The Anact , watch the changing working conditions

The Anact , watch the changing working conditions

Charles Chaplin Modern Times (Modern Times) , 1936. | Courtesy Musée de l'Elysée , Lausanne

Working conditions have improved since forty years ? "It's hard to say because they are constantly changing , but we try to keep one step ahead ," replied Hervé Lanouzière , the Director General of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions ( NAALC ) , who will , in December , the forty years of its creation.



Between Taylorism context of the 1970s and now in 2013, the risks of working conditions have changed.

Certainly, accidents decreased by 31% since 1955, according to Medicare, but other issues are added to the list . The Economic, Social and Environmental Council considers , for example, that there are between 300 and 400 work-related suicides each year , which were not previously considered in relation to the world of work.

In this changing context, Nicolas Hatzfeld , research professor of history and co-author of a study on the contribution of Anact for twenty years , said that the institution fulfills its role " Suggest analysis and tools action. But it is not his job to ensure that companies in seize , " he explains .

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In reality, the NAALC is a whistleblower . "By bringing out new issues such as quality of work life , it greatly improves their taken into account ," says Hervé Garnier , national secretary of the CFDT. "She is listening transformations and has a role ...