Many public buildings have their flags at half staff today to mark the National Day of Mourning.
April 28th is set aside to remember workers who have been killed, injured or disabled on the job.
Moncton District Labour Council president Eric Albert says it’s important to bring about awareness.
“To tell the government basically to put some programs for safety at work… because there are too many injuries that happen that could have been prevented if we had a better system for health and safety,” says Albert.
Dozens of people placed red roses and wreaths at the Day of Mourning monument during a noon hour ceremony at Tidal Bore Park in Moncton today.
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is taking the opportunity to call on the provincial government to enforce legislation to protect workers that was passed after the Westray Coal mine explosion in 1992.
More than 9500 workers in the province were injured on the job last year with 14 of them losing their lives.
Large crowd gathered at #Moncton bore park for National Day of #Mourning pic.twitter.com/w9VvT6Z3EK
— 91.9The Bend News (@919TheBendNews) April 28, 2016
A tribute to workers killed, injured or disabled on the job #Moncton #DayofMourning pic.twitter.com/iOAQQtoDNX
— 91.9The Bend News (@919TheBendNews) April 28, 2016
