During 2025, 125 people lost their lives at their workplace in Catalonia, according to data collected by UGT of Catalonia. This figure represents an increase of 15.74% compared to the previous year, when 108 fatal work accidents were recorded in the country. For this reason, the union has demanded that sanctions for work accidents be toughened and has stated that they should be "equated" to those already applied when data protection law is violated: "It cannot be more expensive to lose a memory stick than the life of a worker," assured the national secretary of UGT of Catalonia, Reyes Solaz. Thus, she pointed out that it is "not normal" for companies to spend "a lot of money" on safety programs while they "skimp" on prevention tools.