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Construction in Europe is always somewhat mindblowing to me as an American. Seems like most EU countries have the work-safety comparable to a third world countr
by cheeze 6y ago
Construction in Europe is always somewhat mindblowing to me as an American. Seems like most EU countries have the work-safety comparable to a third world country.
I don't know anything about corruption, but man being a construction worker in say, Belgium, seems dangerous.
- bdauvergne 6y agoI have no number specifically for the constructions sector but in 2018, there were 5250[1] death attributed to work in the USA for 327,2 millions, which 16 deaths for 1 million inhabitants. This number was 136[1] deaths for 11.4 millions or 11.86 for 1 million. But the construction sector in the USA is so protected that if I was working in this sector I suppose I would still prefer to work in the states (higher pay for low qualified work). In western europe those jobs are mostly filled by eastern european or immigrants. [1]: sorry my references are in French, https://www.pressegauche.org/Pourquoi-tant-d-accidents-du-travail-aux-USA https://www.pressegauche.org/Pourquoi-tant-d-accidents-du-tr... (I would have preferred something with a domain less politically oriented, but the number seems safe), https://www.dhnet.be/actu/societe/136-accidents-du-travail-ont-cause-la-mort-en-2018-5deab9709978e272f9608e38 https://www.dhnet.be/actu/societe/136-accidents-du-travail-o...