Stoimenidis: 179 deaths from occupational accidents in 2023 – “Occupational diseases are not recorded in Greece”
The main proposals of the unions for the defense and protection of workers’ health and safety were presented at a press conference by Andreas Stoimenidis, president of Federation of Associations of Employees of Technical Enterprises of Greece (OSETEE) and of the European Organization for Health and Safety at Work (EU OSHA) and Secretary of Health and Safety at Work of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE).
As mentioned, the main proposals are the following:
“- The reinstatement of Collective Labor Agreements
– The inclusion of the Occupational Health and Safety course in the timetable, from primary to higher education
– The establishment of an occupational accidents and diseases body
– The strengthening and staffing of SEPE
– The strengthening and independent operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the SEM
– The essential operation of the National Council for Health and Safety at Work (ESYAE)
– The creation of Occupational Health and Safety Directorates at regional and municipal level
– The creation of special prevention departments, which will include occupational medicine in all hospitals
– Development of a national, public program of mandatory, periodical, preventive checks in workplaces
– Development of a special program of generalized, practical specialization in occupational medicine
– Reform of the system for announcing and recording occupational diseases and accidents at work, as well as the system for monitoring, evaluating and exploiting the data
– Information and certification of each employee in each job position”.
At the same time, Mr. Stoimenidis cited data from the OSETEE survey, according to which, “in 2023, 179 workers lost their lives in occupational accidents and 287 were seriously injured nationwide. In 2022, 104 workers died in workplace accidents and 140 were seriously injured. Also, based on data from ELSTAT, 46 workers lost their lives in 2018, 51 workers in 2019, 41 workers in 2020 and 31 workers in 2021”.
Among other things, Mr. Stoimenidis emphasized that occupational diseases are not registered in Greece.
Source: Skai
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