BWI-affiliated Italian construction unions FENEAL Uil, FILCA Cisl, and FILLEA Cgil have successfully negotiated crucial terms for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics projects, ensuring safer and fairer working conditions.

The newly signed agreement, negotiated with a broad coalition of construction associations and mediated by the Antimafia Prevention Structure, emphasizes the intertwining of workplace safety and legality, ensuring rigorous standards that protect over 6,000 workers involved in the infrastructure development for the 2026 Games. Key to this initiative is the implementation of a digital construction site badge to prevent informal labour and a "points-based license" that gives priority to companies with clean safety records.

Under this agreement, stringent checks are mandated to safeguard against mafia involvement, ensuring that safety and legality go hand in hand at the job sites. The commitment also extends to enhancing training for all workers entering the sites and enforcing national and regional contracts more rigorously.

The Italian unions jointly state: "A joint action between public, private, and trade unions in the construction sector can serve as a guide for the entire public works sector to combat irregular work and contractual dumping, ensuring safety conditions.

“This agreement strengthens our opposition to 'cascading subcontracting' with a commitment from the parties to enhance risk prevention. At the same time, it is agreed that contracting and subcontracting companies ensure compliance with safety provisions, guaranteeing adequate training and preparation before accessing the site or factory. The fundamental role played in the construction sector by Bilateral Bodies is recognized."

Read the statement in ES

Photo: Milano Cortina 2026 and IPC