Italy: Members of three unions at Buzzi’s cement plants staged assemblies and strikes on 4 February 2026 after the death of a worker at its Guidonia Montecelio plant in Lazio, on 2 February 2026. Around 1500 workers will collectively donate their pay for the hours not worked to the 55-year old's wife and two children.
The deceased worker, Diego Paniccia, was employed by an external contractor that has a long-term contract to clean the plant’s raw meal silos. He was inside one of them when he was buried by material. Other workers attempted to assist him, but he died from his injuries.
The FeneuUil, Filca-Cisl and Fillea-Cgil Unions said that Paniccia was ‘another victim of duty’ and a ‘grave loss that affects not only the family, but the entire working community.’ They jointly called on Buzzi to pay at least the same amount to the family, and said that the assemblies and strikes would be a ‘valuable opportunity to reflect and discuss the incident.’ “We want to remember what happened, strengthening prevention, safety, and health protection in the workplace," they said.
Natale Di Cola, General Secretary of the Fillea-Cgil union in Lazio and Rome, noted that Paniccia’s death was the third industrial fatality in Lazio so far in 2026 and called for ‘widespread improvement’ of safety. “Stopping workplace carnage must be a priority for society as a whole, starting with institutions, which, including local ones, must step up and do everything possible to stop this disgrace,” he said.
