International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work
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Hartles, Sharon (2025).International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work
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Abstract:
In this article, Sharon Hartles marks IWMD25 by exposing how systemic violence—from workplace deaths to Grenfell—is rooted in austerity, deregulation, and profit-driven neglect. She challenges legal definitions of crime, showing how the law protects capital while ignoring preventable harms. Calling this social murder, she urges us to remember the dead and fight for the living.
Keywords: International Workers’ Memorial Day, Workplace Safety, Worker Fatalities, Social Murder, Health and Safety.
International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work
Hartles, Sharon (2025). International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work
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HERC Blog on International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25)_ Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work _ Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative PREVIEW - Published preview Version of Record
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Abstract:
In this article, Sharon Hartles marks IWMD25 by exposing how systemic violence—from workplace deaths to Grenfell—is rooted in austerity, deregulation, and profit-driven neglect. She challenges legal definitions of crime, showing how the law protects capital while ignoring preventable harms. Calling this social murder, she urges us to remember the dead and fight for the living.
Keywords: International Workers’ Memorial Day, Workplace Safety, Worker Fatalities, Social Murder, Health and Safety.
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Hartles, S. (2025, April 28). International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work. The Open University, HERC Blog. https://www5.open.ac.uk/research-centres/herc/blog/international-workers-memorial-day-iwmd25-confronting-deadly-cost-work
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Hartles, Sharon. "International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work." The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative, 28 Apr. 2025, https://www5.open.ac.uk/research-centres/herc/blog/international-workers-memorial-day-iwmd25-confronting-deadly-cost-work.
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Hartles, Sharon. "International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work." The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative, last modified April 28, 2025. https://www5.open.ac.uk/research-centres/herc/blog/international-workers-memorial-day-iwmd25-confronting-deadly-cost-work.
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Hartles, S., 2025, 'International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work', The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative, 28 April, https://www5.open.ac.uk/research-centres/herc/blog/international-workers-memorial-day-iwmd25-confronting-deadly-cost-work.
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