Families, friends, colleagues and activists held a march and vigil Monday to remember construction workers who died on the job.

The march began in Lower Manhattan and then went over the Brooklyn Bridge, where a candlelight vigil was held.

According to OSHA, there have been nearly 500 construction-related fatalities in the past 10 years.

Three workers were killed this month in three separate incidents, all in one week.

Those who attended Monday's vigil are calling on lawmakers to pass new laws to protect employees in the building trades.

"We, as construction workers, we are afraid for our lives because construction companies aren't taking the appropriate measures to keep us safe in our workplaces," said Jose Payares, a construction worker.

"We want to make sure that the community knows we're doing as much as we can to make sure workers are protected, but also remembered," said Manny Castro, executive director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment.

The names and images of those construction workers that were lost were displayed on the wall of the bridge.