The operator fell into the void of a building under construction where he worked, on the Plaza de Bilbao in the capital of Gipuzkoa. ELA reminds in a note that in 2023 five workers have already died in Hegoalde as a result of occupational accidents. In addition, it is already the second fatal accident in Gipuzkoa.
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A man has died after falling into the void of a building under construction where he worked in San Sebastián. The accident at work happened in the Bilbao Square from the capital of Gipuzkoa, according to firefighter sources quoted by EFE.
It is currently unknown what caused this worker to fall from a great height into the courtyard of the building.
Firefighters participated in the rescue of the deceased’s body.
DE A He recalled in a note that five workers have already died in Hego Euskal Herria in 2023 due to work accidents. In addition, it is already the second fatal accident in Gipuzkoa.
Abertzale’s union has “de terrible working conditions suffered by the construction sector, where subcontracting and tight deadlines lead to non-compliance with the sectoral agreement and preventive regulations”.
In this sense, he stressed that “deaths at work are not natural phenomenabut rather a consequence of putting economic advantages before the working and living conditions of the working class”.
In the words of the union: “the employer is in favor of the insecurity to increase profits, forcing staff to work without adequate safety measures, while the public institutions that should control it look the other way.”
“It is time to properly monitor non-compliance by companies, and for that it is necessary to double the collapsing staff of Osalan and Labor Inspectors, equal to the European average,” he claimed.
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