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Tuesday 28 April 2009 International Workers Memorial Day 2009 Rally 10 am, Trades Hall, Lygon St Carlton South Eleven Victorian workers have already died at work in 2009. It is expected that many more workers will be injured or made ill from their work before this year is through. Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates those workers. Worker’s Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year, all over the world workers and their representatives conduct events, demonstrations, vigils and a whole host of other activities to mark the day. The day is also intended to serve as a rallying cry to “remember the dead, but fight like hell for the living”.