The Chamber unanimously gives the green light to the law on legal aid for work victims

The House unanimously gives the green light to the law on legal aid for work victims and their families. There were 220 yes votes. The text, on its first reading in Montecitorio, now passes to the Senate for examination.

The Chamber's green light to the law on free legal aid for the families of victims of work, "victims of duty", is "an important step", "a concrete signal of closeness on the part of the State": this was stated by the general secretary of Fillea-Cgil, Antonio Di Franco, underlining how the union has "strongly supported" the bill and asking that "it now be accelerated in the Senate".

"The approval in the Chamber is a first step in the right direction - continues Di Franco -. This must be recognized by all the parliamentary forces who supported it, starting from the Honorable Chiara Gribaudo, president of the commission of inquiry into victims of work and the first signatory of the bill. Now we must proceed quickly in the Senate too and a real discussion must be opened on health and safety, which starts from the recognition of all deaths at work as victims of duty. Not only so that the expected benefits are extended to family members but above all to clarify that the State cannot treat differently those who lose their lives in the exercise of the same constitutional duty". "All other issues remain open, such as the lack of checks or the need for prevention. But today is still an important day for all the family members who have fought a battle. This law bears the name of all those who are no longer here", concludes the general secretary of Fillea-Cgil.