds University, Healing Justice Ldn, University of Ottawa and University de Bordeaux are undertaking an in-depth qualitative analysis of work-related suicides in the UK as part of a Wellcome Trust-funded research project Work-related suicide. An international social justice analysis

Do you know or have you supported anyone who is bereaved by suicide in relation to work? Or feels suicidal in relation to work?

We are gathering information on deaths by suicide related to work in the UK that occurred between 2018 and 2023. If you know of examples that we could include in our study, please get in touch with us.

The purpose of this study is to analyse the diverse causes and contexts of work-related suicides – grounded in urgent issues of recognition, justice and accountability for suicidal individuals and their families.

As a team, we have a lot of experience working with people who are suicidal and/or who have been bereaved by suicide, and are holding this whole process with confidentiality and deep care.

If you’re interested to learn more or have information you’d like to share, then we’d love to connect.

More information at: https://wellcomesuicideproject.leeds.ac.uk/

Please get in touch via email on emily@healingjusticeldn.org

International Women’s Day: Women’s Oppression and Building Class Unity

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Overview

Join the Working Class Movement Library as we celebrate International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day: Exploring Women’s Oppression and Building Class Unity

Event Details:

Location: Working Class Movement Library Annex Building, 51 Crescent, Salford M5 4WX

Date: Sunday 22 March 2026

Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Programme: Speakers, workshops, music, archive displays, refreshments, and prize raffle

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day as we bring together trade unionists, community activists, and historians to explore women’s oppression and the power of collective action.

The event will feature leading voices from the women’s movement, trade unions and academics alongside workshops, music, refreshments and access to archival materials from the Library’s collection. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss, learn, and shape practical strategies that can be taken back to workplaces, communities, and homes.

A highlight of the day will be the unveiling of a specially commissioned banner celebrating the life and dedication of trade union activist Jane Loftus.

Hazel Roberts, WCML Trustee, said:

‘International Women’s Day has always been rooted in struggles for equality and workers’ rights. This year, we reflect on women’s historical and contemporary challenges, showing how solidarity and collective action make women a driving force for change. By coming together in a space dedicated to working class history, we aim to inspire a new generation into action and solidarity’

About the Working Class Movement Library

The Working Class Movement Library is a Salford-based archive and educational charity dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of working-class movements and struggles for social justice.

For more information contact Naomi Buckley WCML 01617363601 or Hazel Roberts WCML Trustee 07951185337

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Hazards Conference 2025 Awards

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Hazards Conference 2025 Awards

Bad Boss Award Nominations:

Birmingham City Council: Refuse workers dispute (joint winner)

Lancashire County Council: Stress, social worker workloads and safety concerns

Hull Trains: Driver sacked due to fatigue (joint winner)

Certificate of Excellence:

End Not Defend – Workers Policy Project against workplace sexual harassment

ASLEF Toilet Dignity campaign – Access and use of toilets while at work

Unite: United Minds mental health campaign – focus on prevention and risk assessments

NW Unison COVID Action Group – campaign and support for workers and bereaved families

RCN Campaign ‘Corridor Care’ – survey and report from RCN exposing risks to patients and staff

UCU University of Birmingham Work-Related Stress – evidenced unsafe workloads and seeking prevention

GMB Midlands Health and Safety Forum – building and developing reps from scratch to enforce rights

Arthur Murray – Posthumous award for Arthur and the prosecuted Shrewsbury 24, after a 50 year campaign in March 2021 the Court of Appeal overturned the convictions of those taking strike action in 1972.