occupational health: latest news, reactions and political current affairs

Experts demand to incorporate the gender perspective in occupational health to improve the well-being of female workers and the economy

A multidisciplinary team of specialists in health, occupational medicine, financial analysis, and labor law has requested that the gender perspective be systematically incorporated into occupational health, in order to correct the health inequalities that affect women and condition their professional trajectory. They argue that this integration would bring advantages for...

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The SEE alerts of the greater vulnerability of the agricultural migrant seasonal workers in Spain

The Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE) has alerted that migrant women working as agricultural seasonal workers in Spain face a more intense exposure to situations of violence and harassment, a more limited freedom of movement, and inadequate personal protective equipment, with a direct impact on their physical and mental health.The...

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Mînzatu (CE) emphasizes that occupational health is a commitment to people and to European competitiveness.

The Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Capabilities, Quality Employment and Preparation, Roxana Mînzatu, has claimed in Bilbao, during the inauguration of the new headquarters of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), that safety and health in the work environment constitute "an...

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AUGC warns the director of the Civil Guard of biological risk for the agents assigned in Ceuta

The Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) has sent a formal communication to the Director General of the Civil Guard in which it denounces the exposure to "biological risk" that the personnel deployed in Ceuta since July 30 are suffering, and demands the "urgent" implementation of specific protection protocols.According to...

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Uatae claims a "serious, rigorous debate, free from generalized suspicions" on sick leave

The Union of Associations of Self-Employed Workers and Entrepreneurs (Uatae) has urged for a "serious, rigorous, and suspicion-free" debate regarding the increase in temporary disabilities in Spain. The organization emphasizes that a medical leave is not equivalent to an unjustified absence, but rather responds to a situation supported by clinical...

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SATSE takes extreme heat in several health centers to Labor Inspection

The Nursing Union (SATSE) has filed formal complaints with the Labor Inspectorate and various health managements regarding situations of "extreme and unbearable heat" in certain healthcare centers, where maximum temperatures set by regulations for performing work activities under adequate and safe conditions are being exceeded.In an informational note, SATSE details...

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Absenteeism at work in Spain marks a record 7.68% in 2025, according to Adecco

Labor absenteeism in Spain reached its highest recorded level in 2025, with an average annual rate of 7.68%, meaning 0.42 percentage points more than in the previous year. This implies that, every day, between 1.6 and 1.7 million people do not go to their workplace -1.27 due to medical leave-,...

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One in six teleworkers in Spain continues to work from bed when they are sick, according to a report

A recent report reveals that 17.2 percent of those who work remotely in Spain continue to perform their tasks from bed when they are sick, while 65.1 percent opt to stay at their desk even when feeling unwell.The analysis, conducted by iGaming.com based on a sample of 4,000 remote workers...

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CCOO denounces that only 119 occupational cancers are recognized compared to estimates of up to 16,000 cases

The head of Occupational Health of CCOO Aragón, Luis Clarimón, has denounced that in 2025 only 119 cases of occupational cancer were recognized, despite estimates indicating that between 5 and 10 percent of all tumors are work-related, which would raise the real figure to about 16,000 affected people. Clarimón made...

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The occupational risk prevention firms increase their turnover to 1.540 million in 2025, 6.2% more

Companies specializing in occupational safety and health reached a turnover of 1.54 billion euros in 2025, representing an increase of 6.2% compared to 2024, according to data from the DBK Sector Observatory of Informa, belonging to Cesce.This 6.2% advance continues the growth phase that the sector has been registering in...

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Occupational health

Experts demand to incorporate the gender perspective in occupational health to improve the well-being of female workers and the economy

The SEE alerts of the greater vulnerability of the agricultural migrant seasonal workers in Spain

Mînzatu (CE) emphasizes that occupational health is a commitment to people and to European competitiveness.

AUGC warns the director of the Civil Guard of biological risk for the agents assigned in Ceuta

Uatae claims a "serious, rigorous debate, free from generalized suspicions" on sick leave

SATSE takes extreme heat in several health centers to Labor Inspection

Absenteeism at work in Spain marks a record 7.68% in 2025, according to Adecco

One in six teleworkers in Spain continues to work from bed when they are sick, according to a report

CCOO denounces that only 119 occupational cancers are recognized compared to estimates of up to 16,000 cases

The occupational risk prevention firms increase their turnover to 1.540 million in 2025, 6.2% more

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