Just over an hour of discussion to reach an initial understanding on safety at work and lay the foundations for the debate on other open issues, including investments in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and reforms. Mario Draghi met the trade unions today at Palazzo Chigi, and all parties say they are satisfied with the work set up.
Among the measures that will be adopted to combat the emergency, greater penalties for companies that do not respect the rules, the establishment of a single database for accidents and an acceleration for the already planned hiring of 2 thousand new inspectors.
«It was a very useful meeting to establish a working method», the comment of the Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Maurizio Landini, secretary of the CGIL, was also satisfied with the outcome of the summit: “The first important answers have arrived from the government, we have established the method of comparison and we will meet again in the coming days”. “There was no talk of a minimum wage – continued Landini – but the government has undertaken to hire inspectors”.
“It was decided to build a central database for injuries that does not currently exist and this is a problem also for sanctions,” said Pierpaolo Bombardieri, secretary of UIL. Already in May the sidacati had presented a unitary platform to stop the massacre.
The unions have also announced the opening of a table with the government to discuss the management of the PNRR funds, leading to the drafting of a shared protocol.
In addition to Draghi, Landini and Bombardieri, the Minister of Labor Andrea Orlando, the Minister of Public Administration Renato Brunetta, the Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Roberto Garofoli and Luigi Sbarra, secretary of the CISL, were also present at the table.
Mario Draghi summoned the unions following the numerous incidents in recent days, some with tragic consequences, as in the case of the worker who died today in Tricase.