The trade union and employer organizations struck an interprofessional agreement on occupational health. The negotiators from all the employer associations issued a favourable opinion on the text, while CGT union rejected the deal. The agreement stipulates that efforts to ensure occupational health should focus on a preventive approach. The agreement also addresses the issue of funding and governance of prevention and occupational health instruments, as well as interconnection with local health services. The parties have until 8 January to validate the agreement, after consultation with their constituents.
Read on: in French. Read on: in French (2). Read the agreement: in French.
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