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UNI Global union has expressed profound concerns at the effectiveness of health and safety procedures at Prosegur, the Spanish multinational security giant, after a series of attacks on Prosegur cash in transit vehicles in South America. The latest incident occurred at an airport in Peru.

Prosegur unions in Peru, Colombia, Chile and Brazil have all raised serious health and safety issues in recent months but conclude the company is not doing enough to respond to workers’ concerns.

“We have seen a failure of due diligence by Prosegur on the respect for labour standards and law. Those concerns are spreading to their approach to the safety of their staff,” UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings said.

UNI Global Union is working with affiliates to examine health and safety practices at Prosegur. We want to be convinced that Prosegur is doing everything it can do to protect the lives of workers. Prior to the attack in Peru, Prosegur worker Rafael Pardo Trivino lost his life in Chile.