Mattarella: “Working can’t mean putting your life at risk”

ROME – “The numbers of victims of accidents at work, despite the numerous regulatory measures with which we have tried, over time, to prevent them, are alarming, dramatic. They tell stories of broken lives, destroyed families, seriously injured people, of men and women who call for justice. People who appeal to institutions, to employers, to the conscience of anyone who is in a position to make workplaces safe places, in which the dignity of the person is respected “. This is what the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, affirms, on the occasion of the National Day for the victims of accidents at work, in the message sent to the president of Anmil Onlus, Zoello Forni.

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“The development of new technologies has radically changed the nature and the space-time dimension of the workplace. Unfortunately, this phase has not been accompanied by a proportionate increase in the initiatives towards prevention”, observes the Head of State. “Working – he warns – cannot mean putting one’s life at risk. This is why the National Day for the Victims of Accidents at Work is a precious opportunity to draw attention to an unacceptable phenomenon in a modern country that has put work as its foundation. of democratic life “.

“The affirmation of rights in the workplace, first of all to life, as well as being a thermometer of civil life, is a generator of value for society, for workers, for businesses. With these sentiments – concludes Mattarella – I express my appreciation to ANMIL for the commitment with which it assists and supports workers and their families, and I express my best wishes for the full success of the events scheduled throughout the country “.