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4w ago

Marseille Collective Files Criminal Complaint Over Asbestos in Schools

The plaintiffs ask public-health prosecutors to investigate alleged failures by local authorities to control asbestos risks in aging school buildings.

Dans une école de Marseille, en janvier 2016, où le sol contient de l'amiante.
L’amiante présente des risques pour la santé principalement par inhalation, lorsque les poussières pénètrent le système respiratoire. (Image d’illustration).

Overview

  • The complaint was lodged on November 19 with the public-health unit of the Marseille judicial court in a filing contre X for deliberate endangerment.
  • About a dozen establishments are cited, including eight primary schools, two middle schools and one high school, mostly in Marseille and nearby communes.
  • Plaintiffs—parents, teachers and municipal staff supported by seven unions and victims’ associations—allege inadequate information, missing or incomplete diagnostics, and insufficient protections during works.
  • The filing references a colleague who died in April 2024 from an asbestos-related cancer recognized as an occupational disease.
  • The lawyer says the listed schools are symbolic examples and that the action could widen as investigators examine broader asbestos risks in pre-1997 buildings, which unions estimate affect a large share of the school estate.