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Giulio Romani

Giulio Romani was elected confederal secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation at its congress in Berlin in May 2023. Previously, he was confederal secretary of the Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori in Italy, having played a range of roles with CISL since 1996.

Illustration of a red robot facing a blue shield with EU stars, with silhouettes of workers in hard hats.

Simpler AI Rules Must Not Mean Weaker Safety for Europe’s Workers

Claes-Mikael Ståhl and Giulio Romani

The Digital Omnibus strips machinery from the AI Act’s high-risk regime, leaving worker safeguards in limbo.

Make chemical safety an EU priority

Giulio Romani

Tens of thousands of deaths in Europe are caused each year by exposure of workers to hazardous chemicals.