{"id":2621,"date":"2014-05-15T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T09:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2014-05-15T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T09:50:09","slug":"turkey-mine-disaster-shows-importance-eu-health-safety-work-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/2014\/05\/15\/turkey-mine-disaster-shows-importance-eu-health-safety-work-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey mine disaster shows importance of EU Health and Safety at work rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert called for a full and transparent investigation into the mining accident that has taken at least 280 lives in Soma, Turkey, with many still missing.<\/p>\n

Lambert is a member of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs committee and said it highlights the importance of health and safety regulations to protect working conditions and save lives.<\/p>\n

She said: “This is an appalling tragedy which is devastating for so many families in Soma.<\/p>\n

“People in Turkey are right to be angry – a full, transparent and independent investigation is needed to get to the root of what happened, and what must be done to stop it ever happening again.<\/p>\n

“Such terrible workplace tragedies are not down to fate – they are down to negligence. Private mining companies must be made to put safety first – they should not be praised for cutting costs while people risk their lives to make a living.<\/p>\n

“Turkey’s ruling party voted down a parliamentary inquiry into earlier accidents at mines in the region, and there are questions to be answered about how seriously they have taken health and safety issues at work.<\/p>\n

“This shows the importance of so-called EU ‘red tape’ which some UK parties wish to roll back – it saves lives and ensures everyone is entitled to decent working conditions.<\/p>\n

“We should be working to raise working conditions internationally, not roll them back in Europe.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert called for a full and transparent investigation into the mining accident that has taken at least 280 lives in Soma, Turkey, with many still missing. Lambert is a member of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs committee and said it highlights the importance of health and safety regulations to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[970,982,98,91,90,154],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n