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Motion for a resolution on the need to reduce work-related fatalities
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Amendment 1
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 5
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| – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, | – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular article 31, stating that every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity, |
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Amendment 2
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
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| – having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2025 on digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work, |
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Amendment 3
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; | B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; whereas workers in sectors such as health and social care are exposed to violence and psychosocial risks, and also face significant and often underestimated safety risks; |
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Amendment 4
Maravillas Abadía Jover
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; | B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in sectors with high incidence of occupational accidents such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; |
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Amendment 5
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; | B. whereas 3 298 fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; |
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Amendment 6
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; | B. whereas 3 298 fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; |
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Amendment 7
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas 3 298 million fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; | B. whereas 3,298 fatal accidents at work and around 2.8 million non-fatal accidents resulting in at least four days’ absence from work were recorded in the European Union in 2023, and whereas these statistics continue to highlight serious problems in high-risk sectors such as construction, transport, manufacturing and agriculture; |
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Amendment 8
Pál Szekeres
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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| Ba. whereas insufficient attention is unjustifiably given to the fact that a workplace accident also includes accidents that occur while commuting to or from work provided that the injured person was traveling along the most direct route and did not interrupt the journey without justified reason; or if the accident occurred in a vehicle owned, leased, or provided by the employer; |
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Amendment 9
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
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| C. whereas a significant number of work-related fatalities are due to occupational diseases, and these are often underestimated or under-reported; | C. whereas a significant number of work-related deaths are caused by occupational diseases, which are too often underestimated, under-recognised and under-reported, notably due to the inequalities in access to care, prevention and follow-up, inadequate traceability of exposures, and latency of certain medical conditions; whereas underreporting undermines prevention policies and hampers the development of evidence-based measures; |
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Amendment 10
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
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| C. whereas a significant number of work-related fatalities are due to occupational diseases, and these are often underestimated or under-reported; | C. whereas a significant number of work-related fatalities are due to occupational diseases, and these are often underestimated or under-reported; whereas underreporting and insufficient recognition of occupational diseases undermine effective prevention policies, compensation mechanisms and enforcement systems, and hampers the development of evidence-based measures; |
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Amendment 11
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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| Ca. whereas the intensification of work, the proliferation of flexible and atypical forms of work, the extensive use of subcontracting and the privatisation of critical sectors may increase occupational risks when not accompanied by strict enforcement of health and safety rules; |
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Amendment 12
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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| Ca. whereas work-related deaths are often more linked to negligence and deliberate non-compliance, including the choice of employers to bypass rules in order to reduce costs or maximise profit, rather than to a lack of knowledge of the applicable rules; |
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Amendment 13
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
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| Cb. whereas work-related fatalities increasingly occur within complex subcontracting and supply-chain arrangements, which may diffuse responsibility and weaken the enforcement of occupational safety and health standards; whereas stronger due diligence and liability frameworks are necessary to ensure accountability along the entire chain of production and service provision; whereas vertical subcontracting chains sectors should be limited to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor; |
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Amendment 14
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D
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| D. whereas the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases is a cornerstone of European social policy and of the right of free movement of workers, and whereas this is not only a legal obligation stemming from EU law, and in particular Council Directive 89/391/EC, and from national legal systems, but also a strategic social and economic investment that can generate positive and lasting effects for workers, enterprises and communities as a whole, by helping to reduce risks, limit the socio-economic costs of accidents at work and ensure the overall improvement of the quality and sustainability of working environments; | D. whereas the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases is a cornerstone of European social policy and of the right of free movement of workers, and whereas this is not only a legal obligation stemming from EU law, and in particular Council Directive 89/391/EEC, and from national legal systems, but also a strategic social and economic investment that can generate positive and lasting effects for workers, enterprises and communities as a whole, by helping to reduce risks, limit the socio-economic costs of accidents at work and ensure the overall improvement of the quality and sustainability of working environments; |
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Amendment 15
Pál Szekeres
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
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| Da. whereas the EU shall promote a genuinely worker-friendly and balanced regulatory framework that protects employees’ health and safety while safeguarding jobs, fostering partnership over overregulation, and recognizing workplace safety as a shared value that also supports competitiveness, ensuring that every worker can leave for work with the confidence of returning home safely to their family; |
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Amendment 16
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
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| E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies and globalisation – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; | E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies and globalisation – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; whereas the effective implementation of Vision Zero requires actions and measurable, time-bound targets at both EU and national level in order to effectively reduce fatal and non-fatal occupational accidents and work-related diseases; |
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Amendment 17
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
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| E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies and globalisation – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; | E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, precarious work including subcontracted work, seasonal work and posted work, an increasing share of young workers in insecure and high-risk jobs, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies and globalisation – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; |
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Amendment 18
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
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| E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies and globalisation – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; | E. whereas deep-seated changes in the world of work – including the spread of non-standard forms of work, an ageing workforce, digitalisation, the introduction of new technologies, globalisation, climate change, and extreme temperatures – have resulted in greater psychosocial risks, work-related stress and new occupational health challenges, necessitating broader and mainstreamed prevention strategies; |
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Amendment 19
