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Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42) - Italy (Ratification: 1952)

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Replies received to the issues raised in a direct request which do not give rise to further comments (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government, which answers the points raised in its previous direct request, and has no further matters to raise in this regard.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

The Committee notes the adoption of the Decree of 9 April 2008, which updates and reorganizes the schedules of occupational diseases. The revised schedules henceforth specify in detail the occupational diseases covered, with the advantage of making it easier to apply the presumption of the existence of an occupational disease. Furthermore, the detailed schedules of diseases are not restrictive inasmuch as, for many pathogenic agents, the list is supplemented by an additional note enabling the recognition of any other disease caused by the agent in question. The Committee requests the Government to supply practical information in its next report on the mechanism for the recognition of occupational diseases not specifically mentioned in the revised schedules but caused by the pathogenic agents which are included in them, stating the average duration of such a procedure, the allocation of the burden of proof, the number of requests submitted and of cases of occupational diseases recognized under this mechanism, particularly with regard to the substances covered by Convention No. 42.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

The Committee notes the report provided by the Government and the legislative texts and statistics attached. In this respect, it notes with interest the adoption, during the period covered by the report, of Legislative Decree No. 38 of 23 February 2000 which, among other measures, extends protection against occupational diseases to new categories of workers who were previously excluded, such as so-called “para-subordinate” workers and middle managerial staff, as well as establishing a Scientific Commission entrusted with formulating and periodically revising the list of occupational diseases. Taking as a basis the recommendations of the Scientific Commission, the Decree of 27 April 2004 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy henceforth establishes, in addition to the occupational diseases recognized by Presidential Decree No. 336 of 13 April 1994, three schedules of diseases of which the occupational origin is considered highly likely, of limited likelihood, or possible and which have to be notified to the competent national authorities.