On 23 April, the 36-year-old working woman of Artiach died in a traffic accident at Zaratamo. This is the 21st fatal accident recorded in Euskal Herria so far this year. The LAB syndicate has denounced that "since it was a traffic accident that occurred while going home from work, the Labor Inspectorate will not open any investigation and we hope it will be managed as a normal traffic accident. But from the LAB union we want to make it clear that accidents in itinere, being accidents at work, are largely controllable". They have stressed that this accident has a number of characteristics: "The accident took place at 6:00 a.m. after the end of the night shift. At the end of the night shift, fatigue is an important risk factor. Is this relevant risk factor identified in the company's risk assessment? Has any preventive action been taken to control this? Does the company have a mobility plan? To this must be added that the worker was in a temporary contract".

They call on Osalan and the Inspectorate to investigate road traffic accidents: "If the Administration itself does not investigate accidents in itinere, companies will not take measures to control them either. We therefore call on Osalan to launch an accident control campaign in itinere and to integrate mobility plans as soon as possible. Because the integration of these measures would greatly control the rate of accidents in itinere".

Accidents involving work shifts have a woman's face, as they are the ones with the most fractionated days, which forces them to make more trips.

They also hide the psychosocial diseases of work

In a joint communiqué, the ESK and STEILAS trade unions say that the most hidden sack among occupational diseases is that of psychosocial risks: "Psychosocial risks remain in the shadows for mutual societies and prevention services. Excessive work rhythms, toxic business cultures, aggressive controls, excessive tasks and functions...". These risks are more borne by women, as they "suffer more than men the double presence", the "constant concern" for the care accumulated in their double work shifts". Trade unions report that psychological and psychiatric illnesses related to psychosocial risks are not yet measured, analyzed or resolved: "Stress, anxiety, depression and, ultimately, suicides, continue to be concealed by mutual societies and prevention services and are therefore treated as if they were not occupational diseases and, therefore, the responsibility of companies is concealed."

Thousands of cancers per job, visualized by dozens of

For its part, the CCOO trade union has stated that 90% of occupational diseases are hidden in the Basque Country. It is diseases not related to the muscles and bones that are not declared at work: cancers, mental disorders and pathologies. The report by Gessamí Forner in El Salto shows that between 4% and 12% of cancers are related to occupational exposure.

In the report, the CCOO trade union has stated that most cancers recognized as occupational diseases come from masculinized labor sectors, as is the case with the industry. On the contrary, the cancers of the feminized labor sectors are the ones that hide the most, those that are denied the condition of occupational disease, such as cleaners or hairdressers who have to come into contact with toxic products.

They warn that non-identification as an occupational disease has a serious effect: - They're not expected. So, thousands of workers are going to keep getting sick."

COVID-19 is an occupational disease for social and health workers

ESK and STEILAS have jointly published the abovementioned document in which they state that the recognition of COVID-19 as occupational health in the field of socio-health "has not been peaceful". According to data provided by CCOO, the Department of Health recognizes that between 2020-2021 in the Spanish State 180,000 people were infected with COVID-19, of which only 26,000 were treated as an occupational disease. And recognition as an occupational disease implies proportional compensation.