This is nothing new: a daily massacre that never stops. Between May 22-28 last week, 32 people died at work. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 563 workers have lost their lives, 333 of them at work, others on the roads and in transit and other working environments. The data comes from the independent Bologna Observatory, which has been monitoring occupational accident victims for 16 years, taking into account the uninsured and illegal workers in Inail. In 2022, 1499 workers died in accidents: 757 at work, others on the roads and on the road. 15 women lost their lives in accidents at the workplace, and 123 women died while traveling and in other work environments. A quarter of the elderly over sixty, especially in agriculture and construction, were foreigners over 15 percent.
According to CGIL, sustained work-related accidents and fatalities recorded in the northern and southern regions “confirm that rules and regulations are not followed in the workplace. Protecting workers’ health has been interrupted for years, along with the national health service. We must invest in health and safety”. “As expected, the meetings the government had promoted with the unions months ago had no continuity and no results. And now – CGIL concludes – the delays in defining the interventions and actions needed to end this carnage are no longer acceptable. No more deaths at work.”
Other unions point to precariousness, asking for real checks and establishment of murder crime at work. Scream in silence. For now, only words, the heartbreaking tears of the parents, the spouses, the children left alone. Luigi De Magistris, the former mayor of Naples, comments, “Working is often precarious and insecure. With the repeal of Article 18, the risk of homicide in the workplace has increased. Don’t call them white deaths, they are almost always murders”. The government’s silence on last Thursday’s record number of work-related deaths (5 in less than 24 hours) came as a shock to many observers. On such an important issue that does not deal emotionally with workplace deaths, but squeezes entrepreneurs and institutions with data, perhaps only timely and non-discounted information can raise alarm.
There is little to talk about and much to do, and above all, the best solutions can only come from everyone’s cooperation. Otherwise, there is a risk of staying current: “daily” deaths and short news.
Source: Today IT
Roy Brown is a renowned economist and author at The Nation View. He has a deep understanding of the global economy and its intricacies. He writes about a wide range of economic topics, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, international trade, and labor markets.
