Workers’ Memorial Day is an international trade union movement that honours working people killed and injured because of their work. We honour all workers, and their whanau, who have been impacted by workplace accidents, illnesses, and injuries in the last year.

Workers’ Memorial Day is also a call for protecting and improving the systems intended to keep workers safe and healthy at work.

In New Zealand, the number of workplace injuries, fatalities, and deaths from work-related health remain unacceptably high. Every week 18 workers are killed as a consequence of their work, every 15 minutes a worker suffers an injury that requires more than week off work.

Every one of these incidents are preventable.

Workers’ Memorial Day Events 2025

Unions will be hosting #IWMD events across the motu, find one near you:

Location	Date	Details
Wellington	Monday 28 April 10.30am	VENUE: Workers’ Memorial Stone – Te Papa Waterfront, Followed by morning tea Facebook event page
Manawatu	Monday 28 April 12pm	VENUE: Workers’ Memorial, Memorial Park, Fitzroy Street entrance
Christchurch	Monday 28 April 11.45am	VENUE: Canterbury Workers’ Memorial, Science Alive Reserve Off Gasson Street behind Moorhouse NPD service station.
Otago	Monday 28 April 11.45am	VENUE: Otago Workers’ Memorial, Market Reserve Princes Street