In the week leading up to the Ferragosto holiday, as part of the checks coordinated by the Labour Inspectorate and the Guardia di Finanza, a joint blitz was launched in the territory of Giugliano, where agricultural activities related to tomato harvesting operate.
The operation was attended by 12 Labour Inspectors and 10 Yellow Flames soldiers, who availed themselves of the collaboration of two cultural mediators from the IOM (International Organization for Migration).
Three of the companies inspected were found to be irregular in terms of labor, social security and workplace safety.
In particular, the presence was ascertained, on 13 working positions examined, of 9 undeclared workers, one of whom is unemployable as he is a non-EU citizen without a residence permit.
Furthermore, numerous violazioni of the legislation on health and safety in the workplace, due to failure to deliver safety devices, failure to carry out health surveillance, lack of required information and training.
two companies it was also arranged, suspension of business activity, as they employed an irregular percentage of workers equal to or greater than 10%.
They will be contested administrative sanctions for approximately 30.000 euros, in addition to social security and insurance recoveries, as well as adopting the expected prescription measures in terms of health and safety.
It has been reported to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Napoli North an employer for the illicit employment of workers without a residence permit and for exploitation of labor, pursuant to art. 603 bis of the Criminal Code (it is recalled that the subject ).
The operation is the result of the close active synergy between State Institutions, further strengthened by the Memorandum of Understanding signed at the time between the INL and the General Command of the Guardia di Finanza.
The surveillance activities in agriculture, aimed primarily at combating the phenomenon of gangmastering, are carried out, moreover, within the framework of the memorandum on the subject of "combating the labor exploitation of foreign citizens and protecting migrants who are victims of crime" requested last July by the Public Prosecutor of Naples North, which involved all the institutional actors responsible for combating labor exploitation.
Article published on 17 August 2023 - 11:50
