Fed: Negligent bosses are criminals, unions say
Unions say employers who let employees die should face criminal charges, as unionsmark an international day of mourning for workers.
The journalists' union has called on governments and armies to ensure journalists'safety during times of conflict, after 17 media workers, including Australian PAUL MORAN,were killed in the Iraq war.
At services across Australia to mark the International Day of Mourning for Deaths inthe Workplace, unions have called for tougher fines and jail terms for bosses who putworkers' lives at risk.
NSW Labor Council secretary JOHN ROBERTSON says with 2,700 work-related deaths in Australiaeach year, state governments should use the criminal code to capture negligent employers.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union wants the federal government to build anational memorial dedicated to Australians killed or injured at work.
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KEYWORD: WORKERS (SYDNEY)
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