France: Olympic sites allegedly "more dangerous" than organisers have disclosed for undocumented workers
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Fecha comunicada: 8 May 2024
Ubicación: Senegal
Otro
Not Reported ( Construcción ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Senegal , Construcción , Men , Undocumented migrants )Temas
Occupational Health & Safety , Lesiones/Heridas , Acceso a medicinas , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Denial of leave , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Negación de la libertad de expresiónRespuesta
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Medidas adoptadas: Employers did not respond to the NYT.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 8 May 2024
Ubicación: Francia
Otro
Not Reported ( Construcción ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Malí , Construcción , Men , Undocumented migrants )Temas
Occupational Health & SafetyRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: Employers did not respond to the NYT.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
“France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.”
… inspection records and other documents show that Olympics sites have been more dangerous than organizers have let on, with some projects failing to meet basic safety standards. When undocumented immigrants are hurt on the job, workers and officials say, the injuries are often handled off the books, all but guaranteeing that they will not show up in government statistics…
That is because of how the French government defines an Olympic site. Accidents at the Olympic Village count, but not at the Pleyel Tower…
… undocumented immigrants played a larger and riskier role in delivering the Olympics than the Macron administration acknowledges…
… the Olympics arrive after years of changes to French labor laws. Mr. Macron cut funding for inspections and abolished company safety boards…
… France’s official workplace injury figures include, by rule, only legal workers…
Mr. Sarambounou and Mr. Tounkara, who recently gained legal status, are among 10 men who are suing construction companies for exploiting them as undocumented workers on Olympic sites…
The companies have not yet responded in court. None of those who employed workers interviewed by The Times responded to messages seeking comment…