In France, 423 workers under 25 have died at work since 2020.
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- The claimed cumulative total of 423 under-25 workplace deaths since 2020 is approximately double the figure suggested by official French data (~200–230). The two verified official data points — 37 deaths in 2021 (DREETS) and 38 deaths in 2023 (Sénat, citing CNAM) — imply an annual average far below the ~70/year that would be needed to reach 423 over six years.
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- The MEP's original claim also included a figure of over 100,000 non-fatal workplace accidents among under-25 workers per year, which was not evaluated here.
- The official data points found (2021, 2023) cover only the régimes général and agricole; workers in the fonction publique, independent contractors, and other special regimes may not be fully captured, though this gap cannot explain the ~2x discrepancy.
- Complete year-by-year official data for every year 2020–2025 could not be located within search constraints; the estimate is based on two confirmed annual data points and total fatality trends.
- The source of the 423 figure — apparently a campaign by l'Humanité and allied organisations — could not be traced to its original methodology.