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Never has Workers' Memorial Day carried such great significance
GMB will fight until every worker feels safe and protected at work, says HELEN O’CONNOR

WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY is held around the world to remember workers who have been disabled, injured and killed while at work.
Never has the day carried greater significance than in 2020 as key workers are on the front line keeping the whole of society going while a coronavirus pandemic is raging.
This Tory government’s clear failure to plan and prepare for this pandemic is causing key workers to become unwell, and the death toll is rising.
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