Premier Giorgia Meloni and other
senior members of her government held talks on Thursday with
trade unions on measures to boost health and safety as Italy
continues to be hit by the scourge of fatal workplace accidents.
During the meeting Meloni reiterated that the government was
investing 1.2 billion euros "to implement a series of concrete
interventions to protect workers and, consequently, employers
too", sources said.
She also said the government wanted to "reward the companies
that invest in prevention" by strengthening the the so-called
'bonus-malus' mechanism under which companies with a good record
pay fewer contributions to labour accidents and occupation
illness insurance agency INAIL.
Sources said the government also expressed willingness to update
the rules on subcontracting to strengthen checks and clarify
responsibilities for workplace safety.
Maurizio Landini, the leader of the CGIL trade union, said that
Italy was facing "a massacre, not an emergency" after five
people were killed in workplace accidents in two days on Monday
and Tuesday.
"People continue to die because health and safety is considered
a cost," he said.
"Profit counts, not the person".
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