One worker died in the Basque Country every three days, since the beginning of the year
- The 47-year-old died on Tuesday in Durango and is the 14th accidentally killed in Euskal Herria, according to LAB data. The worker died when he worked on the roof of Fumbarri and worked for a subcontracted company. Trade unions have called for stoppages and mergers for Wednesday.
The 47-year-old worker was seriously injured on Tuesday in the San Roque district of Durango, falling 15 meters high in the reform of the roof of the Fumbarri foundry.
The worker worked for the Portocovers subcontract, based in Lantarón, according to CCOO. Osalan explains that the Ertzaintza is investigating what happened.
According to data provided by LAB, the harness was in place, but some safety measures may be lacking: "It is common for the works not to have a preventive resource that guarantees safety measures, and thus workers are often forced to work without safety," the union explains.
"Precariousness, besides being a form of exploitation, is a risk factor for occupational
mortality" (LAB union)
Construction has become one of the most deadly sectors, and has highlighted that this is a consequence of the poor conditions they live: long days, subcontracting, false self-employed, lack of training... "Precariousness, besides being a form of exploitation, is a risk factor for occupational mortality," he explains.
The ELA trade union has also denounced the death and stressed that, in addition to the direct responsibilities of the companies, there are "other persons responsible": "Governments and entities without resources or priorities."
Every three days a death
The beginning of the year is being very black in terms of accidents at work and deaths at work. In 44 days there have been 14 deaths in the Basque Country, according to LAB count, or the same thing: every three days a worker has died in a situation of need.
Faced with this situation, the unions LAB, ESK, STEILAS, EHNE-Etxalde and Hiru have called for a mobilization in Bilbao this Wednesday, from the headquarters of the Basque Government, to denounce the harsh beginning of 2024 "in the face of the attitude of the employers and governments".
In addition, a strike will take place in Durango called by the Funbarri Works Council (LAB and CCOO) and a concentration has been called on in the workshop portal for workers, which ELA has also supported.
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