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. whereas climate change, including rising temperatures, more frequent and intense heatwaves, and other extreme weather events, poses a growing and multifaceted risk to workers’ health, safety and working conditions across the European Union; notes that prolonged heat exposure can lead to serious health consequences such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses, while also increasing the likelihood of fatigue, reduced concentration, impaired decision-making and work-related accidents; underlines that current protective measures at EU and national level remain limited, with few Member States defining safe temperature thresholds or binding rules for workplaces, highlighting the need for comprehensive assessment, prevention and adaptation strategies; |
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Amendment 20
Maravillas Abadía Jover
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. whereas certain professional activities are characterised by a structural and permanent exposure to serious physical risk or death resulting not from accidental or environmental conditions, but from the deliberate use of violence by third parties; whereas such exposure is intrinsic to the exercise of public authority functions involving the legitimate and necessary use of force, in particular in the context of combating increasingly organised and cross-border criminal activity within the Union; whereas this structural exposure differentiates them from other forms of hazardous work and warrants specific recognition at Union level; |
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Amendment 21
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. whereas the objective of Vision Zero requires that no worker be excluded from occupational health and safety protection; whereas certain categories of workers, including domestic workers employed in private households, remain partially or wholly excluded from the scope of application of Directive 89/391/EEC; whereas such exclusions undermine the principle of equal protection, particularly for women, migrant workers and workers in vulnerable situations; |
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Amendment 22
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
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| Eb. whereas the objective of Vision Zero requires that no worker be excluded from occupational health and safety protection; whereas certain categories of workers, including domestic workers employed in private households, remain partially or wholly excluded from the scope of application of Directive 89/391/EEC; whereas such exclusions undermine equal protection, particularly for women, migrant workers and workers in vulnerable situations; |
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Amendment 23
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. whereas psychosocial risks at work (such as chronic stress, burnout and harassment) are a major and growing driver of ill-health and work-related deaths, yet often remain underestimated, under-reported and insufficiently prevented; |
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Amendment 24
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
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| Eb. whereas a good psychological working environment is essential for workers’ mental and physical well-being; whereas psychosocial risks may arise from poor work design, inadequate organisation or management practice, and may result in negative psychosocial, physical and social outcomes such as stress, anxiety, burnout and depression; whereas prolonged exposure to adverse psychosocial working conditions has been associated with severe mental health consequences, including long-term illness and an increased risk of suicide; |
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Amendment 25
Pál Szekeres
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. whereas the key to preventing accidents is thorough employee information and training combined with the sharing of best practices, investment in safety technologies and automation, as well as an effective and supportive monitoring system; |
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Amendment 26
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital Ε a (new)
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| Ea. whereas the rationale of competitiveness and reducing ‘labour costs’ systematically leads to a lowering of safety standards; |
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Amendment 27
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital Ε b (new)
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| Eb. whereas the most vulnerable categories of workers, including women, young people, migrants, temporary workers and workers in high-risk sectors, are disproportionately affected by accidents at work and occupational diseases; |
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Amendment 28
Maravillas Abadía Jover
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
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| Eb. whereas in recent years several Member States have reported a significant increase in attacks against public authority officials performing law enforcement duties; |
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Amendment 29
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
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| Ec. whereas the increasing use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management systems in the workplace can intensify workloads, increase psychosocial risks, undermine workers’ autonomy, and create new health and safety risks, including through undue surveillance and unrealistic productivity targets; |
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Amendment 30
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
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| Ed. whereas the increasing use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management systems in the workplace may intensify work pace and workload, increase psychosocial risks, undermine workers’ autonomy, and create new occupational health and safety risks, including through undue surveillance and the imposition of unrealistic productivity targets; |
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Amendment 31
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
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| Ec. whereas workplace violence or bullying have been linked to serious psychological harm, including suicidal behaviour; whereas such violence, which is often reported in healthcare sectors, has been clearly associated with an increased risk of suicide and attempted suicide1a; | |
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| 1a For example: Hanson et al., Association of workplace violence and bullying with later suicide risk, 2023 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266723000968?via%3Dihub) |
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Amendment 32
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
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| Ee. whereas cancer is the leading cause of work-related deaths in the EU; whereas carcinogens contribute to a substantial number of occupational cancer deaths in the workplace every year; whereas between 50 and 70 substances or groups of substances have been identified by different agencies, stakeholders and WHO in priority lists of workplace carcinogens and mutagens for which binding limits are still needed; whereas in workplaces, workers can be exposed to a cocktail of substances, which can further increase health risks1a; | |
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| 1a EU-OSHA, Occupational cancer risk factors in Europe – Overview of the findings of the Workers’ Exposure Survey, 2025 |
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Amendment 33
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
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| Ef. whereas exposure to factors such as radiation, work-related stress, inadequate work organisation and working conditions has been linked to work-related cancer; whereas cases of skin cancer as one of the most widespread occupational diseases are increasing due to various factors such as climate change, while only a very small proportion of skin tumours that are work-related are recognised as occupational diseases; whereas outdoor workers, particularly those working in agriculture, forestry, construction and tourism sectors, face significant risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) as a result of prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR); |
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Amendment 34
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E g (new)
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| Eg. whereas it is important to apply a gender perspective to health and safety at work as workers may be differently exposed to, and more vulnerable to, various types of substances or risks depending on their gender; |
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Amendment 35
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E h (new)
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| Eh. whereas effective prevention strategies, awareness-raising measures, well-being initiatives and the promotion of a strong occupational health and safety culture are essential to preventing serious accidents and occupational diseases, and reducing work-related fatalities; whereas such preventive approaches not only protects workers’ health and safety, but also generates economic benefits for undertakings and society as a whole; |
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Amendment 36
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
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| F. whereas there is a need to step up the efforts to achieve the objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, in particular, Goal 8.8 ‘Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment’; | F. whereas there is a need to step up the efforts to achieve the objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, in particular, Goal 8.8 ‘Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment’; whereas the climate crisis and rising temperatures are already increasing heat-related occupational risks and fatalities, highlighting the need for effective prevention measures and binding measures on minimum and maximum working temperatures; |
