It is "a duty" to these professions, he said. Secretary of State Laurent Pietraszewski, responsible for protecting the health of employees against the Covid-19 epidemic with the Minister of Labor, told the Assembly on Tuesday that "decrees" would be presented "in the days to come ”on the recognition of coronavirus as an occupational disease.
He answered a question from the deputy (Génération.s) of Loire Régis Juanico on recognition as an occupational disease for trades other than caregivers (cashiers, firefighters, postal workers, maintenance workers, etc.), often referred to as "second line". "For the other workers you mentioned, who may have been infected in the course of their professional activity, we will also make sure that they can obtain compensation for occupational disease," he said.
An “unbearable” situation for the CFDT
"I do not share your proposal to create a fund, I think it makes sense to include this in the system of occupational disease which is already proven, which works well and which seems to me quite suitable". "We will present in the coming days the decrees which will then be published very quickly on the subject," he added.
The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, had judged last week "unbearable" to still not be clearly fixed on the recognition as an occupational disease of the coronavirus. His union wants recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease for all trades, as well as other union organizations, and not just for caregivers.
Don't have to prove the link
A list of recognized occupational diseases is established in tables annexed to the Social Security code and the rural code. If the employee enters the criteria (with durations of exposure to risk), he does not need to prove the link between his pathology and his work. If all the criteria are not met, you have to prove the link between your work and the disease and it is therefore much more complicated.
In addition, outside of these tables, any employee who considers that he has contracted a disease as a result of his work can file a file with a regional committee for the recognition of occupational diseases. The process was then very long, "an obstacle course" according to several union sources.
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