SAN MARINO – For the fourth time in a row, the bill on preventing and combating violence and harassment in the workplace is included in the agenda of the Great and General Council without arriving at discussion. A situation that causes the strong disappointment of the Secretariat of State for Labour, which denounces the limits of the planning of council work and asks to give priority to the measure.
The text represents the first organic intervention of the Republic to implement Convention no. 190 of the International Labor Organization (ILO), ratified by San Marino in March 2022.
The bill was born from the work shared within the Technical Roundtable of the Multi-Year National Plan, signed in March 2024, and was approved by the same Roundtable on 29 May 2026.
Among the main changes envisaged are a broader definition of harassment and violence, including digital violence, and the recognition of just cause for resignation for victims, with specific guarantees of confidentiality and access to social safety nets.
The provision also introduces paid leave of up to one hundred working days for people included in protected courses certified by the Social Security Institute. Measures which, underlines the Secretariat of State, are also expected by trade unions and employers’ associations.
According to the Secretariat, the repetition of postponements raises questions about the effectiveness of the current council regulations and the management of the Chamber’s time, especially when measures of particular social importance are being sacrificed.
“It is a matter of great regret to note how a law of civility and fundamental protection for our Republic remains stuck in the meshes of council planning which ends up penalizing people’s rights and dignity”, declares the Secretary of State for Labor Alessandro Bevitori.
“Workers and trade union organizations are waiting for answers that can no longer be postponed,” adds Bevitori, recalling that the prevention of violence and harassment in the workplace also constitutes a commitment deriving from the international agreements signed by the Republic.
The Secretary of State therefore requests that the Great and General Council give the bill absolute priority in the next session, avoiding further delays.
Finally, the Secretariat confirms its willingness to support the legislative process and urges political forces to speed up the examination of the text, so that the new worker protection measures can be approved and become operational.
