People who died or were injured on the job being remembered today with the Day of Mourning.
More than 12 000 New Brunswickers were injured on the job last year while 13 workers lost their lives as a result of workplace injuries. A vice-president with the Workers Compensation Board, Shelley Rowan, says we can do better.
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour wants the provincial government to hire more compliance officers, beef up enforcement and have stricter penalties for employers who do not follow the law.
Organised labour points to figures from WorkSafeNB’s annual reports that show every year, the number of assessed employers, workplace inspections and violations keep going down but injuries and fatalities keep going up.
The ceremony in Saint John will take place at the Day of Mourning monument in Rockwood Park at the Hathaway Labour Centre. The commemoration starts at noonhour.
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