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Amendment 37
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
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| Fa. whereas labour exploitation and abuse in the EU labour market constitute a serious and persistent problem, particularly in high-risk sectors, manifesting in various forms including work-related crime, undeclared and illegal work, the grey economy, social dumping, labour exploitation and modern slavery; whereas such unsafe, unregulated and abusive working environments undermine occupational safety and health standards and increase the risk of workplace accidents, injuries and work-related fatalities; |
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Amendment 38
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
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| Fa. whereas young workers might have an increased vulnerability to serious accidents at work compared with their older colleagues, with rates more than 40% higher, reflecting their increased vulnerability due to limited work experience, insufficient training and reduced awareness of workplace hazards, and whereas they may be exposed to poor working conditions that can lead to occupational illnesses during youth or later in life; |
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Amendment 39
Maravillas Abadía Jover
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
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| Fa. whereas the current EU framework on occupational safety and health does not specifically address the structural risks associated with intentional violence against public authority officials, nor does it provide a harmonised recognition of such professions as high-risk professions at European Union level; |
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Amendment 40
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
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| Fb. whereas the specific training provided to volunteer firefighters, including first aid, risk assessment, evacuation procedures and fire prevention, has been shown to enhance workplace safety by enabling prompt and effective response to serious incidents and by fostering a culture of risk prevention, thereby contributing to reduced severity of workplace accidents; stresses that employers have a legal obligation under Directive 89/391/EEC to implement risk assessments, provide training, and ensure measures for first aid, fire-fighting and evacuation, and that supporting the skills of volunteer firefighters in the workplace can complement these obligations and further strengthen occupational safety; |
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Amendment 41
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
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| Fb. whereas a common variable in sectors with high risk of labour exploitation and serious occupational accidents is high labour intensity combined with long and complex subcontracting chains, vertically and horizontally, often due to poor training, inadequate protective equipment, unclear allocation of responsibilities, and fragmented management; whereas the collapse of a construction site in the Antwerp harbour in June 2021, in which five workers lost their lives and 20 were seriously injured, involved more than 280 subcontractors, illustrating the serious challenges posed by excessive subcontracting; |
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Amendment 42
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
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| Fc. whereas non-compliance with occupational health and safety legislation is a core part of labour exploitation, thereby undermining Vision Zero; |
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Amendment 43
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
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| Fd. whereas cross-border and migrant workers, including workers from third countries, are particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation and work-related crime through subcontracting, undeclared or illegal work, and bogus-self-employment; |
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Amendment 44
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
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| Fe. whereas research shows that migrant workers globally face approximately 70% higher risk of work-related fatal accidents compared with local workers1a; whereas studies indicate that migrant workers in the EU, particularly from Eastern Europe, face around 65% higher risk of fatal occupational accidents; whereas migrant workers face three times greater risk of work-related accidents and it is estimated that only about one in five accidents is reported; | |
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| 1a For example: Lau et al., Workplace mortality risk and social determinants among migrant workers, 2024 (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00226-3/fulltext) |
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Amendment 45
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
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| Ga. whereas the fundamental right of all workers to a safe working environment must be upheld, and measures for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases must be taken; whereas this requires effective enforcement, regular controls and dissuasive sanctions, backed by adequate resources for the competent authorities, notably the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Labour Authority (ELA); |
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Amendment 46
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
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| Ga. whereas ending work related deaths and accidents requires effective rules and regulations, enforcement, broad approach covering all work-related accidents and diseases, developing and nurturing a culture of prevention, acting on occupational health and safety in general, as well as adequate resourcing; |
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Amendment 47
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ga. whereas labour inspection plays a crucial role in ensuring effective implementation of occupational health and safety policies at national, regional and local level, and are essential in preventing labour exploitation and unsafe working conditions; |
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Amendment 48
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Gb. whereas trade unions and workers’ representatives are central actors in protecting workers’ health and safety; whereas their role should be strengthened, including in monitoring compliance and supporting the effective implementation of occupational health and safety standards; whereas they should be granted additional rights, training and resources to carry out independent workplace inspections and risk assessments, notably in sectors most affected and where needs are rapidly increasing; |
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Amendment 49
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Gb. whereas the current EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 is approaching its expiry; whereas renewed political commitment and an updated, more ambitious framework will be necessary to accelerate progress towards the Vision Zero objective; |
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Amendment 50
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
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| Gc. whereas effective occupational health and safety prevention and enforcement require properly resourced Member States’ labour inspectorates; whereas Member States should sustainably increase the total number of labour inspectors, to conform to and go beyond the International Labour Organisation (ILO) benchmark of 1 inspector per 10,000 workers, and aiming towards 1 inspector per 5,000 workers; whereas labour inspectorates’ prerogatives should be strengthened, including through the ability to order immediate work interruption in cases of serious and imminent danger - including extreme heat - as is already the case for certain high-risk situations in some Member States; |
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Amendment 51
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Gc. whereas Vision Zero must be considered not only a political objective but also an ethical and social duty towards all workers; |
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Amendment 52
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Gd. whereas, in the context of the updated Commission Recommendation on occupational diseases adopted on 28 November 2022, the Commission stressed the importance of supporting workers affected by work-related exposure and families who have lost their relatives because of such exposure; whereas this support should include timely and adequate assistance and compensation for survivors and families, financed through employer responsibility mechanisms, to ensure that victims and families do not pay the price for occupational risks; |
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Amendment 53
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ge. whereas effective enforcement of occupational health and safety legislation, including through adequately resourced labour inspectorates and dissuasive sanctions, is essential to achieving Vision Zero; |
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Amendment 54
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ha. whereas collective memory must translate into accountability including through reliable reporting; whereas it often remains particularly difficult to record the totality of work-related accidents, including when fatal, in particular where workers are made invisible through precarious or discriminatory contracts and statuses, such as undeclared work and posted work; whereas equal rights must be established to ensure that all workers fully fall under host-country rules and benefit from the same level of social protection; |
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Amendment 55
