The union estimates almost 3,000 deaths of workers in the construction sector caused by these work accidents. CC.OO. denounces that these deaths have occurred since the Law on Prevention of Occupational Risks came into force 10 years ago, while 1.9 million suffered a minor accident and 28,000 a serious accident.
These data are reflected by Comisiones Obreras after the death this Tuesday of a 29-year-old young man, which occurred while work was being carried out on the structure of a building in Arona, Tenerife. With this data, CC.OO. Canarias denounces "that in the construction sector the law is generally violated and there is a high turnover of workers caused by abusive use of temporary hiring and chain subcontracting." They also demand that "the abuse and working conditions in contracts and subcontracts be controlled."
The union also demands more resources for the Labor Inspectorate, as well as the creation of specific bodies for the construction sector. Finally, "we continue demanding the figure of the Sectoral Delegate of Construction", which according to CC.OO. is an indispensable resource to reach all companies in the sector and be able to denounce the deficient working conditions that cause these high rates of occupational accidents.
A lot of work "but little is charged"
On the other hand, this union has also echoed the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics. And, according to the INE, the Canary Islands is the community where the low proportion of qualified jobs causes the lowest salary cost. According to CC.OO., it is the territory with the highest number of working hours in all of Spain. They denounce that the INE data corroborate what they have been warning for some time since "the Canary Islands has the lowest savings rate and one of the highest levels of indebtedness, slowing down the recovery process of the economic cycle."
They also clarify that the largest increase is in non-salary costs, which include compensation and the process of renewing staff. Therefore, they deduce that "jobs are created as easily as they are destroyed." The repercussions, according to the union, lead to poor social integration. Comisiones Obreras requires a preventive attitude from the Government "rather than occasional police", they conclude.
