VENICE – Are we sure that everything is being done to eliminate this plague? The answer is clear and clear: no. “We express strong concern for the persistence of the gangmaster phenomenon in Venetodeclares the sen. Barbara Guidolin of the M5S – which continues to undermine the dignity of workers and the integrity of our economic fabric.
It is necessary to develop more efficient and rapid alliances between institutions, trade associations and trade union representation with immediate concrete actions. We must avoid human tragedies as recently happened to Satnam Singh in Latina.
The center-right Venetian locomotive is home to companies in which many workers – underlines Guidolin – are exploited in unacceptable working conditions. Foreign workers seeking asylum or with expired residence permits are employed in environments without safety measures, forced to live in dormitory spaces created within the same structures. With around 15 incidents of illegal labor exploitation per month, the Veneto economy is vulnerable to criminal infiltration and unfair practices.
There is no need for the obvious slogans of the Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, and we ask for a decisive commitment from the competent authorities to strengthen controls, to increase sanctions for those who violate the law and promote a work culture based on respect and dignity of the person. Only in this way will we be able – concludes the Venetian senator Guidolin – to effectively combat gangmastering and build a more just and sustainable future for all citizens of Veneto and beyond”.
The UGL Veneto union relaunches thealarming spread of gangmastering, Veneto is not exempt. Unfortunately, this socio-economic plague to the detriment of workers re-emerges with serious episodes which, as recently occurred in Latina, highlight a critical situation which undermines the decorum and safety of workers.
“We do not tolerate conditions in which workers are forced to operate in environments without all safety and training standards. The fundamental rights of workers cannot be ignored or the foreseeable consequence will be a danger to their safety and an incalculable psychological-economic injury to the families involved.
Gangmastering and mafia infiltration in Veneto are a plague that requires urgent interventions. The phenomenon of “open and close” businesses represents a clear social and economic condemnation for workers who see both their pay and severance pay disappear. There is much evidence of a system whose cornerstones call for the need for profound and immediate reform.
The UGL Veneto union reminds us that certain and quickly applicable measures are needed or the radicalization of gangmastering will tend to spread its roots. Does the government declare war on gangmastering? “We are pleased to learn of the governments’ commitment, but let the governments’ war be concrete, in all sectors and in concert with the unions.
Dignity and safety in the workplace are a source of a true work culture based on respect and dignity of the person”.