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ha. whereas 28 April is already recognised internationally as International Workers’ Memorial Day, commemorated annually across Europe and globally by trade unions and other stakeholders to honour workers who have died or suffered due to occupational accidents and diseases; whereas the establishment of any additional European remembrance initiative should take into account existing commemorative frameworks in order to ensure coherence and avoid duplication; |
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Amendment 56
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Hb. whereas 28 April is already recognised internationally as International Workers’ Memorial Day, commemorated annually across Europe and globally by trade unions and other stakeholders to honour workers who have died or suffered due to occupational accidents and diseases; whereas the establishment of any additional European remembrance initiative should take into account existing commemorative frameworks in order to ensure coherence and avoid duplication; |
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Amendment 57
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ha. whereas International Workers’ Memorial Day, observed every year on 28th of April, is a global observance dedicated to remembering workers who have lost their lives or suffered injuries and illnesses on the job; |
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Amendment 58
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital I
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| I. whereas the tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle on 8 August 1956, which claimed the lives of 262 miners, many of whom were citizens of what are now EU Member States, stands as a lasting symbol of the struggles for decent work, solidarity and social justice in Europe; | deleted |
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Amendment 59
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas the tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle on 8 August 1956, which claimed the lives of 262 miners, many of whom were citizens of what are now EU Member States, stands as a lasting symbol of the struggles for decent work, solidarity and social justice in Europe; | I. whereas tragedies such as the one at the Courrières mines on 10 March 1906, which claimed the lives of 1099 miners, many of whom were citizens of what are now EU Member States and is Europe’s deadliest mining disaster and the second deadliest worldwide, and the one at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle on 8 August 1956, which claimed the lives of 262 miners, stand as a lasting symbol of the struggles for decent work, solidarity and social justice in Europe; |
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Amendment 60
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital J
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| J. whereas, owing to the large number of European nationalities among the victims, the Marcinelle tragedy was the first collective disaster in a Europe which from that point onwards has taken a fraternal approach to crucial issues such as work, safety, justice and dignity; | deleted |
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Amendment 61
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital J
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| J. whereas, owing to the large number of European nationalities among the victims, the Marcinelle tragedy was the first collective disaster in a Europe which from that point onwards has taken a fraternal approach to crucial issues such as work, safety, justice and dignity; | J. whereas, owing to the large number of European nationalities among the victims, the Courrières and Marcinelle tragedies resonate across Europe and highlight the cross-border nature of safety, justice and dignity; whereas remembrance must go beyond collective memory and translate into effective stronger occupational health and safety prevention and enforcement; |
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Amendment 62
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| K. whereas the memory of the Marcinelle tragedy perpetuates awareness of the fundamental value of the free movement of workers, their rights and their safety, which are priorities for an effective and competitive social Europe; | deleted |
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Amendment 63
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| K. whereas the memory of the Marcinelle tragedy perpetuates awareness of the fundamental value of the free movement of workers, their rights and their safety, which are priorities for an effective and competitive social Europe; | K. whereas the fundamental value of the free movement of workers, their rights and their safety, underlines the importance of establishing minimum requirements for health and safety for all workers across the Union to end work related fatalities and accidents and to ensure a fair, effective and competitive social Europe; |
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Amendment 64
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital L
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| L. whereas other past work-related tragedies, including the Courrières mining disaster of 10 March 1906, are deeply rooted in the collective memory of various Member States and serve as a constant reminder of the urgent need for effective policies on prevention and protection for workers; | deleted |
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Amendment 65
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital L
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| L. whereas other past work-related tragedies, including the Courrières mining disaster of 10 March 1906, are deeply rooted in the collective memory of various Member States and serve as a constant reminder of the urgent need for effective policies on prevention and protection for workers; | L. whereas other past work-related tragedies, including the Marie mine fire of 31 May 1892, the Luisenthal mine disaster of 7 February 1962 and the Aliveri mine disaster in 1968, are deeply rooted in the collective memory of various Member States and serve as a constant reminder of the urgent need for effective policies on prevention and protection for workers; |
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Amendment 66
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| La. whereas fatal accidents in factories and industrial plants illustrate the persistent risks in manufacturing and food-processing sectors, including the recent fatal explosion and fire at the “Violanta” factory in Greece in January 2026, where five women lost their lives while on the night shift; whereas similar industrial tragedies such as the 1976 explosion at the Lapua Cartridge Factory in Finland, which killed 40 workers and injured around 60 more, demonstrate the severe human cost of inadequate prevention and safety measures; whereas such cases reveal persistent systemic issues related to production pressures and insufficient labour and inspections that can undermine compliance with occupational safety and health standards, and demonstrate the need for stronger enforcement mechanisms, adequate strengthening of labour inspectorates and a preventive safety culture across all industrial activities; |
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Amendment 67
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| -1. Points out that protecting the lives and health of workers is a fundamental obligation of the Member States and the European Union and is directly linked to human dignity and fundamental rights; |
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Amendment 68
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Calls for the establishment of a European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers, to be celebrated each year on 8 August, in memory of the tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle which, owing to its intrinsically European nature – in that it involved workers from several countries that are now Member States of the European Union – represents a common symbol of the struggles for decent work and the need for a common approach to the protection of health and safety at work; | 1. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to further celebrate the International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD), also known as the Day of Mourning, which is observed annually on 28 April to remember those killed, injured, or made ill in the course of their work, to honour workers and to promote workplace safety; |
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Amendment 69
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Calls for the establishment of a European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers, to be celebrated each year on 8 August, in memory of the tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle which, owing to its intrinsically European nature – in that it involved workers from several countries that are now Member States of the European Union – represents a common symbol of the struggles for decent work and the need for a common approach to the protection of health and safety at work; | 1. Calls for recognition and active support for the International Workers’ Memorial Day, honoured annually on 28 April, as the principal European moment of remembrance for victims of accidents at work and occupational diseases, as well as the acknowledgment of the symbolic importance of historic tragedies such as the Bois du Cazier disaster, the tragedy at the Courrières mines - the most devastating mining disaster of all time in Europe - and the Aliveri mining disaster, which represent a common symbol of the struggles for decent work and the need for a common approach to the protection of health and safety at work; |
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Amendment 70
