by Nina Vaclavikova
Interview: FVG councilor for education, Alessia Rosolen
The National Association of Cooperatives (Legacoop Nazionale) has formally signed Lorenzo’s Charter, a collective pledge promoting workplace safety and responsibility, during a ceremony held in Trieste on Friday. The document, launched by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, honors the memory of Lorenzo Parelli, a student from Lauzacco who died in 2022 during a school-to-work training program.
“We have always wanted Lorenzo’s Charter to help us move beyond slogans and divisions, avoiding the endless shifting of responsibility,” said Regional Councilor for Labor Alessia Rosolen during the event. “Its real strength lies in bringing everyone together—each according to their role—in a shared commitment to workplace safety. This means education and training, but above all, collective responsibility. When tragedies occur, no one can claim to be free of it.”
Representing Legacoop was its national president, Simone Gamberini, whose signature marks a new milestone in the Charter’s expansion across Italy. The initiative has already gained the support of numerous institutions and businesses since its introduction.
Rosolen emphasized that each new endorsement represents progress. “Too often, appeals like this remain incomplete,” she said. “But Lorenzo’s Charter is a living manifesto, born from the need to move beyond the constant passing of blame that tends to follow workplace accidents.”
The Charter, which has Lorenzo’s parents as its witnesses, has already inspired concrete action within the region, including the creation of three-year plans dedicated to training programs and safety development in workplaces across Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Expressing gratitude to Legacoop for its participation, Rosolen expressed the hope that the Charter might evolve into a national reference point for all organizations concerned with workplace safety.
“For us,” she concluded, “it would be an honor, because it would mean we have traced a clear path—education, training, and both individual and collective responsibility. The regulations already exist; what we must now strengthen is awareness.”
