As we take time today to commemorate Worker’s Day as the ID we CHOOSE to FOCUS on the RIGHTS of the worker in the workplace in terms of Health and Safety, beyond the fall of our ex-political leaders that sacrificed their lives to ensure our Democracy. There are workers DAILY in our Country that PAY a costly price for their safety.   As the ID we DEDICATE this day to the countless numbers of workers that go to work in conditions that result in both injury and death, with limited knowledge of their Constitutional Rights to a safe and healthy WORKPLACE.   On average per annum there are at least 450 000 workers that are maimed and at least 900 reported DEATHS in our workplaces.   The GREATEST tragedy is that MANY workers AND their FAMILIES are UNAWARE of their RIGHT to COMPENSATION. There is provision in Legislation for R8000 to be made IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE per worker in the event of a DEATH, but MANY families struggle to bury their dead in DIGNITY.   Workplace SAFETY must be placed firmly on the agenda to ENSURE the ADVANCEMENT of the RIGHTS of workers. As the ID we will be engaging with the prescripts of the Occupational Health and Safety Act as well as the Compensation of Occupational Health and Safety Act to:   1.               Ensure WORKPLACE safety across industries; 2.               Ensure that when WORKERS are injured they RECEIVE QUALITY treatment; 3.               That they are COMPENSATED in terms of INJURIES; 4.               That in the event of DEATH that their FAMILIES are PAID IMMEDIATELY;   As the ID we will make our RESOURCES available for the advancement of worker rights in terms of Safety. In the event that workers suffer injuries and await compensation as well as workers that have been injured and are awaiting compensation, send a fax to 021 403 2350.   The ID has launched a SPECIFIC CAMPIAGN for WORKER SAFETY RIGHTS and further information WILL be made AVAILABLE in the Press – please look out for details.