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Calls for the establishment of a European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers, to be celebrated each year on 8 August, in memory of the tragedy at the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle which, owing to its intrinsically European nature – in that it involved workers from several countries that are now Member States of the European Union – represents a common symbol of the struggles for decent work and the need for a common approach to the protection of health and safety at work; | 1. Calls for the Union to recognise and actively support the International Workers’ Memorial Day, celebrated annually on 28 April, as the principal European moment of Remembrance for victims of accidents at work and occupational diseases, while acknowledging the symbolic importance of historic tragedies such as the Courrières disaster (1099 workers killed in France in 1906), the Zeche Grimberg disaster (405 workers killed in Germany in 1946) and the Bois du Cazier disaster (262 workers killed in Belgium in 1956); |
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Amendment 71
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1a. Calls for the Commission to establish an ambitious strategy to reduce work related risks and to prevent accidents and end fatalities at work, covering all sectors and particularly the ones with high risks, as part of a possible revision of the EU Strategic Framework for Health and Safety 2021-27; |
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Amendment 72
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; | 2. Notes that this European Day aims to ensure remembrance and honour of the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; notes that, despite the Vision Zero objective and Parliament’s calls for a dedicated roadmap, Commission follow-up has remained fragmented and has not yet resulted into a clear Union-wide implementation roadmap with measurable targets, milestones and monitoring; emphasises that this European Day can help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation as well as advancing EU legislation action on psychosocial risks, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and occupational health risks linked to extreme weather events and climate change and ensuring systematic risk assessment and prevention in all sectors and company sizes; views this European Day also as an annual opportunity to assess progress towards Vision Zero, identify gaps in prevention and enforcement, and reinforce political accountability at EU and national level; |
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Amendment 73
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; | 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; views this European Day not only as a moment of remembrance, but also as an annual opportunity to assess progress towards Vision Zero, identify gaps in the prevention and enforcement, and reinforce political accountability at EU and national level; |
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Amendment 74
Pál Szekeres
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; | 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; emphasises that the key to preventing accidents is thorough employee information and training combined with the sharing of best practices, investment in safety technologies and automation, as well as an effective and supportive monitoring system; |
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Amendment 75
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; | 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions, as well as reaffirming the need for effective checks (including inspections) and dissuasive sanctions in cases of non-compliance; |
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Amendment 76
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Views the aims of this European Day as being to remember the victims of accidents at work and of occupational diseases, and to raise awareness among the general public, enterprises and institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; | 2. Recognises the importance of raising awareness among the general public, companies and public institutions of the importance of prevention and safety at work and of decent working conditions; Reminds, however, that awareness raising should be linked to existing, current health and safety risks, thereby genuinely contributing to the prevention of fatalities, accidents and diseases at places of work; |
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Amendment 77
Giusi Princi, Andrzej Buła
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2a. Stresses that this European Day, complementary to the ILO World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, should foster concrete initiatives in schools, workplaces and institutions, including awareness campaigns, training programmes and exchanges of good practices on prevention, thereby strengthening a culture of safety across generations and sectors; |
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Amendment 78
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; | deleted |
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Amendment 79
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; | 3. Emphasises that a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation should remain a priority for the Commission and the Member States. |
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Amendment 80
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; | 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained eradication of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; |
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Amendment 81
Pál Szekeres
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; | 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; in order to promote a genuinely worker-friendly and balanced regulatory framework that protects employees’ health and safety while safeguarding jobs, fostering partnership over overregulation, and recognizing workplace safety as a shared value that also supports competitiveness, ensuring that every worker can leave for work with the confidence of returning home safely to their family; |
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Amendment 82
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation; | 3. Emphasises that this European Day should help strengthen the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the objective of a systematic and sustained reduction of work-related accidents, diseases and deaths, in line with the Vision Zero approach, in particular by promoting prevention at work, safe and decent work, training, awareness-raising on emerging risks, social dialogue and the effective enforcement of existing legislation, including by strengthening workers’ rights to information, consultation and participation, including through elected health and safety representatives and collective agreements; |
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Amendment 83
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3a. Stresses that employers bear primary responsibility for ensuring workers’ health and safety, including through risk assessment, preventive measures, provision of personal protective equipment, occupational health services, effective implementation of occupational safety legislation, adequate information, instruction and training of the employees; notes that, too often, work-related deaths are linked to negligence and deliberate non-compliance, including the choice of employers to bypass rules in order to reduce costs or maximise profit, rather than to a lack of knowledge of the applicable rules; calls for effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions against employers who breach occupational safety and health legislation, particularly in cases of gross negligence leading to serious injury or death; calls for the strengthening of enforcement mechanisms, and for introducing or strengthening forms of criminal liability, including corporate liability and, where applicable under national law and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, forms of criminal liability such as corporate manslaughter, in cases of serious and deliberate breaches of occupational safety obligations resulting in fatalities, in order to ensure full accountability; |
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Amendment 84
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3a. Points out that any occupational accident caused by a breach of occupational health and safety rules not only affects the worker and their family, but entails a direct financial burden on national public health and social security systems; stresses, therefore, that Member States have an additional obligation to systematically prevent and put an end to all forms of employer misconduct through effective controls, dissuasive sanctions and effective enforcement of legislation; |
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Amendment 85
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3b. Calls on the Member States to enlarge the personal scope of application and strengthen the enforcement of existing OSH legislation, including by ensuring adequate resources for labour inspectorates, improving cross-border cooperation, and promoting effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for non-compliance, and ensure that all workers, regardless of contractual status or place of work, are effectively covered by occupational health and safety protection, including platform workers, posted workers, migrant workers, and domestic workers employed in private households; |
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Amendment 86
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3c. Calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure that occupational safety and health obligations are effectively enforced throughout subcontracting and supply chains, including through effective due diligence frameworks and a clear allocation of responsibilities among economic operators, while ensuring that vertical subcontracting chains sectors are limited to a maximum of two levels below the main contractor; |
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Amendment 87
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3d. Calls on the Commission to assess and address the occupational health and safety risks associated with artificial intelligence and algorithmic management systems, including work intensification, psychosocial strain, excessive surveillance and the blurring of working time boundaries, and to ensure that the introduction of such technologies is subject to effective risk assessment, worker information and consultation, and meaningful human oversight; |
