International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) is the day that the trade union movement unites to remember workers at home and across the globe who have paid the ultimate price, those who left for work and never returned.
International Workers’ Memorial Day is on Monday 28th April 2025.
Events take place across Scotland to commemorate those who lost their lives at work:
Friday 25th April
- Bathgate (11:00am): Workers Memorial, Bathgate Sports Centre, Torpichen Road
- Coatbridge (12 noon): Summerlee Industrial Museum, Heritage Way, Coatbridge
- Glasgow (12 noon): Workers Memorial, People’s Palace / Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green
- Kirkcaldy (11:00am): Memorial Tree, Beveridge Park
Saturday 26th April
- Alexandria (1:00pm): Memorial Tree, Christie Park
- Aberdeen (12:30pm): Workers’ Memorial, Persley Walled Garden, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
- Edinburgh (12:30pm): Memorial and Tree, West Princes Street Gardens
- Falkirk (11:00am): Bandstand, Callendar Riggs, Falkirk
- Kilmarnock (11:00am): Memorial Tree, Dean Country Park
- Paisley (12 noon): Workers Memorial, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
- Renfrew (11:00am): Workers Memorial Cairn, Robertson Park, Paisley Road
Monday 28th April
- Aberdeen (10:30am): Duthie Park, Polmuir Road, Aberdeen AB11 7TH
- Aberdeen (12:00pm): Johnston Gardens, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen AB15 7XE
- Aberdeen (11:30am): IWMD Church Service, Level 2 of the Pink Zone in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
- Bishopbriggs (1:00pm): Cadders Pit Memorial Cairn, Bishopbriggs Library & Community Hub
- Dundee (12 noon): City Square, Dundee
- Forfar (11:00am): Forfar Community Campus, Kirriemuir Road, Forfar
- Inverness (12:30pm): Workers Memorial, Friars Shott, Huntly Street
- Orkney (11:15am): Community Centre, Kirkwall
- Orkney (12:30pm): Orkney Island Council, Orkney
- Orkney (2:30pm): Community Centre, Kirkwall
