A group gathers at the reserve to call for better protection at workplaces. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH.
Dunedin girl Leiha Ryall (10) plants a cross representing a dead worker at the Otago Workers' Memorial in the Market Reserve yesterday.
Co-organiser Fiona Matapo said it was an opportunity for union representatives, families of those who had died and members of the wider community to come together and acknowledge those people.
The memorial was a collaboration between unions and the Dunedin City Council 12 years ago to remember workers who had died, she said.
They held the remembrance ceremony every year on International Workers Day.
Rail and Maritime Transport Union member Pat Tutty said safety was a major concern in the rail industry.
``We want to ensure our employers keep good health and safety, and allow us to monitor it too. We're all responsible for each other.''
The union was fortunate to have a good relationship with Dunedin Railways, she said.
