On 14 March, Laurent Pietraszewski, Secretary of State to the Minister of Labor, Employment and Integration, in charge of pensions and health at work, presented a plan (2022-2025) to the social partners that aims to tackle workplace accidents. It includes awareness-raising actions for those most at risk, and it aims to strengthen prevention and emphasise social dialogue. However, with the number of fatal accidents remaining high, the trade unions are underwhelmed by this half-hearted plan.
According to the national Health Insurance administration more than 600 people die every year in a work-related accident. Falls, accidents, dangerous machinery … the Twitter account, Accident du travail : silence des ouvriers meurent (Accident at work: silence of the workers who die) meticulously lists these tragedies and calls for the authorities to pay attention. These incidents particularly concern young people and precarious workers, be they on temporary or seconded employment, and it is wi
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