US EditionThe Trikala Tragedy and the Rising Toll of Labor Accidents in Greece
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The owner of the Violanta factory, the safety technician and the shift manager were arrested for the tragedy.
The Trikala Tragedy and the Rising Toll of Labor Accidents in Greece
Fatalities from labor accidents in Greece have nearly doubled since 2022, a new study finds. Credit: AMNA The horrific explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala, which claimed the lives of five women during their night shift, has reignited a painful debate over labor accidents in Greece. This tragedy is not an isolated incident; rather, it is the latest entry in an increasingly long and bloody catalogue of workplace disasters. A drama…
Underground propane leak responsible for Trikala factory explosion
A prolonged propane gas leak beneath the Violanta biscuit factory has been blamed for the explosion in Trikala that killed five workers, according to Greece’s fire service. Investigators said propane used for the factory’s ovens escaped from underground pipes over several months, spreading through the soil and accumulating in a basement area before being ignited by an electrical spark. Fire service chief Major General Anastassios Mihalopoulos sa…
The owner of the "Violanta" factory and his two co-defendants in the fire that killed five employees were released without conditions after pleading guilty. More...
Speaking to parapolitika.gr, the president of the Association of Occupational Safety and Health Inspectors and Labor Inspection Employees, Panagiota Rozou, denounces the understaffing of the Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate.
The Association of Workers in the Labor Inspectorate responds to the government's lies about work accidents in the country, denounces the anti-labor regulations of the Mitsotakis government, while citing data on the tragic understaffing of the Independent Authority: "It is characteristic that the health and safety measures of thousands of businesses across the country are controlled by only 233 Labor Inspectors. In the prefectures of Trikala and…
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