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Death of a worker in Amorebieta-Etxano, the nineteenth century

  • The 46-year-old worker died of a heart attack in the steel company Forging Steel Products on 3 May.

04 May 2021 - 09:12
Zarata mediatikoz beteriko garai nahasiotan, merkatu logiketatik urrun eta irakurleengandik gertu dagoen kazetaritza beharrezkoa dela uste baduzu, ARGIA bultzatzera animatu nahi zaitugu. Geroz eta gehiago gara, jarrai dezagun txikitik eragiten.

This is the 19th worker who died in the workplace this year. In order to denounce this death, on May 5, colleagues will take a half-hour break and will concentrate at 13:30 at the door of the company.


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