18th & 19th of November | European Parliament, Brussels
Monday 18th | 14:00 – 18:00h | SPAAK 7C50
Tuesday 19th | 08:00 – 12:30h | SPINELLI 1G2
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Deadline for registration: 10th November 2024.
The “Stop Death at Work” conference brings together European leaders and advocates to address workplace fatalities. Aiming to highlight this often-overlooked issue, the event will explore gaps in safety regulations, employer accountability, and support for victims’ families, pushing for reforms to achieve zero deaths at work across the EU.
Interpretation Monday: Danish, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese.
Interpretation Tuesday: Danish, German, English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese.
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Day 1
Day 2
PROGRAMME
Monday 18th
14:00h | Introduction
by Marina Mesure, Member of European Parliament (The Left, France) & Anthony Smith, Member of European Parliament (The Left, France)
14:15 – 15:30h | Panel 1: The extent of the scourge in Europe
Objective: to present death at work as a fact of society, a political issue concerning a large-scale, recurring phenomenon throughout Europe.
Chair: Anthony Smith, Member of European Parliament (The Left, France)
Speakers:
- Valérie Labatut, CGT Labor Inspectorate (France)
- Silvana Vretoska, Kommunal trade unionist (Sweden) in the homecare sector – fighting over work rate and working hours
- Aude Cefalellio ETUI, Health and Safety Unit
- Flemming Hansen: workplace environment consultant from the construction group in the 3F Union in Denmark
16:00 – 17:30h | Panel 2: Breaking the silence on an invisible phenomenon
Objective: To highlight the media and political invisibility of death in the workplace and suggest ways of alerting public opinion on the matter.
Chair: Marina Mesure, Member of European Parliament (The Left, France)
Speakers:
- Cyprien Boganda, French Journalist, L’Huma
- Véronique and Laurent Millot, Collectif Familles – Stop death at work
- Pelle Sunvisson, author and trade unionist Solidariska Byggare (Sweden) on precarious workers
- Hadrien Clouet, French MP for La France Insoumise (Legislative proposal on the protection of workers exposed to extreme temperatures)
- Ignacio Doreste, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC): 0 death at work campaign, work on the 2021-2027 European health and safety framework review (Spain/Belgium)
17:30 – 18:00h | Conclusion and discussion
18:00 – 19:00h | End of day reception
Tuesday 19th
08:00 – 09:40h | Panel 3: Avoidable deaths
Objective: show employer responsibility and lack/enforcement of legislation with a sectorial approach
Chair: Per Clausen, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Denmark)
Speakers:
- Béranger Cernon, French MEP of La France Insoumise / CGT Cheminot
- Eric Louis and Grégory Molina, Association Les Cordistes en Colère (France)
- Marie – Lys Bibeyran, testimony on working conditions in the wine industry (France)
- Nadja Salson, policy officer for central government administrations at EPSU
09:50 – 11:00h | Panel 4: Preventing accidents and caring for victims’ families
Objective: to come up with ten or so concrete measures to prevent accidents in the workplace and take better care of the victims’ next of kin (compensation, psychological follow-up, etc)
Chair: Hanna Gedin, Member of European Parliament (The Left, Sweden)
Speakers:
- Bruno Bothua, Regional Vice-President for Europe, National Federation of Construction, Wood and Furniture Employees, CGT, France
- Johana Bento-Daire and Aurélie Guillon, Collectif Familles Stop Death at Work
- Cécile Clamme, CGT TEFP
- CG-FGTB health and safety coordinator
11:00 – 12:00h | Pause
12:00 – 12:50h | Exchange and work on the 10 measures to guarantee a safe and healthy working environment
12:50h | Conclusion by Marina Mesure and Anthony Smith