THE thousands of people who have died or been injured at work were commemorated this week.
Flags flew at half-mast on Bury Council buildings as a mark of respect during Workers Memorial Day on Tuesday (April 28).
Council leader Coun Derek Boden joined members of trade union Unison to lay a wreath at the flagpole outside Bury Town Hall.
The day, which is respected in countries around the world, also aims to improve better safety standards at work.
Unison says that 500 people are killed in the UK at work every year by industrial and road traffic accidents, and an estimated 20,000 more die each year from work-related diseases.
Unison members gave out badges to callers to local authority buildings.
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