Politics in the Pub - Deaths at Work (all tracks in one mp3 file)

A simple wooden cross marks the spot where 37-year-old Paul Walsh was killed while working with a small drilling team on the NBN rollout in Station Street, Katoomba. He was one of 178 people killed at work in Australia last year. https://goo.gl/s5Z6br https://goo.gl/EEo9Qu Workers International Day of Mourning is held annually, and this year BMUC is holding a special event to remember the dead and fight for the living. The Speakers: RITA MALLIA, President CFMEU Construction & General Division, NSW Branch: "On average across Australia one construction worker is killed each week and many more are seriously injured. Past experience shows us that the re-establishment of the Australian Building and Construction Commission will reduce safety on sites and lead to more deaths ,as it's focused on stopping union access to sites rather than ensuring companies follow the rule of law in maintaining safe worksites". EMMA MAIDEN, Assistant Secretary, Unions NSW: "Workers are being killed and maimed at alarming rates. Yet the NSW Government has decimated the system that was meant to provide support for injured workers until they get back on their feet". ROWAN KERNEBONE, Co-ordinator Injured Workers Support Network, is an advocate for a fairer system of workers compensation for injured and ill workers and their families. The ISWSN's priority is to help injured workers gain the services to which they are entitled Speakers also respond to questions from the audience. https://bmuc.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/deaths-at-work-politics-in-pub-29-april.html