Anmil, from January to today over 700 deaths at work, establishing the crime of murder

The Inail data relating to the first eight months of 2026 show an Italy marked by approximately 404,809 total reports of accidents occurring at work, an increase of 5.4% compared to the past year. This was pointed out by Anmil, the Association of disabled and disabled workers at work on the occasion of the 76th National Day for the Victims of Accidents at Work.

With the 2.9% increase in reports of fatal accidents, the association states, "even that minimal negative change in the first seven months of the year is belied. From January to today, 701 workers have lost their lives and reports of occupational diseases have increased by 16.3%, reaching 74,542".

Anmil therefore calls for the establishment of the independent crime of 'murder at work' in the Italian legal system. "It is not a matter of justicialism - states President Amedeo Bozzer, recalling the bill presented to the Chamber on 19 March 2026 and currently being examined by the Justice Commission - but rather of inaugurating a new era of social justice which deserves solid foundations aimed at regaining the lost trust in the State's ability to protect the safety of workers. An era that finally restores dignity to the health and safety of workers through the institution of a National Labor Prosecutor's Office, capable of centralizing and standardizing the investigations on the matter, overcoming the harmful territorial fragmentation in force, and guided by a team of magistrates who are experts in the vast thematic scope that workplace safety encompasses. A Prosecutor's Office that finally teaches, in reality and not just in appearance", he adds.

The national celebrations are taking place this year in Longarone (Belluno), in memory of the Vajont disaster, with the patronage of the Municipality of Longarone, the Veneto Region and the Province of Belluno.