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"Mr President, the rapporteur himself points out that, despite all the wonderful statements to the effect that workers must be protected at all costs, the resources made available for this purpose are not only remaining stagnant. In actual fact, they are in decline.
Even if the Commission were to increase its resources, what action could it take in response to the quest for profit of large employers, which leads to staff reductions, and therefore, an increase in the work of those who remain, to cuts in safety spending, and widespread job insecurity, sub-contracting and temporary work, which force badly paid workers to contend with situations for which they are unprepared?
Even in a country such as France, almost 800 people die each year in work-related accidents, and several thousands are crippled for life. Almost all of these accidents could be avoided, if only the resources were made available, in other words, if cuts were made in the dividends given to the all-important shareholder.
Unless employers are forced to respect the safety and lives of their workers instead of making profit their number one priority, even the best resolutions will remain hesitant speeches."@en1
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