Italy: 'Democracy is at risk' - Trade union members assess damage after anti-vaxxers storm their HQ

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Dozens gathered in front of the HQ of the Federation of Italian trade Unions (CGIL), Sunday, to decry the storm of the building by anti-vaccine activists the day before.

Union members could be seen assessing the damage to the offices as many called the violent act unjustifiable.

“It’s not only CGIL that’s at risk, but democracy and the freedom of all of us,” a CGIL member said.

Thousands of people took to Rome streets on Saturday against the expansion of the Italian COVID19 health pass.

A group of protesters tried to reach the prime minister’s office while another - reportedly the far-right organisation Forza Nuova - stormed the headquarters of CGIL.

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, CGIL member (Italian): “I think that protest has nothing to do with it. They are acts of violence, so there is no their merit. Absolutely there is no merit. Why the CGIL? Because the CGIL is a national reference point. We have been engaged in the vaccination campaign and we have realized a campaign in order to make the vaccine obligatory. We have done meetings in workplaces, we have also realized a communication campaign, so, regarding this, we are also a national reference point. This has also created, on the social network, a shameful attack to the CGIL. This is an attack to the presidium of the democracy, the merit has nothing to do with it, like also vaccines and the green pass. This is a real squad attack. There is no merit because there is no justification for this violence.”

SOT, CGIL member (Italian): “Someone explained us, we were not here, I just arrived when they were already inside, they explained us that in the same time they were attempted an attack to Palazzo Chigi. The first attack has been rejected, so they were convinced that it was finished and so they have recalled everyone to Palazzo Chigi. After this someone has to do investigations since it is obvious that ours is a sensitive point. It was one of the points which has been declared as a sensitive one.

SOT, CGIL member (Italian): “But it’s not up to us. They are fascists, they cannot tell that is our fault the ambiguity concerning the vaccines. We have signed in June a protocol on the vaccination in the workplaces, consequently we cannot be accused to be against vaccines. We have done the campaign on the vaccination in the workplaces. For the vaccines we have asked and we continue to do it that with the Green Pass, the workers will not asked to pay themselves for the COVID test. We think that this is wrong. It is a right to go to job, it is a right to guarantee the security of the workers. This is the only thing that we have told and we will continue to tell.

SOT, CGIL member (Italian): “CISL and UIL yes we will do it, we have not yet a square, but the 16th we will take to the street and we will defend, as we have always done, the democracy and the right of everyone to participate because we have the presumption to be responsible for the guarantee of the democracy in this country since the 1920. We are always very alerted, someone else has underestimated a climate which is growing up. And it is necessary that starting from this moment everyone has to be alerted. It’s not only CGIL that’s at risk, but democracy and the freedom of all of us.”

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