There have been many accidents in recent years at work in the extraction of Carrara marble, but for Alberto Franchi, president and CEO of Franchi Umberto Marmi, the workers “if they get hurt it’s because they are morons.”
These are his words in front of the Report journalists, in the province for interviews and images for the episode on the quarries broadcast on Rai3 “Marmo della duchessa”.
The mayor Serena Arrighifollowing the release of the episode, commented on the entrepreneur’s words as follows:
Respect for the dead, respect for the workers, respect for Carrara. Alberto Franchi’s words to Report are unacceptable because they offend the entire Carrara community and for this reason they must be condemned in the strongest possible way. In the face of such arrogant statements, it is good to remember once again that: it is thanks to the sweat, toil and sacrifice of our quarrymen that Carrara marble is famous throughout the world; it is thanks to the sweat, toil and sacrifice of our quarrymen that stone production is the driving economy of our territory; It is thanks to the sweat, toil and sacrifice of our quarrymen that it is possible that there are few capable of accumulating enormous wealth in exchange for small returns. A more equitable redistribution of marble profits is one of the most important challenges that await us and I expect everyone to be ready to collaborate
