Spain : the CCOO battle on the issue of risks prevention at work

The main Spanish trade union Confederation launched a public awareness campaign inviting workers to seriously consider the psychosocial risks threatening them. With this campaign, the trade union confederation wants to promote the method of risks evaluation called the Copenhagen survey. This comes as the question of health and safety at work is now a major issue. The main Spanish trade union confederation is asking companies and authorities to assume their responsibilities after the deadly work accidents which took place in the construction sector this summer. (Ref. 06830)
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Evaluating the psychosocial risks. The information campaign launched by the main Spanish trade-union confederation will include seminars and the diffusion of leaflets inviting employees to stand up for their rights. This public awareness campaign aims at promoting the CoPsoQ method (psychosocial survey of Copenhagen, prepared by Danish researchers and promoted at the European level) supposed to allow the evaluation of risks linked to the work organization. This survey was adapted to Spanish s

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