In April 2024, 52 workers died at work in Lombardy with 37,796 injury reports. The data is reported by Uil Lombardia. To these, underlines the union, are added other workers, of which 6 in the month of June. “We launch our cry again – underlines the general secretary of Uil Lombardia Enrico Vizza -. Enough is enough, we want zero deaths at work. We want to shake everyone’s conscience, businesses, institutions, local authorities, citizens, each for their own role, no one must remain silent. We want profit to be set aside and invested in training, assistance and greater controls and sanctions. We want greater controls and inspections, assuming our responsibility as a union through complaints and reports in all workplaces. If the union is a defense of rights, of democracy of assistance, then we must promote all the tools at our disposal to stop massacres at work! Reports, assistance, accidents, through the union and patronage offices. We ask honest companies and entrepreneurs who invest in safety to take the field with us to achieve the goal of zero deaths. We ask the mayors of the Municipalities for greater commitment also through the local police. Every action to avoid accidents at work must be implemented.”
