BRADFORDIANS came together to make International Workers’ Memorial Day today, paying tribute to those who have lost their lives at work.

The event was at the Memorial Garden behind City Hall, and this year there was a particular focus on frontline workers who lost their lives to Covid-19.

This includes health and care workers, taxi drivers and many more who sacrificed their lives to keep essential services going throughout the pandemic.

The Government does not publish statistics on those who contracted Covid at work, but the Office for National Statistics says: “Analysis shows that jobs with regular exposure to Covid-19 and those working in close proximity to others continue to have higher Covid-19 death rates when compared with the rest of the working age population.”

The event was organised by the Bradford and Shipley Trades Council and was attended by over a dozen organisations.

They all held a one-minute silence as a mark of respect.

The president of the Bradford and Shipley Trades Union Council, Frank Robson, also laid a wreath on the Bradford Memorial Stone, along with Unite member Isobel Cooke.

Mr Robson said: “This year we are especially remembering the hundreds of Bradford workers who kept life almost normal by going to work and paid for their dedication with their lives.”