Call to Action : Extended until October 21st - Support the Manifesto “Zero Deaths At Work”
To: Members of the European Parliament
Brussels, October 10th 2022
Dear Member of the European Parliament,
This is a reminder of the call for expressions of interest to endorse with your signature the manifesto "Zero Deaths At Work", that ETUC submitted to you on September 12th (and which you will find below).
Please note that the deadline has been extended until October 21st, 2002.
Please confirm your support for the Manifesto by writing to ETUC advisors Ignacio Doreste and Lorenzo Repetti ([email protected] ; [email protected]).
We remain at your disposal for any questions.
With best regards,
Claes-Mikael Stahl
ETUC Deputy General Secretary
Dear Member of the European Parliament,
The European Trade Union Confederation has published a Manifesto in which we are calling on for action at EU, national, sectoral and company level, to end death and accidents at work.
Following up the much-welcomed ‘vision zero' approach to work-related deaths in the EU of the new Strategic Framework on Occupational Safety and Health, we are calling on the European Commission to deploy further concrete actions to guarantee zero deaths and to prevent workplace accidents and occupational diseases.
We expect and demand such action to be delivered by the next European Commission and European Parliament from 2024, in addition to the legislative action to be taken by the Commission in the current term. Zero deaths by 2030.
The Manifesto has been signed already by several MEPs, as well as ministers of labour, national trade union leaders, professors, and other important stakeholders.
You can find the text of the Manifesto, as well as the current list of signatories at this link: https://www.etuc.org/en/publication/manifesto-zero-death-work
We will be gathering further support for this Manifesto amongst MEPs, Ministers, trade union leaders and stakeholders.
We will be publishing the Manifesto with the updated list of signatories towards the end of October and you will receive information about that in advance.
We would kindly ask your support for this Manifesto to join the call on the European Union and its member state governments to genuinely commit, and take the actions needed, to achieve zero death at work.
Please confirm your support for the Manifesto by writing to ETUC advisors Ignacio Doreste and Lorenzo Repetti ([email protected] ; [email protected]) by Thursday the 13th of October.
They are available also if you have any questions or comments and for any exchanges.
We’re counting on your support!
Best regards,
Claes-Mikael Ståhl,
ETUC Deputy General Secretary