In 2023, France recorded 668,510 workplace accidents, with a worrying prevalence among young people and in high-risk sectors such as temporary work, transport, construction, and health, especially in regions like Brittany, Loire-Atlantique, and the Southwest. (translated)
Belgian justice does not follow up on more than half of work accident cases, an alarming observation reinforced by the tragedy of the Oxy tower in Brussels, which resulted in the deaths of six workers, and highlighting that every year, thousands of people suffer serious injuries or die due to dangerous working conditions. (translated)
Jan Knockaert, coordinator of Fairwork Belgium, emphasizes in a report that thousands of work accidents in Belgium escape official statistics due to gaps in the reporting of accidents, particularly among precarious workers such as undocumented migrants and posted workers, who often do not know their rights and are pressured to minimize or not report their accidents. (translated)
Le gouvernement français souhaite réduire les indemnisations pour les accidents du travail afin de réaliser 800 millions d'euros d'économies, mais syndicats et employeurs demandent une évaluation de l'impact d'un plafonnement des indemnités journalières à 1,8 Smic, tout en soulignant le problème de la sous-déclaration des accidents du travail qui continue d'affecter les statistiques et le déficit de la branche AT-MP de la Sécurité sociale. #AccidentsDuTravail #Indemnités #SécuritéSociale
L'incendie sur le chantier de rénovation d'un immeuble à Bruxelles, qui a causé la mort de six ouvriers, met en lumière la fréquence des accidents du travail, souvent négligée dans le débat public. #AccidentsDuTravail #SécuritéAuTravail #Bruxelles
