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In December 1990, this day became a national observance in Canada with the passing of the Workers Mourning Day Act, so that on April 28, 1991, it was officially the National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace; making April 28, an official Workers' Mourning Day. [2] [3]
National Day of Mourning (United States protest), an American Indian protest held on the fourth Thursday of November; National Day of Mourning (Canadian observance), held 28 April, a commemoration of workers killed or injured on the job; Nakba Day, annual commemoration of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight on 15 May by Palestinians ...
Workers' Memorial Day, also known as International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured, takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. [1] In Canada, it is commemorated as the National ...
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Canada: 1 An eight-day mourning period was declared from April 9 to April 17; with national flag placed at half-mast at all federal buildings.first time mourning was declared in the country since 2010. [249] April 17 was designated a national day of mourning. [249] Georgia: 1 4 citizens drowned in the Enguri River [250] [251] Dominican Republic: 1
On the national day of mourning, the federal government will be closed, as will the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. All governmental flags will be lowered to half-staff for 30 days following.
For the first time this year, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day were declared on Sept. 30 in Canada to mark the lost children and survivors who were taken from ...
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