title: [The health protection of Italian workers abroad: complex and varied but still guaranteed].
abstract: The employment contracts for Italian working abroad are legally different. So many national laws, European Union (EU) directives and regulations should be applied concerning health and safety at work. This paper is aimed to clarify these features, focusing on their impact on workers' health surveillance. For originally transnational contracts the law applicable is chosen by the parties but in compliance with minimum standards of workers' health protection. An authorization by Italian Labour Minister is also needed for employment in non-EU countries requiring minimum protection conditions. Italian legislation is applied to temporary work abroad. Long-lasting or permanent abroad transfer is regulated as originally transnational work. Workers posted in a EU country should receive the same protection ensured by laws, regulations, collective agreements or arbitrations to resident workers. Health surveillance of workers hired or transferred to work abroad is performed by a occupational physician (OP) operating in the foreign country. Temporary abroad workers undergo health surveillance by the Italian OP. The workplace inspection could be conducted by the OP through audiovisual electronic systems, reserving the on-site visit to particular situations. The host employer is responsible for health surveillance of posted workers entrusted to a local OP.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Medicina Pubblica, Università degli studi di Bari. l.dilorenzo@medlav.uniba.it
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Di Lorenzo
authors: Marisa
authors: M
authors: Corfiati
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Cassano
mesh_terms: D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007558:Italy; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014171:Transients and Migrants