Trade unionists and concerned members of the broader community held a rally in Sydney's Martin Place on October 28, 2009 to protest draft federal and uniform state laws which will put workers' safety at greater risk. About 7000 workers die in Australian workplaces every year and another 690,000 are injured. The Rudd Labor federal government was elected on the back of a mass campaign for workplace rights but that same Labor government is now attacking workers' rights.
