2021 Day of Mourning Virtual Ceremony | WorkSafeBC

Every year on April 28, workers, families, employers, and others come together at events held around British Columbia to remember those who have lost their lives on the job. In this video, we gathered virtually to remember the 151 workers in B.C. who tragically died in 2020 due to workplace injury and disease.

At WorkSafeBC, we are committed to preventing workplace injury and death through education, consultation, and enforcement. Every worker has the right to return home safe and healthy at the end of their work day, every day.

Visit https://dayofmourning.bc.ca for information on how you can honour lives lost and renew your commitment to a safe and healthy workplace.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to the 2021 Day of Mourning
0:23 Welcome from Alec Dan, a member of the Musqueam Indian Band
3:24 Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton and Minister of Labour
4:45 Anne Naser, President and CEO, WorkSafeBC
7:25 Laird Cronk, President, BC Federation of Labour
9:16 Greg D’Avignon, President and CEO, Business Council of British Columbia
12:23 Stephen Von Sychowski, President, Vancouver and District Labour Council
14:00 Family speaker Avneet Sidhu shares her family’s story and life’s mission to work with the BC Federation of Labour and WorkSafeBC
20:25 Moment of silence
21:15 Remembering those who lost their lives at work in British Columbia in 2020

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