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Amendment 88
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3e. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Eurostat and Member States, to improve the collection, harmonisation and transparency of data on occupational accidents and diseases, including psychosocial risks and long-latency diseases, and to take measures to address systemic underreporting; |
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Amendment 89
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; | 4. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners, to invest in effective regulatory framework, its enforcement, information and awareness-raising, exchange of good practices, and prevention and adequate resourcing to end fatalities and accidents at work; |
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Amendment 90
Giusi Princi, Andrzej Buła
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; | 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States, civil society and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day as a civil commitment uniting institutions, businesses and citizens, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and practical prevention tools tailored to SMEs and vulnerable workers, and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; |
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Amendment 91
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; | 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; stresses that such initiatives should specifically address psychosocial risks, risks related to heat and extreme working temperatures, risks linked to subcontracting chains and non-standard forms of work, and challenges affecting posted and other cross-border workers; |
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Amendment 92
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of good health and safety at work practices; | 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to support the establishment and celebration of this European Day, including through initiatives to promote information and awareness-raising and the exchange of best practices for health and safety at work; |
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Amendment 93
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4a. Underlines the importance of regulatory OSH inspections in helping to achieve safe and healthy work places, while recognising that the inspections can be limited in their reach; calls on the Member States to reinforce their OSH inspectorates with necessary resources and enabling legal framework, also for them to be able to respond to transformation the world of work is facing: believes that it is essential for the credibility and effectiveness of OSH rules and regulations that sanctions for OSH violations are sufficiently dissuasive and proportionate; calls for further support to the European Labour Authority to ensure its added value to national enforcement authorities through concerted and joint labour inspections, and to enable it to initiate and conduct inquiries of cross-border cases on its own initiative; |
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Amendment 94
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4a. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose Union-level measures to ensure that public procurement does not reward the lowest bid at the expense of occupational health and safety, in particular by strengthening the training of contracting authorities, promoting requirements for occupational health and safety training certificates for economic operators and - when relevant - their subcontractors, enabling the exclusion of operators convicted of serious breaches, and ensuring effective controls and dissuasive sanctions during contract performance; |
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Amendment 95
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4a. Calls for the establishment of a European framework of criminal liability for business management in cases of fatal occupational accidents caused by negligence or breach of rules; |
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Amendment 96
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4b. Calls on the Member States to extensively strengthen labour inspectorates and the role of trade unions and workers’ representatives in occupational health and safety, including through workplace health and safety committees involving trade union representatives and occupational health doctors and technical safety experts; calls on Member States to ensure that employers regularly consult workers and their representatives on occupational health and safety, at least on a quarterly basis; calls on Member States to ensure the availability, independence and adequate training of occupational health doctors and technical safety experts; calls on Member States to establish occupational health departments in public hospitals, in order to train occupational health specialists and strengthen prevention; calls, in particular, for an increase in labour inspectorate staffing beyond the 1 inspector for 10,000 workers benchmark and aiming towards 1 for 5,000, by ensuring effective prerogatives and tools such as the ability to order immediate work interruption in cases of serious and imminent danger (including extreme heat), and by granting trade unions and workers’ representatives additional rights, training and resources to support compliance through preventive workplace visits and risk assessments, notably in the most affected sectors; calls on the Commission to support these objectives, including by preparing a Recommendation and reporting on implementation; |
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Amendment 97
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4b. Underlines the responsibility of employers to ensure genuine involvement of employees and their representatives in developing workplace occupational health and safety processes, assessment of risks and hazards, as well as planning of measures, their monitoring and preventative work; |
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Amendment 98
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4b. Calls for full labour and insurance rights for all workers. Underlines that universal collective bargaining agreements are a key accident prevention mechanism; |
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Amendment 99
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal rights and equal treatment for posted and other cross-border workers, including seasonal workers, to ensure that host-country policies fully apply in practice, and that all workers, regardless of their legal status, benefit from an equal level of social protection; |
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Amendment 100
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use this European Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, micro- and small enterprises and the most vulnerable groups of workers; | 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use this European Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, increasing risks linked to climate change and extreme working temperatures, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the most vulnerable groups of workers, including by providing practical information on enforcement (notably on controls and inspections) of detected breaches and penalties imposed, including in public procurement and subcontracting chains; |
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Amendment 101
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use this European Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, micro- and small enterprises and the most vulnerable groups of workers; | 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use the International Workers’ Memorial Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, micro- and small enterprises and the most vulnerable groups of workers; Welcomes the recent, new strategy adopted by the EU-OSHA, enhancing its ability to respond to new needs and challenges in the field of health and safety; calls for adequate resources allocated for EU-OSHA for it to implement its mandate effectively; |
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Amendment 102
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use this European Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, micro- and small enterprises and the most vulnerable groups of workers; | 5. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to use this European Day as an opportunity to disseminate up-to-date statistics, comparative analyses and evidence-based guidance on occupational safety and health, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks, non-standard forms of work, micro- and small enterprises and the most vulnerable groups of workers, including migrant workers and workers in subcontracting chains; |
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Amendment 103
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and the social partners, to strengthen Union guidance on support for survivors and families; calls on the Commission to issue a Recommendation setting out minimum standards on financial compensation and long-term support for victims of work-related accidents and occupational diseases, and, in cases of work-related death, for their families, in order to encourage upward convergence across the Union; calls on the Commission to propose binding Union legislation establishing minimum standards for the recognition, recording and prevention of occupational diseases, in order to address their persistent under-recognition and underreporting across the Union; calls on the Commission to propose Union legislation establishing minimum requirements for occupational risk insurance systems, including the obligation for Member States where such systems do not exist to establish dedicated occupational risk insurance bodies, in order to ensure adequate prevention, compensation and protection for workers and their families; further calls on Member States to establish dedicated occupational risk insurance funds, financed by employers in proportion to occupational risks, in order to strengthen prevention and ensure adequate compensation for occupational accidents, diseases and deaths; |
