Investigations continue in the Campania region manufacturing companies managed by foreign entrepreneurs within the framework of the ALT Caporalato DUE project financed by theXNUMX-XNUMX business days with the involvement of labor inspectors from other regions, of Carabinieri from the Labor Protection Command with the logistical support of the territorial departments as well as with the valuable collaboration of cultural mediators from the IOM, sent by the Central Surveillance Directorate of the INL with the task of facilitating the overcoming of cultural and linguistic barriers between foreign workers and inspection personnel.
The checks to combat labour exploitation took place in two different periods, in March and May, in particular in the areas of Napoli North and Vesuvian area in 31 companies managed predominantly by owners of Bangladeshi nationality, of which only one was found to be regular. In detail: out of 346 workers overall employed in the production units, mostly Bangladeshis, 179 were irregular, including 126 completely undeclared and 59 without a residence permit: for the latter, the Judicial Authority was informed, while investigations are still ongoing to identify the possible hypothesis of "gangmastering".
Numerous violations were also found in terms of working hours and violations, even serious ones, in terms of safety at work. work, some factories were even seized. In 26 out of 31 companies – equal to 83% – measures were adopted to suspend business activity, in 4 cases for exceeding the 10% threshold of undeclared work, in the remaining 22 for serious violations in safety matters.
In all cases, the suspended activities will be able to resume their activity only after having regularized the undeclared work positions, in addition to having restored the safety conditions: various prescriptions have been issued for failure to process DVR, failure to establish RSPP service, failure to deliver PPE, failure to maintain work equipment, failure to provide health surveillance and information and training, with high fines.
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In the heart of Caserta, behind the ordinary appearance of a construction site, a system of negligence and serious safety omissions was concealed. This is what emerged from a targeted inspection conducted by the Carabinieri of the Caserta station, in collaboration with the Labor Inspectorate and officials from the Territorial Inspectorate.
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