Under 40 °C, a Worker Dies Picking Fruit, His Son Denounces Working Conditions
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In Alcarràs, Catalonia, a 61-year-old seasonal worker died on Monday, August 11, after working in the sun under more than 40 °C. His family accuses the employer of ignoring safety recommendations and not having provided assistance in time.
Ovidiu Vranciu, son of Gheorghe Vranciu, the 61-year-old worker who died on Monday during his day in full heat in Lleida, denounces neglect by the company: "They left him thrown away"
"My father was left to die in the field, he was left lying under a tree. No one called the ambulance, no one told the family. He died alone," laments Ovidio Vranciu, son of Gheorghe Vranciu, the 61-year-old seasonal who died on Monday in a fruit field between the towns of Alcarràs and Torres del Segre, in Lleida. The family explains that Gheorge began to find himself badly at 2 noon, asked his manager for help and she urged him to rest under the…
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