Moussa Sylla Accident: How Did His Death Happen? Moussa Sylla died on July 12, 2022, as a result of an accident while working as a cleaning agent at the French National Assembly.
His death has raised a number of concerns about the authority in charge of employee safety. Yal Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, expressed hope that the investigations launched by the judiciary and carried out by the Labour Inspectorate would shed light on the facts, and stated that she would closely monitor the progress of the investigations.
Moussa Sylla Accident: How Did The Cleaner Death Happen?
Moussa was a National Assembly of France employee who was discovered unconscious in the building’s basement on July 9, 2022. He was originally from Mauritius and had moved to France in search of work in 2003.
He began living with his brother and working odd jobs to send money home. Despite being without papers until 2013, the fifty-first was able to work as a cleaning agent for the National Assembly.
He died on July 12, three days after being involved in an accident in the National Assembly’s parking lot’s fifth basement as a result of losing control of a scrubber.
Moussa Sylla’s Death Led To Rising Questions About Employee’s Safety
A modest group gathered at the National Assembly, place Edouard-Herriot, in Paris around 2:30 p.m. Many people, including Moussa’s friends, family, social activists, cleaners from Paris, and CGT members, were present. The absence of definitive explanations for the events that led to the spectacular disaster involving the maintenance worker is something that Moussa Sylla’s family regrets.
The people of France, at the beginning of the rally protested, saying they wanted the investigation results to be made public and that they could be made clear about every investigation finding.
Twitter Tributes To Moussa Sylla After His Death
Moussa’s death has saddened various people, including his well-wishers on various social media platforms who are showering several posts to tribute him after he tragically worked. Many people have criticized the outsourcing that is opted by the French government to accomplish various tasks.
Pour rendre un dernier hommage à Monsieur Moussa avant son départ en Mauritanie @AssembleeNat #ouvrier #AssembleeNationale #moussasylla #mauritanie #soninke pic.twitter.com/DAM8pzH9S6
— Mams Yaffa (@MamsYaffa) July 24, 2022
All the people gathered at the protest condemned the institutionalization of subcontracting in public services. The State spends 160 billion euros annually on outsourcing specific functions, according to the stats provided by the public service department. Most in-attendance parliamentarians demanded that all National Assembly employees be internalized.
Moussa Sylla’s Family Details
He was born on 1970 in an Indian Ocean island nation, Mauritius. He belonged to a low-income family and often suffered financial difficulties while growing up. He came to France in 2003 to live with his half-brother, who also arranged a job for him. He was the father of two grown children. However, as of now, the in-depth details of his family members are unknown to the media.
