Their claim comes following the death of a worker on Saturday. Speaking to Lusa News Agency the association’s vice-president, António Castela, said “it is not reasonable that in a place where there are hundreds of workers from various organisation’s there is no survival equipment for medical emergencies, that legally has to be there.”

He explained the episode that led to the discovery of a lack of equipment happened on Saturday when a customs worker died after feeling ill and collapsing. He stressed Lisbon Airport does have a defibrillator in the passengers area, but not in the cargo area.