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Amendment 104
Maravillas Abadía Jover
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal establishing a common European framework for the recognition and protection of professions characterized by intrinsic and permanent exposure to serious physical and lethal risks resulting from intentional violence in the exercise of public authority and the legitimate use of force as high-risk professions at European Union level, with a view to ensuring enhanced protective standards, specific risk assessment obligations, reinforced social and legal protection mechanisms, and appropriate recognition reflecting their distinct high-risk nature; |
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Amendment 105
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that responsibility for occupational health and safety legislation is clearly anchored at management level and broadly embedded within the organisation, including through effective prevention plans, worker participation, systematic and regular risk assessments, and monitoring and enforcement mechanisms; stresses that carrying out risk assessments in itself contributes to reducing the number of accidents; |
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Amendment 106
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Underlines that achieving the objective of zero work-related fatalities requires strong cooperation between Member States, social partners, labour inspectorates, research institutions and EU agencies; calls for enhanced exchange of best practices, data and prevention methodologies with the support of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; |
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Amendment 107
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Reminds that excessive working hours often result in fatigue and increase the risk of fatal work-related accidents; Calls, therefore, for the Commission to strengthen the monitoring of and ensure compliance with the EU Working time Directive and to ensure exceptions from the provisions of the directive are properly interpreted; |
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Amendment 108
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Emphasises the need to recognise extreme heat and climate change impacts as major occupational risk factors and calls on the European Commission and Member States to strengthen preventive, protective and adaptive workplace measures, in order to reduce work-related accidents, occupational diseases and fatalities; |
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Amendment 109
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen labour inspectorates with permanent staff, adequate resources and institutional independence to ensure the effective implementation of legislation on occupational health and safety; |
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Amendment 110
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise and address the emerging risks of fatalities and serious accidents linked to new forms of employment, including platform work and algorithmically managed work; stresses that workers engaged through digital labour platforms and those whose tasks, pace, and performance are directed or evaluated by AI-based tools may face heightened occupational safety and health risks due to intensified work rhythms, abusive monitoring, insufficient transparency in algorithmic decision-making, including identifiable human contact point, inadequate or insufficient information or training; |
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Amendment 111
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Invites the European Commission to start preparing a new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work for the period 2028–2034, building on the experience and priorities of the current 2021–2027 framework, in order to strengthen the protection of workers, in particular those in high-risk sectors and vulnerable populations, to address emerging occupational risks, including those arising from new forms of work, digitalisation, and psychological risks at the workplace, and to ensure adaptation of working conditions to the impacts of climate change, such as extreme temperatures; |
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Amendment 112
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Calls on the Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to ensure that Union-wide comparative occupational health and safety data tools are updated at least annually and, on the occasion of this European Day, to publish a Union-wide snapshot and country fiches on work-related deaths and occupational diseases, including indicators on prevention and controls (including of labour inspections), in order to better guide public policies and strengthen accountability; |
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Amendment 113
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Calls for the Commission, as part of its forthcoming Quality Jobs Act, to present a legislative proposal on psycho-social risks, that clearly defines the risks at work and the responsibility of the employers to prevent exposure to such risks, which 80% of European employees currently experience; Invites the Commission also to present a proposal on the right to disconnect as part of the Quality Jobs Act; |
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Amendment 114
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Calls on the Commission to present a new and strengthened EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety for the period beyond 2027; calls for the establishment of a clear, measurable and time-bound strategy for the reduction of accidents and work-related deaths, with the objective of completing the transition towards zero fatalities at work; |
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Amendment 115
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5b. Proposes that a European Occupational Accident Monitoring Mechanism be set up and that, through this, a single legally binding EU-wide definition of ‘occupational accident’ be established. Calls for the mandatory public registration of all serious occupational accidents in a single European database; |
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Amendment 116
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Welcomes the directives aimed at reducing the risks of exposure to substances causing cancer and other potentially fatal occupational diseases; notes that prevention of fatal occupational diseases requires development of exposure-related expertise both in workplaces and in occupational health services; reminds of the importance of adequate resources at workplaces for identifying exposure risks and preventing them, in collaboration with occupational health services that can influence and guide on relevant OSH measures; believes that workers at risk of exposure to substances causing serious occupational diseases should have access to occupational health services and periodic health checks, which can monitor possible exposure; |
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Amendment 117
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Leila Chaibi, Estrella Galán, Rudi Kennes, Özlem Demirel, Anthony Smith, Elena Kountoura, Li Andersson, Marina Mesure
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Calls for the establishment of a European Observatory on Quality of Work, building on the expertise of EU-OSHA and in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, to systematically monitor and analyse trends in working conditions, psychosocial risks, labour inspection capacity, and compliance with occupational health and safety standards across Member States, with a view to strengthening prevention, transparency and upward convergence in working conditions throughout the Union; |
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Amendment 118
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Invites Member States to foster a culture of safety in occupational health and safety, particularly for young workers, by combining education and practical experience; educational institutions should provide general information and training on health and safety, while employers should ensure job-specific training, especially during apprenticeships and internships; |
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Amendment 119
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all workers, in line with national systems and practices, regardless of contractual status or place of work, are effectively covered by occupational health and safety protection, including platform workers, migrant workers, and domestic workers employed in private households; |
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Amendment 120
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Stresses that any comprehensive strategy to reduce in-work fatalities must explicitly address occupational cancer as a silent but leading cause of work-related death, including long-latency diseases resulting from prolonged exposure to carcinogens at the workplace; |
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Amendment 121
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5c. Recognises that the climate crisis is exacerbating the risks for outdoor workers and calls on the Commission to consider establishing binding minimum standards for the protection of workers from extreme temperatures; |
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Amendment 122
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5d. Encourages Member States to raise awareness among employers and workers of their responsibility to ensure their own safety and that of others, and to adopt gender-sensitive approaches in training and workplace practices to implement inclusive and effective prevention measures, and calls on Member States to require employer facilitation of mandatory first aid training to all employees, particularly in sectors with higher occupational risks, and to ensure that such training is regularly updated, widely accessible and integrated into workplace safety policies; |
