Nearly 20,500 workplace accidents were recorded in 2025, a rise of over 70% in just four years, according to the Labor Inspectorate's annual report

A 23-year-old foreign sailor aboard a Cyprus-flagged vessel was injured at the Perama Ship Repair Zone. The incident comes just five days after a separate accident there prompted complaints about inadequate safety conditions.

Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the blast as fire crews searched the facility for possible additional victims

A courtroom session in northern Greece turned into a shocking near-miss after a chandelier detached from the ceiling and crashed beside a lawyer mid-hearing, highlighting concerns over court building safety

Emergency crews rescued the men from an empty wastewater treatment reservoir, with both hospitalized for leg injuries and reported to be out of danger

A power grid technician died after an explosion and electrocution in Athens, while a metalworker was injured during ship repair works near Piraeus, reigniting concerns over workplace safety conditions in Greece

The 58-year-old man died instantly when the tractor he was operating overturned and fell nearly 10 meters and crushed him

Trade union data reveal a continuing rise in fatal workplace incidents, with dozens of deaths already recorded in the first months of 2026 and concerns mounting over safety conditions and underreporting of occupational risks

Case widens after witness terstimony allege inaction over gas smell before the blast that killed five female workers on their night shift

The worker was hospitalized with severe head injuries after her hair was caught in machinery

The 62-year-old was found hours later in a remote wooded area after suffering a fatal injury while working alone.

Unions launch walkouts and rallies across major cities, demanding stronger workplace safety after a fatal incident at a biscuit factory

As investigations continue into the fatal explosion at a biscuit factory in central Greece, communities mourn five women killed at work while families and residents demand answers over safety failures

Reporting by Thessaloniki-based ThessPost.gr reveals that just four health and safety inspectors oversee nearly 6,000 businesses in Karditsa and Trikala, raising urgent questions about workplace safety after the fatal Violanta factory explosion

Investigators point to a propane gas leak as the trigger of the deadly explosion at a food factory in central Greece, as company executives face criminal charges and workers describe repeated warnings and scenes of terror inside the plant.

The first initial indications point to a gas leak as causing the very strong explosion in the area where the ovens are located, and which claimed the life of the five female workers

They were five women whose lives moved between shifts at the Violanta factory where they worked and family responsibilities. Their lives were lost in an instant

A water pipe violently burst during engineering works in central Thessaloniki early Sunday morning, leaving four workers injured, one of them seriously

The deadly factory blast comes as Greece records 201 workplace deaths in 2025 and more than 14,000 job-related accidents annually

A 50-year-old technician died in Piraeus after heavy train parts fell on him, sparking protests and raising serious concerns over workplace safety at STASY