The Balearic Islands have recorded a new drop in workplace accidents. According to the figures reviewed today by the Tripartite Consultative Commission of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate, the region registered a 9.6% reduction in occupational accidents between January and September compared with the same period in 2024. During the peak season alone —July, August and September— the islands saw over 1,200 fewer accidents.

The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Labour, Public Service and Social Dialogue, Catalina Cabrer, alongside representatives from the administration, employers’ associations, trade unions and labour-safety authorities.

Since 2022, the Balearic Islands have reduced workplace accidents by 28%, a trend attributed to strengthened preventive policies and ongoing cooperation with companies across all productive sectors.

Breakdown by islands and sectors

During the high-season months, every major island improved its accident rate:

• Mallorca: –8.36%
• Menorca: –12.15%
• Ibiza: –42.19%, the most significant decrease
• Formentera: slight increase, normal within a small labour market

Accident rates also decreased across all economic sectors:

• Construction: –5.95%
• Agriculture: –8.20%
• Industry: –9.85%
• Services: –9.97%
• Hospitality: –11.46%, a key improvement in one of the region’s main industries

A total of six fatal accidents were recorded up to 30 September, the same number as the previous year, including three “in itinere”.

Measures against labour-contract fraud

This year, the Government launched its First Action Plan Against Contracting Fraud, achieving:

• 158 temporary contracts converted into permanent
• 1,096 discontinuous permanent contracts converted into full permanents
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Workplace accidents in the Balearic Islands fell by 9.6% compared to 2024, confirming a sustained downward trend

Alongside this plan, the ordinary Labour Inspectorate campaign reviewed 1,852 contracts, transforming 223 temporary and 1,088 discontinuous permanent contracts into full permanent ones.

Increased inspections and preventive action

In occupational-risk prevention:

• Heat-exposure inspections: from 3.627 (2024) to 4.036 (2025)
• Infractions identified: from 780 to 881
• Investigations:
  • Minor accidents: from 131 to 171
  • Work accidents: from 281 to 315
  • Occupational diseases: from 27 to 28
• Labour-relations complaints: from 1,621 to 1,644

The IBASSAL has stepped up its sector-specific campaigns, with 1,569 inspections covering more than 3,000 companies and 23,500 workers. Notable campaigns include:

• Construction: 696 inspections
• Asbestos: 94 inspections and 237 work plans reviewed
• Heatwaves: 156 inspections