This day is set aside to remind all of us of our responsibilities to do all we can to be safe and healthy at our places of work wherever they are! We all have a role to play:
governments are responsible for providing appropriate laws and services - including inspections to ensure compliance;
employers are responsible for ensuring that the working environment is safe and healthy;
workers we are responsible to work safely and to protect ourselves and not to endanger others.
This is a lovely day to celebrate! Humans seem to have a universal desire to dance. It happens across all societies and it was wonderful in 2019 that we had our own flashmob dance in the Peace Garden to mark this event. Here it is!
We give thanks for journalists who investigate, inform and celebrate.
Strengthen and direct all who write what many read,
and speak where many listen.
May they be courageous in confronting evil and injustice:
and understanding and compassionate of human weakness;
seeking always to convey not just aspects of truth but the whole truth.
May they act with honesty and integrity,
And feel protected and empowered to challenge oppression in all its forms.