The Ministry of Labor, in agreement with the Ministry of Economy, has updated the liquidation tables of the Fund for victims of asbestos in shipyards, for the years 2024 and 2025. Eligible are workers of publicly owned companies — and those who have worked under contract, subcontract, or supply on their behalf — who have contracted asbestos-related diseases pursuant to Article 13 of Law 257/1992, as well as their heirs.
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Two groups
The tables attached to the provision distinguish two groups. For workers affected by asbestos-related diseases, compensation increases according to the recognized disability range: 28,000 euros up to 20%, 68,000 euros between 21 and 40%, 120,000 euros between 41 and 60%, 184,000 euros between 61 and 80%, up to 260,000 euros for ranges from 81 to 100%.
For the heirs of deceased workers, the amounts are fixed and linked to the number of beneficiaries, not to the severity of the disease: 168,250 euros for one heir, 235,550 euros for two, 329,770 euros for three or more.
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Access to the Fund
Access to the Fund is not automatic: it requires an enforceable judgment or a conciliation report — judicial or signed in a protected setting — filed in 2024 or 2025, depending on the requested year. In case of the worker’s death during the trial, with heirs continuing the case, table 1 applies; if the heirs initiated the trial after the death, table 2 applies. In any case, the Fund’s compensation cannot exceed what has already been recognized in judgment or conciliation, and only one compensation can be paid for each verified event.
The decree also admits publicly owned companies without original indemnities or insurance guarantees to the Fund, which can request reimbursement of amounts already paid to workers as compensation, provided they produce the payment receipt. Applications from workers to whom Inail has not recognized the asbestos-related disease remain excluded: a denial that, in case of death, also extends to the heirs.
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