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Amendment 123
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5d. Calls on the Commission to assess and address the occupational health and safety risks associated with artificial intelligence and algorithmic management systems in the workplace, including work intensification, psychosocial strain, excessive surveillance and the blurring of working time boundaries; stresses that the introduction of such technologies are subject to proper risk assessment, transparent worker information and consultation, and meaningful human oversight, in accordance with occupational health and safety legislation; |
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Amendment 124
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5d. Recalls that violence is a growing challenge at many places, particularly in the service and health care sectors: insists on measures to enforce a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and other forms of workplace violence, through the improvement and promotion of organisational and legislative support structures, as well as better incident reporting systems; |
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Amendment 125
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5d. Calls for effective legal protection to be secured for workers against dismissal or adverse treatment when they refuse to perform work that poses an immediate and serious risk to their health or life; |
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Amendment 126
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5d. Emphasises the need for improved data collection at Union level on occupational cancers, in order to fully reflect the real scale of work-related fatalities; |
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Amendment 127
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5e. Encourages Member States to establish supportive legal and administrative frameworks facilitating the employment of volunteer firefighters, including through arrangements enabling employers and public administrations to allow employees to carry out volunteer firefighting duties; underlines that the training and skills acquired as volunteer firefighters, notably in first aid, risk prevention, firefighting, the use of fire-fighting equipment and the organisation of evacuations, are of significant value to enterprises and public administrations, as they contribute to improving workplace safety, preventing occupational accidents and reducing their severity while awaiting emergency services; |
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Amendment 128
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5e. Underlines that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises have often limited administrative capacity, financial resources and specialised expertise; calls for comprehensive and targeted support measures to assist in effectively identifying, preventing and managing occupational risks, work-related diseases and fatalities, including through simplified and user-friendly risk assessment tools, sector-specific guidance, practical prevention programmes and accessible training as well as for support in complying with occupational safety and health obligations; |
Or. en
Amendment 129
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5e. Reminds that heat is the largest and most urgent climate change related risk for human health, and heat exposure poses significant risks to the safety and health of workers, with an increase of 42% of heat-related workplace fatalities since 2000 in the EU; calls for the Commission to present a directive to address the challenges at workplaces caused by extreme temperatures; |
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Amendment 130
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5e. Calls on the Member States to ensure that there is a public, effective, transparent and adequately funded risk insurance mechanism for occupational accidents that guarantees swift and full compensation for victims of occupational accidents and their families, as well as access to free legal and psychological support; |
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Amendment 131
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5e. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Eurostat and Member States, to improve the collection, harmonisation and transparency of data on occupational accidents and diseases, including psychosocial risks and long-latency diseases, and to take measures to address systemic underreporting; |
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Amendment 132
Andrzej Buła, Borys Budka, Liesbet Sommen, Giusi Princi, Pascal Arimont
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5f. Calls on the Commission to comprehensively assess and anticipate occupational safety and health risks stemming from climate-related factors, including heat stress, extreme weather events, air pollution, increased exposure to hazardous substances during renovation and infrastructure modernisation projects, and the emergence of new biological hazards; calls for reinforced preventive action based on this assessment, aimed at strengthening resilience and preparedness within national occupational safety and health systems, including through early warning mechanisms and sector-specific guidance for high-risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, transport and emergency services; underlines the need to equip labour inspectorates and employers with practical EU-level guidance on managing heat at work and other climate-related occupational risks; |
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Amendment 133
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5f. Underlines that fatal accidents often involve cross-border and migrant workers, who are more vulnerable to exploitation through subcontracting, undeclared or illegal work, and bogus-self-employment; notes that such accidents are likely to be significantly underreported; invites the Commission to improve the collection of data on fatal accidents at work in order to identify structural vulnerabilities, addressing underreporting and ensuring that preventive measures effectively reach the most exposed groups; |
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Amendment 134
Grégory Allione, Hristo Petrov, Valérie Devaux, Irena Joveva
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5f. Invites Member States and social partners to promote the use of innovative solutions and best practices to prevent occupational accidents and work-related illnesses, including through initiatives such as the EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards, which showcase effective strategies and technologies that can be implemented across sectors to improve workplace health and safety; |
Or. en
Amendment 135
Maria Ohisalo
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5f. Recognises that migrant and seasonal workers, who often work under precarious conditions with limited access to proper safety measures and training, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat. Their temporary or insecure employment status frequently hinders the effective implementation of preventive measures, further exacerbating potential risks; |
Or. en
Amendment 136
Maria Zacharia
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5f. Calls on the European Commission to propose a binding updated directive strengthening the current legislative framework for the universal application of strict health and safety standards across all sectors and all forms of work; |
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Amendment 137
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
| Draft motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5g. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen enforcement of OSH legislation, including ensuring adequate resources for labour inspectorates, improving cross-border cooperation, and promoting effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for non-compliance; |
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Amendment 138
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
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| 5h. Is concerned that posted workers, migrant workers as well as workers in subcontracting chains are exposed to disproportionate occupational health and safety risks, including fatal accidents, as a result of fragmented chains of responsibility, insufficient coordination and diluted accountability, particularly in high-risk sectors such as construction; calls on the Commission to assess whether the current OSH acquis sufficiently guarantees the effective implementation of minimum safety and health requirements throughout subcontracting chains and to propose legislative action where gaps are identified; |
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Amendment 139
Marianne Vind, Evelyn Regner, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Marc Angel, Estelle Ceulemans, Idoia Mendia, Alicia Homs Ginel, Romana Jerković, Johan Danielsson, Nora Mebarek
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 i (new)
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| 5i. Welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the European Labour Authority (ELA) and reiterates the call on the Commission to substantially strengthen the ELA’s mandate in order to improve the enforcement of EU labour law and occupational health and safety, particularly in cross-border situations and high risk sectors; considers that a stronger ELA, including the availability to investigate alleged breaches by own initiative, by expanding the scope of the agency’s mandate to cover labour mobility of third-country nationals, by enhancing its operational risk-analysis capacity, as well as by providing sufficient resources for it to carry out its tasks is needed; stresses the need for the further alignment and simplification of labour mobility regulations and control procedures, including uniform control standards and better information exchange, under the guidance of the ELA; |
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