Day of Mourning 2025: Yukon workers remembered
WHITEHORSE: Yukoners are invited to the Workers’ Memorial in Shipyards Park to commemorate the Day of Mourning. The event will also be streamed online at both the Yukon Federation of Labour’s Facebook page and the YFL website at 12:00 pm on Monday, April 28.
The Day of Mourning is an opportunity to honour those who died in work-related incidents or as a result of occupational disease and reflect upon workers who have been injured on the job.
In 2024, 703 workers were injured in the Yukon, of those, 377 required time away from their jobs to recover. There were two confirmed workplace fatalities.
Quotes
On this Day of Mourning, we honour those we’ve lost by recommitting to the safety of those still with us through care, vigilance and the shared responsibility to prevent future tragedies.
– Yukon Federation of Labour President Teresa Acheson
We take this time to remember, reflect and inspire action. Every injury prevented, every voice heard, and every hazard corrected is a step toward a safer future and honours those we’ve lost.
– Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board a/President/CEO Catherine Jones
Quick facts
- Every year, on April 28, the nation pauses to remember friends, colleagues and family members who have died or have been injured as a result of a workplace incident or injury. On this date, we renew our commitment to health and safety in the workplace.
- The Canadian Labour Congress declared April 28 an annual day of remembrance in 1984, and the federal government entrenched it in 1991 in the Workers Mourning Day Act.
- Outside of Canada, the day is commonly referred to as Workers' Memorial Day. It is observed in more than 80 countries.
Related information
Contact
Taryn Brickner
a/Manager of Communications and Social Marketing
Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board
Phone: 867-332-1462
Email: [email protected]
Teresa Acheson
President
Yukon Federation of Labour
Phone: 867-456-8250
Email: [email protected]