Rome, Aug. 8 (LaPresse) – “Turning one’s back during the Marcinelle commemoration is a serious and shameful gesture. Today, during the ceremony for the 262 workers who died in the mine, some representatives of the Cgil chose to turn their backs while Senate President Ignazio La Russa was speaking and reading the message from President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.” This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on social media. “A political protest turned into a gesture of contempt towards the institutions of the State, precisely at the moment when Italy is paying tribute to 262 victims and the sacrifice of so many of our fellow citizens – she added -. And it is even more serious if those doing so are representatives of an organisation whose raison d’être includes representing and protecting workers. Marcinelle is not the place for political divisions. It is a place of remembrance, respect and the dignity of work. Those who chose to turn their backs today showed disrespect for all of this.”
Marcinelle, Meloni: “Those who turn their backs do not respect the dignity of work, shameful gesture”
Rome, Aug. 8 (LaPresse) – “Turning one’s back during the Marcinelle commemoration is a serious and shameful gesture. Today, during the ceremony for the 262 workers who died in the mine, some representatives of the Cgil chose to turn their backs while Senate President Ignazio La Russa was speaking and reading the message from President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.” This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on social media. “A political protest turned into a gesture of contempt towards the institutions of the State, precisely at the moment when Italy is paying tribute to 262 victims and the sacrifice of so many of our fellow citizens – she added -. And it is even more serious if those doing so are representatives of an organisation whose raison d’être includes representing and protecting workers. Marcinelle is not the place for political divisions. It is a place of remembrance, respect and the dignity of work. Those who chose to turn their backs today showed disrespect for all of this.”