WORKERS, trade union activists and council members joined together to remember those who lost their lives at work.
The event, in Bishopbriggs, was held to mark International Workers Memorial Day.
They gathered at a memorial cairn in Bishopbriggs which marks the Cadder pit disaster in 1913 when 22 miners died lost their lives.
Council leader Rhondda Geekie opened the event with a poem and prayer. She said: “It’s important on occasions like International Workers Memorial Day to reflect on the changes that have been made to increase workplace safety, while taking time to remember the people who have lost their lives or been seriously injured.
“As East Dunbartonshire’s largest employer we are proud to be part of such a poignant, worldwide event.”
Gerry Mallon, convener of the GMB Union, thanked everyone who went to the “dignified and thought-provoking service.”
He added: “This is the third year that the ceremony has been held and I’m pleased it has become an annual event to remember those who have been seriously injured or lost their lives at work.”
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