L’art. 27 del d.lgs. n. 81/2008: la prospettiva della responsabilità sociale

Abstract

This essay analyses the so-called “System of qualification of companies and self-employed workers” within article 27 of the Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2008. Overall, this piece of legislation was introduced to foster a ‘sectoral prevention culture’. Despite this innovative objective, the system has not been effective in the Italian legal order yet and the causes must be analyzed. Starting from a reinterpretation of the relationship between social protection vis-à-vis the limits set by the European Union regulations on public procurement, and winking at the prospect of corporate social responsibility, here the goal is to highlight the multi-faceted role of the above mentioned system. Such a role however is no without difficulties: new risks for health and safety at work pose new challenges to be addressed in future research.