Sănătatea şi securitatea în muncă (prezentare succintă)

Miercuri, 14 decembrie 2011 - Strasbourg

In writing. – The European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work ensures the fundamental right of EU citizens to have access to safe and favourable working conditions.

While those in high-skilled positions enjoy a work environment that safeguards the health and safety of its employees, those in low-skilled and low-paying positions are subject to increased vulnerability as a result of illness, accidents and other work-related traumas. Acknowledging the pervasiveness of precarious working conditions is the first step in challenging the status quo.

A number of roadblocks exist, of course. Undeclared labourers are arguably most at risk because of the informal agreement between them and their employers. They must be incentivised to guarantee the provision of a set of fair working conditions regardless of the skill level of their employees. Like other Member States, Romania’s Labour Code explicitly provides for the protection of the health and safety of workers, yet applying it in practice remains a significant challenge.