DOMESTIC WORKERS’ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN ITALY: FROM LEGAL GAPS TO PLATFORM-MEDIATED WORK.

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DOMESTIC WORKERS’ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN ITALY: FROM LEGAL GAPS TO PLATFORM-MEDIATED WORK

Ambra Mostarda 

Abstract [It]: Il saggio riflette sulla tutela della salute e della sicurezza occupazionale nel lavoro domestico, tema che necessita di rinnovata attenzione alla luce della rilevanza sociale del fenomeno, gli elevati rischi del settore nonché l’evoluzione dello stesso anche attraverso le piattaforme digitali. L’autrice offre una panoramica sulla regolazione in materia, a partire dal sistema giuridico internazionale e l’ordinamento dell’Unione europea fino al contesto nazionale, soffermandosi sulla specialità del lavoro domestico, la costante esclusione dalla disciplina prevenzionistica nazionale, le novità della legislazione emergenziale e quelle mancate del d.l. n. 48/2023.

Abstract [En]: The essay deals with the protection of domestic workers’ occupational safety and health, namely an issue that deserves renewed attention considering the social importance of this type of work, the high risk of the sector as well as its evolution also through digital platforms. The author provides an overview of the regulation on the subject, starting with the international legal system and the European Union system up to the national system, focusing on the speciality of the domestic work relationship, the unvaried exclusion from the national prevention regulation, the measures by the pandemic emergency legislation and the missed novelties of the Decree Law No. 48/2023.

SUMMARY: 1. Introduction to Domestic Work and Occupational Safety and Health. – 2. The International Legal Framework: the ILO and European Union Levels. – 3. The National Legal Framework: The Protection of Domestic Workers’ Occupational Safety and Health in Italy from Law No. 339/1958 to Legislative Decree No. 81/2008. – 3.1 The National Legal Framework: The Recent Legislation. – 4. Platform-Mediated Domestic Work: Improving Working Conditions or Amplifying Existing Inequalities? – 5. Conclusions.