OSHA Media Advisory
Release Number: 13-792-NAT
April 26, 2013
Contact: Adriano Llosa
Phone: 202-693-4686
Email: llosa.adriano.t@dol.gov
US Department of Labor to hold Workers' Memorial Day program
Panel discussion to address protecting contingent and temporary workers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor will commemorate Workers' Memorial Day on April 29 with a program at its Cesar Chavez Auditorium to honor workers who died on the job.
The program will feature speeches by acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris and the assistant secretaries for occupational safety and health, and mine safety and health. They will be followed by remarks from family members of people who died on the job and a panel discussion on the importance of safety and health protections for contingent and temporary workers.
Workers' Memorial Day is observed nationally on April 28.
| WHO: | Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main Executive Director of the National Employment Law Project Chris Owens Director, Welcome Center and Education at CASA de Maryland Alma Couverthie Family members of workers who died on the job |
| WHAT: | Workers' Memorial Day program |
| WHERE: | U.S. Department of Labor Cesar Chavez Auditorium 200 Constitution Ave. NW (Third and C Streets entrance) Washington, D.C. 20210 |
| WHEN: | Monday, April 29 10:30 a.m. EDT |
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