The Memorandum of Understanding with the Italian Railway Network (FS Italiane Group) and the National Secretariats of the Trade Union Organizations FENEAL UIL, FILCA CISL, FILLEA CGIL for the protection of workers' rights and safety signed today by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli.
The document, signed at the MIT, is aimed at the entire chain of the companies entrusted with the works that will be engaged in the construction of works on behalf of RFI.
The signing of the Protocol confirms the commitment of the Minister and the signatories to guaranteeing the public interest in legality and transparency, identifying a shared method based on information and comparison between the Client and the National Secretariats.
The agreement provides for the convening of periodic meetings, aimed at overcoming any critical issues in terms of workers' rights, safety, accident prevention, production continuity of the construction site and compliance with the time schedule for carrying out the work. Furthermore, the obligations of the contractor for the protection of workers will be identified from the first design phases, and will then be defined in the subsequent definitive design phase and consolidated in the Safety and Coordination Plan based on the tender.
RFI will insert clauses in the contracts and in the tender specifications to protect workers, which will allow them to benefit from the economic and regulatory treatment established by the National Collective Labor Agreement signed by the main trade union organizations.
“The signing of this protocol is a further and important confirmation of the mandatory nature of the principle of protecting the safety and health of workers. A principle that has always guided our choices and that now, more than ever, is a priority for the country to protect construction sites and ensure the sustainability of the works and the efficiency of public investments. It is necessary to promote a real culture of security and legality against any risk of criminal infiltration, ”said Minister Paola De Micheli.
“The Protocol has the merit of placing compliance with the national construction contract, transparency in hiring, the fight against accidents and illegalities at the center of the restart. We thank Ferrovie dello Stato and Minister Paola De Micheli for laying the foundations for a system of protection and involvement of workers and companies, based on more rights, safeguards, transparency "the words of Vito Panzarella, Franco Turri, Alessandro Genovesi, general secretaries of FenealUIl, Filca-Cisl, Fillea-Cgil.
"We are promoters of a culture of safety that is a reference model for all workers engaged on construction sites on a daily basis - said the CEO and General Manager of the FS Italiane Group Gianfranco Battisti - We have launched specific projects aimed at actively involving our staff to improve their ability to perceive risk, educating them to adopt safe behaviors ".
"Occupational safety and workers' rights are essential values for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana - said the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of RFI Maurizio Gentile - This important Protocol signed today allows us to take a further step forward in promoting our safety principles. and legality, opening a direct information channel with the trade unions ”.