text: **Still, not only preventive measures but also other non-OSH-related developments worked in the**
  **same direction.**The shrinkage of the workforce in certain sectors, for example, mining, textile, 
  agriculture, and specific high-risk subsectors of manufacturing, that is, shipyards or foundries, has led 
  to a reduction of the workforce in particularly dangerous working conditions. The production of these 
  sectors was — partly or fully — relocated to other regions of the world, and EU enterprises import the 
  needed products as part of global supply chains. 