As May Day celebrations fill the streets with festive marches and labour union protests across French cities today, a darker truth boils below the surface. In a country often applauded for its strong labour protections, two workers die each day due to job-related accidents, according to the latest national health insurance figures. Many worried observers say the numbers don’t even come close to capturing the full extent of these fatal mishaps.
Although Matthieu Lépine is a history and geography teacher at a high school outside of Paris, his X feed does not reflect his daytime job. At least not this one. His posts almost always highlight incidents of work-related deaths.
