Occupational safety is a fundamental workers’ right. Every employer must provide a safe and healthy workplace that protects employees from risk. Our firm is proud to have succeeded in an important matter brought by a group of workers seeking protection of their right to a safe workplace after they sustained injuries caused by failures to observe safety standards.
A number of workers filed a complaint against a manufacturing company after repeated workplace accidents caused by the company’s failure to provide the necessary safety precautions. The accidents resulted in multiple physical injuries and adversely affected the workers’ health and professional lives.
The company denied responsibility for the accidents.
Official documentation proving the negligence was limited.
Establishing the link between the accidents and the unsafe workplace was complex.
Collected witness statements and medical evidence documenting the injuries and their causes.
Reviewed applicable domestic and international occupational-safety laws and standards.
Filed a claim seeking compensation and improved working conditions.
Used the available legal procedures to require the company to implement the necessary safety measures.
The Court ordered the company to compensate the affected workers and to take immediate steps to improve occupational-safety standards at the facility, subject to periodic monitoring by the competent authorities.
Applying occupational-safety standards is essential to protecting workers’ rights.
The judiciary plays an important role in promoting safe workplaces.
Workers should cooperate with legal professionals and the competent authorities to protect their rights.
