Eduardo González
The Foreign Service section of the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO, Workers’ Commissions) union has denounced that the Spanish Embassy in Bratislava suffers from “serious structural and security deficiencies,” despite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs committing four years ago to move the headquarters to a new building precisely because of these problems.
According to the Foreign Labor Personnel Bulletin (PLEX) on Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP), published this past Wednesday, CCOO filed a formal complaint with the Labor Inspectorate in the first half of 2025 regarding a situation that, in the union’s opinion, requires “urgent intervention in the area of occupational risk prevention in the Foreign Service.”
Specifically, the union informed the Labor Inspectorate that the facilities of the Spanish Embassy in Bratislava (Slovakia) “have presented serious structural and safety deficiencies for years: lack of emergency exits, lack of an elevator, accessibility problems, unsanitary conditions, and potential fire risk.”
“Despite the fact that the Ministry recognized this situation in 2021 and announced the move to new headquarters, delays have accumulated and, today, staff continue to work in conditions that do not meet minimum safety standards,” warned CCOO-Exterior.
“Given the absence of a risk assessment and adequate preventive measures, we have requested the immediate intervention of the Labor Inspectorate and the adoption of urgent measures to guarantee the health and safety of the staff and users of said Embassy,” the union concluded.
