Question 15132 — work accidents and occupational diseases

Summary

Mr. Thomas Portes questions the Minister of Labor and Solidarity on the lack of follow-up given to the report of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions (ANACT) of 2017 relating to the protection of pregnant women in mass distribution. On March 27, 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal dismissed all of Ms. Ajavon's requests in the proceedings opposing her to her former employer, the Marché Frais de La brand. Courneuve and ordered her to pay 1,000 euros in legal costs. This decision comes after nearly ten years of legal battle. On June 8, 2016, while pregnant, Ms. Ajavon had her water break at her checkout station before losing her child a few days later. Following this tragedy, staff representatives questioned the employer about the safety and prevention measures it intended implemented so that such an accident does not happen again. Ms. Ajavon was then dismissed in October 2016. This case sparked strong union and citizen mobilization, leading in particular to the relocation of the cold zone in order to move it away from the checkouts of the store in question. It also highlighted the particularly grueling working conditions to which many employees are exposed. speakers in large-scale distribution: prolonged exposure to cold, continuous standing, charging ports, restricted working hours and insufficient workstation facilities. In this context, ANACT published a report in 2017 dedicated to the protection of pregnant women in mass distribution. This made several recommendations aimed at improving the prevention of professional risks, the arrangement of workstations work and protection of the health of pregnant employees. However, almost ten years later, the conclusions of this report have remained without significant concrete translation on the regulatory or legislative level. Furthermore, this judicial decision raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the right to compensation for victims of breaches of the employer's safety obligation. Considering that breaches of this obligation is not sufficient to characterize an inexcusable fault, failing to demonstrate the employer's awareness of the danger, it weakens the protection of employees. It also poses a considerable financial risk to workers with modest incomes, who are now dissuaded from initiating legal proceedings for fear of being ordered to bear their employer's legal costs. So he asks her why the conclusions of the 2017 ANACT report relating to the protection of pregnant women in mass distribution have remained without concrete action for almost ten years and if the Government finally intends to implement its recommendations in order to effectively strengthen the protection of pregnant employees at work.

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