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Criminological study of occupational accidents in Greece. A case of state-corporate crime?
Fri, September 5, 5:00 to 6:15pm, Deree | Classrooms, DC 602Abstract
According to International Labour Organization, occupational injuries is a worrying rising phenomenon. Particularly almost three million employees die per year and about four hundred million get injured. European statistics indicate the same tendency. Particularly, in 2022, as stated by Eurostat, there were around three thousand fatal occupational accidents and almost three million injuries in Europe.
Τhe data from Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) demonstrate that Greece follows the global and European trend regarding the number of occupational accidents. Comparing ELSTAT data between 2012 and 2022, there is an increase of approximately 18%. Specifically, in 2012, there were 4,254 occupational accidents, while in 2022, the number rose to 4,999. It is alarming that 2025 has not started under the best auspices as the experts refer an escalation in occupational fatal accidents in January relation to last year. Notably, in January 2024 there were 4 fatal accidents while in January 2025 there were 15 fatal accidents.
This disconcerting side of corporate behaviour has attracted our research interest. There are two reasons for that. First, occupational accidents have been ignored from criminological inquiry in Greece. Second, the rise trend makes the criminological research vital to identify and explain the factors contributing to this increase. Is it a result of companies' adherence to workplace safety regulations? Does it stem from gaps in the legislative and regulatory framework? Or is it due to insufficient oversight by the state?
We intend to examine on the one hand whether occupational injuries relate to corporate violations and on the other hand if there is also responsible an inadequate/inefficient state control. The purpose of our study is to inspect if the theory of state-corporate crime could explain occupational accidents and contribute to future research.