12/12/2024
2024 is 'painted' with the blackest colors for the working world with 140 workers losing their lives in the line of duty and 230 being seriously injured, according to data from OSETEE (Federation of Technical Enterprises Employees' Associations) presented at the conference Labor Center of Thessaloniki.
Agricultural and construction sectors are the negative protagonists in labor accidents. In Thessaloniki, many occupational accidents and disasters occur in industrial zones and construction sites (renovations, etc.) with the average age of the victims showing increasing trends.
In relation to the official data of ELSTAT, which has a deviation of two years, the difference is chaotic. More precisely, in 2021, the Greek Statistical Authority recorded only 31 occupational accidents and in 2020 another 41.
The black list is constantly expanding in recent years with 104 workers falling victim to occupational accidents in 2022 and 179 in 2023. The data on occupational accidents and accidents in the country and in particular in Northern Greece are of great concern. Absence of controls, non-observance of rules and safety measures on the part of employers, grueling hours, understaffed audit services, undeclared work, absence of Collective Labor Agreements, lack of social dialogue and 'unclear' legal framework, result in a rapid increase in accidents.
Με τα πλέον μελανά χρώματα «βάφεται» το 2024 για τον εργατικό κόσμο με 140 εργαζόμενους να χάνουν την ζωή τους την ώρα του καθήκοντος και 230 να τραυματίζονται σοβαρά, σύ...