Article

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS IN GREECE 
 
by
 
Eric Gazon, University of Lille II
 
JEL classification : I180, I200, I310, K310, K320
 
Abstract
The fear of unemployment makes certain employees, or even certain “small employers” accept to work under dangerous labor conditions. The article examines the existing legal and institutional framework in Greece, the availability of data relative to the labor accidents, and the perspectives which are proposed by the social actors in order to aim at the transgression of the deficiencies in the field of occupational health and safety. Finally, suggestions are given about how the life quality at work can be improved through training, negotiations, etc. This orientation requires a change in the actions undertaken by industry.