EDITOR'S NOTE: The photo shows an International Workers Day parade in Poland. The banner says “peace, work, security.” Members of the crowd are carrying Polish and Ukrainian flags.

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH

AFL-CIO report highlights workplace deaths in 2021

Wis Business

By BILL LONDRIGAN

Today is Workers’ Memorial Day around the globe and there are hundreds of commemorations planned for today and tomorrow.  

Our latest report uncovered some startling news—the rate of death on the job for Black workers grew to the highest number in nearly two decades. Latino workers have the greatest risk of dying on the job, and their fatality rate has grown by 13% over the past decade.

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