Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-001378/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
Given the recent wave of deaths at work in Sicily, five of which occurred in a single day[1], and of national statistics showing there to have been 1 090 deaths at work in Italy in 2024, urgent consideration needs to be given to measures to ensure safety at the workplace.
EU legislation, with Framework Directive 89/391/EEC, requires employers to ensure the health and safety of workers in all aspects of work. The European Strategy 2021-2027 takes a ‘Zero Vision’ approach aimed at completely eliminating accidents at work by strengthening the protection of workers in the EU.
The European Union can play a crucial role in this context by stepping up prevention measures, especially in regions such as Sicily, where statistics show the situation to be particularly alarming, with an accident rate 125 % higher than the national average[2].
Can the Commission therefore answer the following questions:
- 1.Is it aware of the serious incidence of fatal accidents at work in Sicily, and what action might it take to investigate the causes of this?
- 2.What plans are there to bolster support for Member States to help them achieve the ‘Zero Vision’[3] of accidents at work, as part of the European Strategy 2021-2027[4]?
Submitted: 3.4.2025
- [1] https://www.avvenire.it/attualita/pagine/in-un-giorno-in-sicilia-ci-sono-state-5-morti-sul-lavoro
- [2] https://www.insalutenews.it/in-salute/morti-sul-lavoro-in-italia-1-090-nel-2024-rischio-maggiore-per-stranieri-e-ultrasessantacinquenni/#:~:text=I%20numeri%20assoluti%20delle%20morti,pi%C3%B9%20rispetto%20a%20dicembre%202023)
- [3] https://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-and-health-legislation/eu-strategic-framework-health-and-safety-work-2021-2027
- [4] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52021DC0323