Naples – The death of Marco Iazzetta, a 63-year-old worker from Afragola, brings the number of workplace fatalities in Campania to 84 since the beginning of the year. The man, hospitalized for two months at the Villa dei Fiori clinic in Acerra after a serious accident on a construction site in Scampia, died.
The data was released by the CGIL Campania, which calls it a "silent massacre" and an unsustainable situation.
Campania ranks third in Italy for workplace deaths.
According to data collected by the Bologna National Observatory on Workplace Deaths, Campania is the third Italian region in terms of number of deaths, behind only Lombardy and Veneto.
If we include victims on the way to and from work, the regional death toll rises to 108. Of these, 28 occurred in Naples and its province, confirming the metropolitan area as one of the hardest-hit regions.
The CGIL: "The construction site badge isn't enough."
The union criticizes the new measures introduced by the Government with the latest decree approved by the Council of Ministers.
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The measure, which introduces mandatory construction site badges for subcontractors, is considered "a step forward, but insufficient."
"This is a measure that may have positive effects," observes the CGIL (Naples and Campania Confederation of Labour) "but it doesn't address the structural causes of a business model that continues to cause deaths. Precariousness, cascading subcontracting, failure to comply with collective bargaining agreements, and the restriction of rights remain the real emergency."
Credit driving licence still invalid
Even on the credit license front for businesses, the union's opinion remains critical.
"Despite the increased sanctions," the CGIL emphasizes, "this tool continues to prove ineffective. We need a true certification of business qualifications, capable of rewarding those who comply with the rules and excluding those who exploit safety."
A massacre that doesn't stop
Behind the numbers are the lives of workers who lose their lives every day on construction sites, in factories, and in the fields.
"Safety," the CGIL concludes, "cannot be a cost to be cut. It is a fundamental right, and every workplace death is a defeat for everyone."
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